Now that's a winter hack bike

[redjedi]

Saw this parked outside Gunnersbury Station (west London) last week

Either the rider's very tall or carries a step ladder around with them. Not sure what they do when they need to stop at traffic lights.

At least they shouldn't get SMIDSYed

 

[Aperitif]

Hi Luke - nice snaps! I saw a similar thing and posted the pic in here - perhaps a year or two ago...probably been eaten by the mice now, but I think these are the things upon which they are based.
Makes you look twice though!

 

[hackbike 666]

hello

 

[Shaun]

Tall bikes ... great fun.

Me and Will rode the Cycle Magic one in Derby in the summer (search the CC blog for more about the other bonkers bikes they had there):
http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/11072009128.jpg

The tall bike was surprisingly easy to ride, although I'm not sure how the one you spotted (with the dual rear wheels) would handle.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[Keith Oates]

The things some people do just to look over the top of the car in front of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mr Pig]

What's with the two back wheels though?

 

[Shaun]

What's with the two back wheels though?

So you can stop in traffic without having to get off perhaps?

 

[PK99]

Hi Luke - nice snaps! I saw a similar thing and posted the pic in here - perhaps a year or two ago...probably been eaten by the mice now, but (snipped)
Makes you look twice though!

I don't know waht you linked to but my pc security blocked it with a srtong warning

 

[Mr Pig]

So you can stop in traffic without having to get off perhaps?

Mmmm.

 

[Arch]

I saw that bike being ridden - bloke in his 20s was cycling north over Waterloo Bridge - a few weeks back.

Looked scary - I mean, how do you stop quickly in London traffic? It's not as if you can put your foot down when required.

You jump off backwards, just like a penny farthing.

At lights, if possible, you just lean against the street furniture.

It says something about the people I hang out with that I regard it as a fairly ordinary sort of thing, and relatively easy to do (although I can't, I know people who make it all look very easy).

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

I saw that bike being ridden - bloke in his 20s was cycling north over Waterloo Bridge - a few weeks back.

Looked scary - I mean, how do you stop quickly in London traffic? It's not as if you can put your foot down when required.

Of course you can... those cager roofs are just the right height for such a thing.