now that is one weird looking bike...

[MontyVeda]

 

[gavroche]

Certainly is.

 

[smokeysmoo]

You're not wrong. Wonder what the rider weight limit is/was? Not much would be my guess

It's a design concept that's still cropping up though so some folk must think it's got legs!

 

[Ian H]

Popular seating for American randonneurs on Paris-Brest-Paris late last century. Seems to have fallen out of fashion since then.

 

[young Ed]

you can remove whole seat post and always stand like a modern trials motorbike like a gas gas to save weight ?
Cheers Ed

 

[screenman]

The beam has been around for a long time.

 

[mickle]

The ultimate URT frame. And a terrible idea.

 

[cyberknight]

The beam has been around for a long time.

Indeed banned by the uci in competition after boardman/ obree played "whos gonna go fast in an oval "