question about such vehicles with two wheels called bicycles

raina · May 27, 2004, 12:40pm

Would it be possible to build something like this?
Has somebody experience with building twowheelers?

Image: (The things which stand there are german except the sentence at the bottom.)

Mellick · May 27, 2004, 1:08pm

Isn’t that a chopper b*ke?

raina · May 27, 2004, 1:12pm

yes i took some ideas from harleys and so on but this should be moved by pedals, cranks and so on

Sofa · May 27, 2004, 1:23pm

Do a google search on Recumbent Bicycles
edit: That’s not technically a 'bent, but I bet you’ll find construction tips

john_childs · May 27, 2004, 1:33pm

Take a look at the Schwinn Stingray and the Kona Bikehotrod. There are also other companies making the raked out chopper style bicycles. Many of the companies building these styles of bikes are low volume custom shops. Also check out Dyno Kustom Kruisers like the Roadster. 3G Bikes also makes the custom cruiser style bikes.

A web search on some variation of the words “custom cruiser chopper bicycle” will get you some more hits.

raina · May 27, 2004, 1:38pm

i’m more searching tips on construction then companies who produce choppers.

unicycleboy · May 27, 2004, 2:17pm

Thats a old skool bike, they rock, there not for speed but crusing lol

Trev

jagur · May 27, 2004, 2:34pm

Chunk 666 is a bunch of freaks in Portland Oregon.they make the best chunkified bikes in the world!

john_childs · May 27, 2004, 2:39pm

The Kona web site uses frames. The bastards! The link above won’t go directly to the bike. Try this link: Kona BikeHotRod

john_childs · May 27, 2004, 2:51pm

Yes! Seattle has a similar club. I was looking and searching for their web page but I couldn’t find it. The Chunk 666 site has a link that got me there.

dmoz Open Directory chopper bicycle links

Dead Baby Bikes in Seattle

There are clubs and artists all over that create such bikes. The dmoz links should get you started on finding information about building such monsters.

Sofa · May 27, 2004, 3:29pm

from the deadbaby bikes site:

Sofa · May 27, 2004, 3:30pm

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Tim · May 27, 2004, 9:23pm

I was looking at that its kinda muni like in the front

weeble · May 28, 2004, 2:20am

Here’s a webzine you might want to take a look at:

theamazingmolio · May 28, 2004, 2:35am

no comment

actually:
The raleigh chopper is now being re-released in the UK, i actually saw someone riding down the road on one last week.
I would also have thought that the more standard design for a recumbent bike would be more practical, more comfortable, and it would look less silly.

I only say they look silly because I think that motorcycles styled like that look stupid as well, having a bicycle looking the same seems a bizarre idea to me. especially the ones with fake petrol tanks

theamazingmolio · May 28, 2004, 3:37am

I do ride a unicycle tho, so im in no position to call anyone weird

Tim · May 28, 2004, 8:38pm

I saw that first picture and said “why would he make a bike that and let a little kid like that steer? Thats death waiting to happen.”

then I saw that he made it so he can steer from the back.

Worminton · May 30, 2004, 8:27am

only losers ride vehicles with 2 wheels (except of course for Gilby and the rest of them that ride the 2-wheeler)