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General Category => Freewheeling => The Dark Side => Topic started by: tonycollinet on 31 October, 2017, 08:40:23 pm

Title: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: tonycollinet on 31 October, 2017, 08:40:23 pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=pVVCID80iII
Title: Re: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: Kim on 31 October, 2017, 11:48:59 pm: That's silly. I want a go!
Title: Re: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: Cunobelin on 01 November, 2017, 06:15:09 am: Just being pedantic...
Wheel one
Wheel two

Then Wheel THREE

It is a trike
Title: Re: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: T42 on 01 November, 2017, 08:28:32 am: Next up, a demo with potholes...
Title: Re: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: tonycollinet on 03 November, 2017, 06:47:54 pm: Must admit - I'm tempted.

Totally impractical but looks massive fun. To be fair - that's what they claim.
Title: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: citoyen on 03 November, 2017, 11:39:02 pm: Fun... until you have to stop sharply and end up faceplanting on the tarmac?
Title: Re: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: Kim on 03 November, 2017, 11:46:06 pm: Quote from: citoyen on 03 November, 2017, 11:39:02 pm
Fun... until you have to stop sharply and end up faceplanting on the tarmac?

Brake's on the rear wheels, isn't it?
Title: Re: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: Mr Larrington on 04 November, 2017, 12:16:27 am: Quote from: Kim on 03 November, 2017, 11:46:06 pm
Quote from: citoyen on 03 November, 2017, 11:39:02 pm
Fun... until you have to stop sharply and end up faceplanting on the tarmac?

Brake's on the rear wheels, isn't it?

OK, fun until you have to stop sharply and find you can't?
Title: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: citoyen on 04 November, 2017, 01:10:05 am: Quote from: Kim on 03 November, 2017, 11:46:06 pm
Brake's on the rear wheels, isn't it?

I wondered if that might be the case... if so, what Mr L said.

And I’m not even remotely impressed to see them weaving through pedestrians at speed in the video.
Title: Re: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: thing1 on 04 November, 2017, 03:34:34 am: Half-bike is what tandemists call a solo bike.
Title: Re: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: T42 on 04 November, 2017, 08:40:24 am: I read that ^^^ as "taxidermist".

Quote from: citoyen on 04 November, 2017, 01:10:05 am
And I’m not even remotely impressed to see them weaving through pedestrians at speed in the video.

+1. Gives us a bad name.
Title: Re: have we discussed halfbikes?
Post by: Cunobelin on 06 November, 2017, 06:32:31 am: Half a bad name, shurely?