Interesting and Unusual Bikes You've Seen

[Cudzoziemiec]

Where's that? John's Bikes? The red somewhat Moultonish one looks like something I'd like to see but probably not ride.

[Moultonaught]

Where's that? John's Bikes? The red somewhat Moultonish one looks like something I'd like to see but probably not ride.

My bold: Heresy!    It hasn't got any suspension....

I'll restore cosmic balance with the below: Mrs Moultonaught's steed:



for any Moulton purists the 'tail' was docked before we bought it...

[Reg.T]

Where's that? John's Bikes? The red somewhat Moultonish one looks like something I'd like to see but probably not ride.

Today's picture was taken in Cadence in Bath (near the RUH).

[Cudzoziemiec]

Where's that? John's Bikes? The red somewhat Moultonish one looks like something I'd like to see but probably not ride.

Today's picture was taken in Cadence in Bath (near the RUH).

That's where I got my Spacehopper - good shop!

Where's that? John's Bikes? The red somewhat Moultonish one looks like something I'd like to see but probably not ride.

My bold: Heresy!    It hasn't got any suspension....

I'll restore cosmic balance with the below: Mrs Moultonaught's steed:



for any Moulton purists the 'tail' was docked before we bought it...

Yeah, well, as I said, somewhat -ish. A little bit, sort of, kind of thing, more or less but less than more?
 

I did see a spaceframe Moulton yesterday, upside down on the pavement near the Stokes Croft roundabout - not a place you want to leave any bike, really, especially not a rather nice one - so took the opportunity to (try to) explain to my son its principles of triangulation, suspension and blah blah yes very interesting, Dad.

[Reg.T]

How do you convert a Mountain BSO into a Cargo BSO on a budget?
- Replace the back wheel with a small wheel
- Remove rear brake and mount rack and bin to it
- Add rack and wire stationery tray to the front
- Convert to SS (not sure why, but why not!)
- Replace rear suspension with extended fixed hardware to allow for the smaller wheel


Sorted!

[Kim]

Wow.

Presumably the single-speed conversion is because 14" WSOs are only available in single speed.

[Reg.T]

It's still got a triple on the front and a block of 5 or so on the back, but no derailleurs. It was in a big gear ratio, presumably because of the small driven wheel.

[Kim]

Given the ultimate load limit dictated by the BSO construction, there probably isn't any point in using the lower gears.

[citoyen]

Saw a tandem Bike Friday pootling along the prom in Whitstable this afternoon. My wife didn't seem quite so impressed for some reason.

[Torslanda]

Today? Shedloads. Manchester Tweed Ride had trikes by Higgins & Royal Enfield. A modern Ordinary (60" wheel?). A couple of Guvnors. Bromptons abounded, Gazelles were abundant along with a smattering of modern stuff (and a fat bloke onna weird bike). Waxed moustaches and dearstalkers. (Some of the blokes were quite nattily dressed, too!)

I got sunburned - in APRIL!

[Cudzoziemiec]

How do you convert a Mountain BSO into a Cargo BSO on a budget?
- Replace the back wheel with a small wheel
- Remove rear brake and mount rack and bin to it
- Add rack and wire stationery tray to the front
- Convert to SS (not sure why, but why not!)
- Replace rear suspension with extended fixed hardware to allow for the smaller wheel


Sorted!

Shame it's not fixed. Just imagine how many points that would be worth on a Bristol v Hackney ride!

[jsabine]

It would really need to be a Carradice crate though.

[Ham]

Guess who's been to Amsterdam?

OK so it was a bit like shooting fish in a barrel, but here's one worthy of note

[Ham]

And here we have an interesting bike park, rather than a single bike



What makes it particularly noteworthy is that is just a single floor



Of a single park around Central Station - there are still more around the station.

[Deano]

Kid just rode past (solo) on a bmx tandem...

[Mr Larrington]

"Full-sus" BSOs are sadly far from unusual and definitely fall into the "Not Interesting" category, but the one I saw this evening at the Whipps Cross roundabout was a bit different, in that it had a rear rack.

The top end was attached to the main frame at the top of the seat tube.

The bottom end, yes, you've guessed it, was attached to the rear triangle in the usual sort of place for such things.

This probably improved the efficacy of the rear boing by at least 30000%, but may also have been why its owner was pushing it

[Vince]

I'll restore cosmic balance with the below: Mrs Moultonaught's steed:



for any Moulton purists the 'tail' was docked before we bought it...

That's nice. I didn't think the Moulton Speed had the extended cross bar, or did it get the Speed designation because of the lacking?
I will get another Moulton one day (or get the missing parts to make the back wheel and rack I have into a full bike)!

[Moultonaught]

I'll restore cosmic balance with the below: Mrs Moultonaught's steed:



for any Moulton purists the 'tail' was docked before we bought it...

That's nice. I didn't think the Moulton Speed had the extended cross bar, or did it get the Speed designation because of the lacking?
I will get another Moulton one day (or get the missing parts to make the back wheel and rack I have into a full bike)!

The sticker is down to the previous owner.  I'd not have put it on, and what we sticker up as when it eventually gets a re-paint will be a matter of much consideration I'm sure! 

It's an early pop-riveted Series 1 that's been 'speed-ified': tail docked, alloy rims, cotterless alloy cranks, dual pivot brakes, 5 speed Sturmey sprinter in a 28h 3 speed (AW?) shell,  AM mudguards, Nitto moustache bars and stem, Ti B17 and matching bar tape, Kojak tyres, and carbon bar end brake levers just for the juxtaposition...

Your comment reminds me that there's a mkIII Moulton frame and fork hanging from my garage roof's rafters... so many bikes,so little time (and money)...

[fruitcake]

Presumably the single-speed conversion is because 14" WSOs are only available in single speed.

A rear mech would likely drag on the ground when you turn right.

[Torslanda]

No time for pictures but within 2 minutes of exiting the E17 near Eindhoven on Monday we saw loads of bikes, mostly the typical Dutch high bar, step thru frame design fiets and a Kettwiesel trike. Roadies were everywhere. Interesting cargo trike outside a bar, too.

What a fabulous infrastructure for bikes!* The traffic lights in the centre of Valkenswaard have separate lights for bikes, cars and pedestrians. Unlike some in the UK the pushbuttons for crossings actually work . . .



*Thanks mainly to the RAF/USAAF, the transport infrastructure of most of Northern Europe was obliterated about 70 years ago which resulted in some joined up thinking for a change.

[Jakob W]

Coming home this evening on the river path I came across what looked like a Dursley-pedersen in full touring mode, with double front and back panniers  . Coming in the opposite direction it was gone too quickly for a close look (I was also concentrating on not going down into the water off the narrow track as we squeezed past one another), but I managed to give the rider an admiring glance and a 'nice wheels'. The slightly shocked expression suggested he might be more used to oiks shouting at cyclists...

[Andrij]

Too many to keep track of on Saturday's Tweed Run.  One could spend the day just checking out the bikes and still likely miss a few good ones.

[gerwinium]

Almost forgot to mention this here... I spotted someone on an ElliptiGO in Dagenham (of all places!) on Saturday. Do those technically count as bikes?

[LittleWheelsandBig]

Two wheels, human powered. Sounds close enough for government work.

[Ruthie]

This beautiful Moulton, today.  Shame about the crap camera photo.

20150423_102209 by ruthturner3, on Flickr

And just after that, there was a trike, except it was a three-wheeled wheelchair with a small wheel on the front (you know like those pushchairs?) and it had a wee engine on it, like the ones on an electric bike.  It was very cool.