Imlach's Sweaty Hippie Funk Collection, adventure bikes, rusty rats, cruisers and other alt bastardisations of bicyclery

K, this is a bit of a wild one...
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Inspired by an exercise bike. Drivetrain reversed, saddle and bars swapped, off-road skateboard trucks on the fork, and voila! Front wheel drive, rear steer.


When they do Freak Bikes at RatRodBikes, they really do the freak!

https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/an-exercise-in-futility-ride-video.121134/

Takes a few seconds of looking before you work out what's going on -- although the video does help!

Not sure about the wooden bits. After all the effort of designing and building it, who settle for less than steel or aluminium?
 
Takes a few seconds of looking before you work out what's going on -- although the video does help!

Not sure about the wooden bits. After all the effort of designing and building it, who settle for less than steel or aluminium?
. Jim knows what he's doing that bike is not done yet its proof of concept. Over there you have to ride the bike you build not just hang it in your garage. I know it sounds strange riding the bike.
 
Takes a few seconds of looking before you work out what's going on -- although the video does help!

Not sure about the wooden bits. After all the effort of designing and building it, who settle for less than steel or aluminium?
It is still a work in progress. He was testing various angles, this one was most rideable
 
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