CharleyFarley
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What do you think of this monster bike with 36" wheels?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfAzmW0LDNw&t=3s
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfAzmW0LDNw&t=3s
Monster Bike
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welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Not much to be honest. Overall looks to be pretty useless for anything
AndyRM
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Niche and unlikely to go mainstream, but if you're very tall I can see the appeal.
Grant Fondo
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a.twiddler
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Alas, not for me with the length or otherwise of my legs.
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It actually looks in scale with Connor Dunne riding it, Hank looks tiny in comparison, I think I'd get altitude sickness sat on it though
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Are we going back in time? will the penny farthing be reinvented next?
classic33
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You can buy a carbon fibre e-assist version nowadays.
When you said monster bike I thought it was going to be this one again!
That's actually a pretty crazy build, although I wouldn't want to trust the welds on it on a hairy downhill, luft
or no luft!
That GCN reminds me of the bike that was built up for the basketball player Shaquille O'Neal - the 36er wheel standard certainly makes cycling accessible for those nearing 7ft in stature. Other than that though the GCN one does seem to be looking to fix a problem that isn't really there. I bet it turns like a battleship.
That's actually a pretty crazy build, although I wouldn't want to trust the welds on it on a hairy downhill, luft
or no luft!
That GCN reminds me of the bike that was built up for the basketball player Shaquille O'Neal - the 36er wheel standard certainly makes cycling accessible for those nearing 7ft in stature. Other than that though the GCN one does seem to be looking to fix a problem that isn't really there. I bet it turns like a battleship.
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CharleyFarley
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I guess it was a fun thing to try. Even if you're a tall guy, you've still got to configure positions of the saddle, handlebars and pedals with respect to one another. Even a tall guy might have a bit of a problem putting his feet on the ground unless the cross tube was lowered for a suitable stand over height. The axle height is five inches higher than that of a 26" wheel; that's quite a big difference.
I can't help wondering where he got the 36" wheels from. Who build such things?
I can't help wondering where he got the 36" wheels from. Who build such things?
GuyBoden
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Looks fine for Conor Dunne, who is 6ft 8inch. 
The geometry looks like any modern XS bike that a 5"1" woman would ride. The video shows the difficulties that small women have with bike geometry, but in the absence of " normal" bikes for xs people they dont know what normal feels like.
700c is the biggest wheel that can reasonably fit into a M frame. A 36" wheel can reasonably fit into an XL frame. The high bottom bracket would be ideal for proportionally longer cranks
700c is the biggest wheel that can reasonably fit into a M frame. A 36" wheel can reasonably fit into an XL frame. The high bottom bracket would be ideal for proportionally longer cranks
