Author Topic: Interesting and Unusual Bikes You've Seen (Read 646304 times)

Kim · « **Reply #2375 on:** 27 May, 2016, 12:21:39 pm »

Quote from: Torslanda on 27 May, 2016, 07:47:07 am

Flat terrain presumably. The first hint of up around here and they're walking . . .

Reasonably. Northfield High Street is basically the top of a hill though, so he was either very local, had just bought the bike (it was suspiciously clean and rust-free), or fitter than he looked.

Jaded · « **Reply #2376 on:** 30 May, 2016, 04:55:48 pm »

L CC · « **Reply #2377 on:** 30 May, 2016, 05:47:25 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 30 May, 2016, 04:55:48 pm

"It's for audax- I couldn't risk a low spoke count"

delthebike · « **Reply #2378 on:** 30 May, 2016, 05:55:39 pm »

Saw this at Tesco this morning.

A2B Octave.

Kim · « **Reply #2379 on:** 30 May, 2016, 07:10:27 pm »

Coming soon from the people who brought you "Lesbian or German lady?": "Electric bike or BSO?"

Tim Hall · « **Reply #2380 on:** 30 May, 2016, 07:58:46 pm »

Seen in Lewes last week with mcshroom and the Darlo massive:

I was a bit slow getting a snap, but it's a folder with teeny wheels and what looks like a battery pack (or well protected sandwiches)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2381 on:** 31 May, 2016, 09:19:21 am »

Quote from: delthebike on 30 May, 2016, 05:55:39 pm

Saw this at Tesco this morning.

A2B Octave.

Is it an electric bike? Is it a moped? No, it's the latest prototype high-mobility reconnaissance battlefield vehicle from the MoD!

Vince · « **Reply #2382 on:** 31 May, 2016, 09:27:31 am »

It's grey. Must be from the navy.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2383 on:** 31 May, 2016, 09:49:34 am »

It looks olive green to me! And the optician said I have excellent eyesight, so nerr! But my monitor does need adjusting...

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2384 on:** 09 June, 2016, 08:12:33 pm »

Yesterday evening, an electric downhill mtb.

andrew_s · « **Reply #2385 on:** 18 June, 2016, 03:00:38 am »

Sunday, on the A836 a bit east of Bettyhill, going into a brisk headwind.
A Copenhagen Dursley, with a Pinion gearbox (failed to ask whether 12 or 18-speed), belt drive, hydraulic discs and dynohub.

Paul · « **Reply #2386 on:** 23 June, 2016, 03:09:22 pm »

I saw a gold bike yesterday just like this one.

Samways is an independent bike shop in Derby. They were at one time a 5 star Raleigh dealer and - as such - were offered one of 100 hundred of the Raleigh centenary bikes. They took one and put it in the attic for 29 years and now it's for sale.

It's not really my cup of tea, but seeing it hanging in the shop, in untouched condition, was interesting.

fuzzy · « **Reply #2387 on:** 24 June, 2016, 12:00:43 pm »

A double top tube machine (one above the other as opposed to side by side) with moustache type bars with a pilot wearing an cap and a Molteini jersey. Seen at about 6:45 p.m. yesterday as I exited The Wee Waif in Charvill

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2388 on:** 24 June, 2016, 01:11:55 pm »

Bairdy otp has such a machine and that jersey! Doubt it was him though.

Torslanda · « **Reply #2389 on:** 24 June, 2016, 01:36:00 pm »

Quote from: fuzzy (retd.) AAGE on 24 June, 2016, 12:00:43 pm

A double top tube machine (one above the other as opposed to side by side) with moustache type bars with a pilot wearing an cap and a Molteini jersey. Seen at about 6:45 p.m. yesterday as I exited The Wee Waif in Charvill

Aw'ight, Guvnor!

DrMekon · « **Reply #2390 on:** 24 June, 2016, 01:54:23 pm »

Quote from: andrew_s on 18 June, 2016, 03:00:38 am

Sunday, on the A836 a bit east of Bettyhill, going into a brisk headwind.
A Copenhagen Dursley, with a Pinion gearbox (failed to ask whether 12 or 18-speed), belt drive, hydraulic discs and dynohub.

That man has exceptional taste. Bravo.

Vince · « **Reply #2391 on:** 01 July, 2016, 08:12:05 am »

Spotted by Mrs Wunja in Delft.

Clever child seat extension. No idea if it effects folding though,

Kim · « **Reply #2392 on:** 01 July, 2016, 03:25:24 pm »

Quote from: Vince on 01 July, 2016, 08:12:05 am

Clever child seat extension. No idea if it effects folding though,

You've got an extra knob to unscrew, then the child seat folds down alongside the adult one. It makes the package slightly bigger, but not unreasonably so.

http://documentally.com/2011/08/20/a-child-seat-for-a-brompton-folding-bike-review/ has some photos

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2393 on:** 17 July, 2016, 09:33:00 pm »

On the Kennet and Avon towpath between Devizes and Bradford:
A Mission cycles cargo trike
Numerous utilitarian trailers
Numerous dog trailers
A couple of brace of Bickertons; I suspect someone in BoA must be hiring them out
A Hase Pino

cycleman · « **Reply #2394 on:** 27 July, 2016, 08:26:05 pm »

A triumph three speed

Kim · « **Reply #2395 on:** 27 July, 2016, 08:46:38 pm »

I saw a tandem in the wild! It's been ages since that's happened, and last time didn't count as it was a forumite-spotting incident anyway.

(I also saw - or more accurately heard - two wild Nissan Leafs in the space of about 30 seconds, but Vroom is over there -->)

Jakob W · « **Reply #2396 on:** 27 July, 2016, 09:23:30 pm »

Are tandems in Mordor unusual then? The ones I've seen have been mostly locked up or being wheeled along platforms at Mordor Central, but it's happened a couple of times in the past six months.

Kim · « **Reply #2397 on:** 27 July, 2016, 09:51:33 pm »

Yeah, I've seen a couple in and around Mordor Central, but I think that's more like captivity.

This was being ridden on the lanes of Worcestershire.

MagnusOpus · « **Reply #2398 on:** 28 July, 2016, 09:31:40 am »

I saw a tandem trike in Lichfield the other week. As I passed I gave a hello and as I was checking out if it was a nice Longstaff or something (it wasn't) I promptly veered at the kerb and only narrowly escaped landing on my arse in front of them.... Whoopsie

Pingu · « **Reply #2399 on:** 28 July, 2016, 09:40:33 am »

Just remembered that a couple of weeks ago on the Border Raid audax I saw a Velomobile-type thing somewhere near Penrith.