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Random Musings => DIY => Skip Bike and Bodge It => Topic started by: phil653 on 28 April, 2020, 09:31:49 pm

Title: Bonkers tall bikes
Post by: phil653 on 28 April, 2020, 09:31:49 pm

Came across this on the estimable Boneshaker mag pages via That Emily Chappell's blog:

https://boneshakermag.com/tall-bikes-will-save-world/


Scroll down and watch the vid.  Life affirming.

Title: Re: Bonkers tall bikes
Post by: DuncanM on 29 April, 2020, 09:12:42 am

Colin Furze decided to pitch one as a social distancing bike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFDNR9V5Nc
These guys have it all wrong - they don't work as social distancing bikes if everyone has them! ;)

Title: Re: Bonkers tall bikes
Post by: phil653 on 29 April, 2020, 09:32:35 am

My favourite is the upstairs-downstairs tandem, and that very impressive father and son running jump mounting sequence.  V. cool.

Title: Re: Bonkers tall bikes
Post by: Wobbly John on 29 April, 2020, 10:21:09 am

Quote from: DuncanM on 29 April, 2020, 09:12:42 am

Colin Furze decided to pitch one as a social distancing bike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFDNR9V5Nc
These guys have it all wrong - they don't work as social distancing bikes if everyone has them! ;)

It's an old video - I posted on the 'Great videos' thread a few years ago.

Title: Re: Bonkers tall bikes
Post by: phil653 on 29 April, 2020, 12:58:34 pm

Ach WJ, so it is, as a quick YouTube search now shows me.  Oh well, I'm only 3 years behind the curve this time...  Worth revisiting though ¿no?