Interesting and Unusual Bikes You've Seen

[Andrij]

Cycled along side someone on a yellow Reef carbon road bike, converted to single speed.  Of note as it had no seat stays, but rather hefty chain stays.
 

[clarion]

Sounds odd, so I gewgalled.  Couldn't find a pic

[Jurek]

Anything like this?

EPX (no longer in business) used to make C/F (mostly) off road frames in Oz.

They did do a road model called a Reef (but that had conventional seat stays)

[Andrij]

Anything like this?

EPX (no longer in business) used to make C/F (mostly) off road frames in Oz.

They did do a road model called a Reef (but that had conventional seat stays)

Bingo!  The EPX link is the bike I saw (different livery and components, obviously).  Thanks.
 

[Butterfly]

Today I saw a Bakfiets doing a school run. It was power assisted, which seemed like a very sensible idea to me.

[corshamjim]

Saw a nice old Moulton yesterday.  In fact I've seen loads of interesting bicycles the last few days - it's been a while since I've spent any time in London - good heavens it's turning in to cycle-city! 

[alexb]

I passed a recumbent tricycle in Battersea Park, not so unusual you might say, except that this wasn't the typical tadpole layout, but had a single steering wheel and two wheels at the back.
Seemed to be one wheel (right) drive.
Didn't catch the manufacturer, underseat steering layout as well.

[Hilldodger]

I passed a recumbent tricycle in Battersea Park, not so unusual you might say, except that this wasn't the typical tadpole layout, but had a single steering wheel and two wheels at the back.
Seemed to be one wheel (right) drive.
Didn't catch the manufacturer, underseat steering layout as well.

Probably a Kettweisel

[alexb]

I passed a recumbent tricycle in Battersea Park, not so unusual you might say, except that this wasn't the typical tadpole layout, but had a single steering wheel and two wheels at the back.
Seemed to be one wheel (right) drive.
Didn't catch the manufacturer, underseat steering layout as well.

Probably a Kettweisel

I was hoping someone might take a guess at what it might have been. Unfortunately, probably not this, it had a much shorter wheelbase than the one in the pic. sort of regular bike length really.

[clarion]

A Pashley pdq trike?  That's that way round, isn't it?

[corshamjim]

I've been in London for the last 3 days (back home now).  Spotting interesting and unusual bikes in London is like shooting fish in a barrel.  This last few days I've seen a Bickerton, a Bakfiets style work bike, a couple of very wide green plastic box trailers (is that to do with some franchise or something?), a Pashley poppy, some Velorbis style bikes, someone wheeling a recumbent (not sure if he had the nerve actually to ride it in London), an On-One single-speed (not sure if fixed or not).  Lots of fixies, but only one poseur doing a track stand at the lights.

Interestingly not very many (only one afaiaa) electric bicycles.

[TimO]

... a couple of very wide green plastic box trailers (is that to do with some franchise or something?), ...

Could be Darwin's Deli, although I can't remember what colour their trailers are (if indeed they are a consistent colour).

[clarion]

I think Darwin's Deli signature colour is black.

Yesterday, in the melee of the A24/A3, we saw something interesting.  Not an interesting bike, particularly, just a high end hybrid (though not a Koga Miyata or a Toutterrain, or anything like that).  Nor was the rider particularly interesting (unless you find young, attractive, fit cycling women attractive. Err....).  No, the interesting thing was the pannier.

It read 'LONDON TO CAPETOWN' etc etc etc.

Butterfly pointed out that heading north on the A24 wasn't the best direction to choose.

In fact, once I got to Clapham, I did wonder if heading North at all yesterday was worthwhile.

[clarion]

Ooh - spotted another last night in Newington.  It was a Graham Weigh, painted in very 80s fluo/white fade.  All steep angles and rather large, it looked very purposeful.

[LittleWheelsandBig]

A Pashley pdq trike?  That's that way round, isn't it?

Nope Ann Lewis - Gallery

Could it be something really weird like a Flevotrike?

[Andrij]

A Steve Goff parked outside my gym (seen it a few times).  Next time I'll take a closer look and see if I can figure out the model.
 

[Butterfly]

I think Darwin's Deli signature colour is black.

Yesterday, in the melee of the A24/A3, we saw something interesting.  Not an interesting bike, particularly, just a high end hybrid (though not a Koga Miyata or a Toutterrain, or anything like that).  Nor was the rider particularly interesting (unless you find young, attractive, fit cycling women attractive. Err....).  No, the interesting thing was the pannier.

It read 'LONDON TO CAPETOWN' etc etc etc.

Butterfly pointed out that heading north on the A24 wasn't the best direction to choose.

In fact, once I got to Clapham, I did wonder if heading North at all yesterday was worthwhile.

It was a Roberts

[alexb]

I passed a recumbent tricycle in Battersea Park, not so unusual you might say, except that this wasn't the typical tadpole layout, but had a single steering wheel and two wheels at the back.
Seemed to be one wheel (right) drive.
Didn't catch the manufacturer, underseat steering layout as well.

Probably a Kettweisel

I was hoping someone might take a guess at what it might have been. Unfortunately, probably not this, it had a much shorter wheelbase than the one in the pic. sort of regular bike length really.

That's an extendable boom isn't it?
Could be that the owner (a woman) had the boom set quite short and therefore the wheelbase was short as a consequence.

[LittleWheelsandBig]

Check my previous reply

[alexb]

Check my previous reply

not the Flevotrike.

So if we're playing detectives.
Relatively small wheels, 20-24" at a guess at the back and a small wheel at the front.
Rear wheeles were canted inwards at the top.
Drive was to the right hand side with a derailleur cluster on the drive.
Left hand side appeared undriven.
Rear axles were not joined.
Stub axles were long (about a foot I would guess, maybe more).

So the frame was a shallow V at the back, split for the drive chain, the stub axles were therefore (presumably) supported in tubes at least a foot long.

Is this still describing the Kettweisel?

Aha.. more images


Almost certainly this is what I saw with the boom reeled in.

[Wobbly John]

Is this still describing the Kettweisel?

Sounds very much like it was a Kettweisel. I've seen them much shorter than the one pictured above.

I imagine that Kettweisel is Dutchlandish for Catweazle? 

[itsbruce]

I saw a kettweisel outside Rock Steady Eddy's cafe in Camberwell, a couple of weeks back.  Did wonder if it belonged to anybody on here.

[clarion]

There's also the Hase Lepus (is that a bilingual jest?), which is a slightly different configuration, but I can't recall if it's longer or shorter.

[PhilO]

The Greenspeed Anura is also very similar...

I suppose it could also have been a Trets if it was very small. Although that has OSS.

[LittleWheelsandBig]

The Greenspeed Anura is also very similar...

Anura doesn't have inclined rear wheels.