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G26
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Perth, Aus
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naked men with wings riding BC wheels
just come across this on another forum...enjoy
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2010-03-15, 02:08 PM
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Human Gyroscope
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Saint Augustine
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all i gotta say is...
lol wtf |
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2010-03-15, 07:24 PM
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Mr. Gurd
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Denmark
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Hahahah! New wallpaper for me.
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2010-03-15, 08:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Where is this?
I want those statues in my garden! |
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2010-03-15, 08:39 PM
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Unicycling philosopher ("Brad")
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: San Francisco Bay Area & Davis, California, USA
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I'd hate to miss out on a unicycling/BC photo opportunity with these guys if I were ever in the area! Was there any description of these statues around? Is there some obscure Greek myth involving BC wheels I've never heard of?  And if this is corporate art (there seems to be a business building in the background), this has to be the best corporate art I've ever seen! |
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2010-03-15, 10:00 PM
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Some call me Kevin
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Lakewood, CA
Age: 41
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Cheap suits
I find these statues very inspiring. Capes are easy enough to come by but I'd better work on the BC skills.
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2010-03-15, 11:08 PM
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show me the muni!
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Rochester, New York
Age: 37
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Against my better judgment, I did a few google searches for naked men on wheels.
 Then I looked closer at the url of the posted image and found another of his images showing the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Some more searching and I found these sculptures were created by Theodore Gall. Unfortunately his Flash enabled website doesn't seem to have any descriptions/info about his works. And I only see one of the three sculptures there. (sculptures-->large scale) If someone is really interested, there is a contact link on his site. EDIT: Actually, the sculpture on his site seems to be only similar to these. It doesn't appear to have feet, but the guy's legs are actually part of the axle! I guess he won't UPD... but a faceplant seems inevitable!
Last edited by MuniOrBust; 2010-03-15 at 11:14 PM. |
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2010-03-15, 11:20 PM
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show me the muni!
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Rochester, New York
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Here's the one from his site:
Notice the feet. Last edited by MuniOrBust; 2010-03-15 at 11:21 PM. |
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2010-03-15, 11:50 PM
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Roland Hope School of Unicycling
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, England.
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I see the models posed on a cold day.
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2010-03-16, 12:32 AM
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Groovy!
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Location: Rainy Wales
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No helmets?
Wait, let me rephrase that...
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2010-03-16, 08:05 AM
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Uni - The Unicycle Magazine
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Location: London, UK
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They're probably based on the Etruscan Attacking Wheel from around the 7th-5th centuries BC, which is most likely fictional (or Etruscan propaganda to show their enemies how formidable they were). I know this thanks to Arne Tilgen!
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2010-03-16, 09:48 AM
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In training
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Sheffield, UK
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Thats well cool!! I wish I could look like that on a BC wheel
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2010-03-16, 04:12 PM
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Location: USA
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2010-03-16, 09:30 PM
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Location: Irvine, CA
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To make the pictures and sculptures as similar as possible, be sure to try it on a cold day. 
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