Author Topic: Interesting and Unusual Bikes You've Seen (Read 646152 times)

clarion · « **Reply #1676 on:** 28 June, 2013, 07:15:34 pm »

Caygill at Borough. Owned by a chap with a geographically appropriate surname, according to the top tube.

clarion · « **Reply #1677 on:** 29 June, 2013, 07:08:34 pm »

I saw this abomination in West Hampstead

Deano · « **Reply #1678 on:** 29 June, 2013, 07:17:07 pm »

What's the name on the Caygill's TT, clarion? I can't make it out on my phone.

Vince · « **Reply #1679 on:** 30 June, 2013, 10:01:34 pm »

Spotted outside the supermarket

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #1680 on:** 01 July, 2013, 09:41:39 am »

'space frame' moulton on the train this morning. Sadly couldn't take a photo.

clarion · « **Reply #1681 on:** 01 July, 2013, 09:42:34 am »

Quote from: Deano on 29 June, 2013, 07:17:07 pm

What's the name on the Caygill's TT, clarion? I can't make it out on my phone.

Paul Wensley

Canardly · « **Reply #1682 on:** 01 July, 2013, 09:06:20 pm »

Bit cheesey.

Deano · « **Reply #1683 on:** 02 July, 2013, 09:51:05 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 01 July, 2013, 09:42:34 am

Quote from: Deano on 29 June, 2013, 07:17:07 pm
What's the name on the Caygill's TT, clarion? I can't make it out on my phone.

Paul Wensley

Ha - yes, very nearby.

Ham · « **Reply #1684 on:** 03 July, 2013, 09:56:24 am »

On the commute today, one of these, a Schindelhauer single speed belt drive (apparently fixed as an option - not sure that would fill me with confidence)

Kept looking at it, had to ask the chap coz I couldn't work out how the belt could be changed. He didn't know either. Turns out to be an interesting bit of tech http://www.schindelhauerbikes.com/#/en/tech/

(and yes, I think he had come from Hackney)

clarion · « **Reply #1685 on:** 03 July, 2013, 10:28:55 am »

I saw a green Van Moof. Normally they are silver or white IME.

It's still ugly in green.

clarion · « **Reply #1686 on:** 04 July, 2013, 08:56:21 pm »

Courier at Borough High St.

Lo-Pro frame (can't recall what). 'Spok front wheel. Silly cut off riser bars. Odd rear guard.

And Pringles tube.

clarion · « **Reply #1687 on:** 04 July, 2013, 08:57:16 pm »

I've seen this guy a couple of times at Marshalsea

clarion · « **Reply #1688 on:** 07 July, 2013, 08:18:40 pm »

In Southwark

clarion · « **Reply #1689 on:** 10 July, 2013, 08:46:44 am »

A The Light Blue Trinity on my commute this morning. It does look very smart.

clarion · « **Reply #1690 on:** 10 July, 2013, 02:13:03 pm »

In Stockwell, I saw an orange cargo bike with a step through frame and quite square tubing. Shorter than a Yuba Mundo or that sort of thing. More like a Mamabike.

Greenbank · « **Reply #1691 on:** 10 July, 2013, 02:19:07 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 10 July, 2013, 02:13:03 pm

In Stockwell, I saw an orange cargo bike with a step through frame and quite square tubing. Shorter than a Yuba Mundo or that sort of thing. More like a Mamabike.

One of the new TNT post bikes?

clarion · « **Reply #1692 on:** 10 July, 2013, 02:30:58 pm »

Pooossible. I've seen them before round there. It didn't have as much (or as distinctive) luggage as before, but, reviewing pics online, I think you're probably right.

Reg.T · « **Reply #1693 on:** 12 July, 2013, 04:35:08 pm »

While walking through the shopping centre in Bath at lunchtime, I saw a bike coming towards me in a slightly odd manner. Looking as it went past, it became apparent that it was tracking unusually because it was articulated just in front of the seat tube, so it could effectively bend around that axis.

Didn't have a chance to get a photo, but the nearest I've found from a quick online search is here

On the one I saw, the down tube went to around half-way down the seat tube, so more like a triangle than in the picture above.

Kim · « **Reply #1694 on:** 12 July, 2013, 05:16:13 pm »

Paging Wobbly John. Wobbly John to the trapezoid courtesy phone with mismatched receiver, please...

clarion · « **Reply #1695 on:** 12 July, 2013, 07:19:54 pm »

I don't think he's in ~~the~~ Bath.

Kim · « **Reply #1696 on:** 12 July, 2013, 08:37:06 pm »

Maybe he's run amok with his welder, in a Kettwiesel Ripper style?

Vince · « **Reply #1697 on:** 14 July, 2013, 09:49:20 pm »

I'm not sure how unusual this is but I've never seen a folding tandem.

Wobbly John · « **Reply #1698 on:** 15 July, 2013, 10:24:14 pm »

Quote from: Reg.T on 12 July, 2013, 04:35:08 pm

Didn't have a chance to get a photo, but the nearest I've found from a quick online search is here

Bloody 'ell, that's me.

Quote from: Reg.T on 12 July, 2013, 04:35:08 pm

On the one I saw, the down tube went to around half-way down the seat tube, so more like a triangle than in the picture above.

Must make it difficult to pedal when it's 'crossed up'

BTW, sorry I've not been around much - dropped my laptop and it ain't charging.

Juan Martín · « **Reply #1699 on:** 21 July, 2013, 05:50:47 pm »

Out this morning on a longish extended loop on the Royal, on a country lane in the middle of nowhere between Biddenden and Bethersden I saw coming towards me in the distance what looked like a bloke on an Ordinary. I spotted him perhaps 200 yards away and I kept waiting for it to begin to look like something more...well ordinary, like a bloke on an Allez. But sure enough, it was a bloke on an Ordinary wearing what looked like Olympic Team GB kit. 'Morning, 'morning as we passed was the only comment.