bike as a giraffe ?

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Has anybody tried to use a bike as a giraffe ? That is with the back wheel on
the ground, sitting some where between the fork and handlebars accross the stem,
and riding ?

The only two problems I forsee are:

  1. The pedals will be slightly offset forwards (i.e. not directly below
    the rider)
  2. The bike has a freewheel - still should be able to go up hills ?

4 days to the BMW. Can’t wait.

Simon

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Re: bike as a giraffe ?

This would be more fun on a fixed gear bike than a bike with a freewheel. It
would probably be possible to ride quite a wheelie on such a bike. Something
like a fixed gear mountain bike or a freestyle BMX bike modified with a
fixed gear hub.

Has anyone seen or done a routine riding a fixed gear bike like a unicycle?

john_childs@hotmail.com

>From: IOU <i.o.u@mindless.com>
>
>Has anybody tried to use a bike as a giraffe ? That is with the back wheel on
>the ground, sitting some where between the fork and handlebars accross the
>stem, and riding ?
>
>The only two problems I forsee are:
>1) The pedals will be slightly offset forwards (i.e. not directly below the
> rider)
>2) The bike has a freewheel - still should be able to go up hills ?
>
>4 days to the BMW. Can’t wait.
>
>Simon
>
>----------------------------±--------------------------
> |
> Simon Greenway | I.O.U O
> I.O.U@mindless.com | | Romsey, Hampshire, UK. | Idiots On Unicycles #/
> | http://come.to/muni o
>----------------------------±-------------------------- we’re no good,we don’t
>aim to be,'cause we never will be
>----------------------------±--------------------------
>
>

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Re: bike as a giraffe ?

>Has anybody tried to use a bike as a giraffe ?

Yep.

Artistic cycles are designed with a fixed wheel. One popular trick with them is
to pop into a wheelie then ride giraffe style while sitting on the frame between
the handlebars and the front wheel.

Wayne van Wijk wvanwijk@gil.com.au

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Re: bike as a giraffe ?

i have one word, ouch

            Blaine