Crazy Bikes and Bizarre Bicycles

[Astrodamus]

 

[Astrodamus]

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Pedersen

 

[wiggydiggy]

I've often wondered if bikes like this were ever used regularly, or they were just novelties (as bicycles where to many at that time).

 

[Sharky]

I've often wondered if bikes like this were ever used regularly, or they were just novelties (as bicycles where to many at that time).



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bikes like this were made for "Pacing events", on a track. Superceded by petrol driven pacer motor bikes.
This could be a publicity photo?

 

[Cycleops]

Which all goes to prove you can’t beat the time proven traditional diamond frame we all know and love.

 

[wiggydiggy]

bikes like this were made for "Pacing events", on a track. Superceded by petrol driven pacer motor bikes.
This could be a publicity photo?

Is that because "more legs = faster" so they can keep the pace?

I did a reverse image search on that and there's a lot more of them in different uses. I just remembered it from an old book labelled "The Family Bike".

I found this in my searches and wanted to post:

Bowden Spacelander 1946

 

[T4tomo]

steering looks potentially twitchy, but plenty of horsepower....

 

[tyred]

Which all goes to prove you can’t beat the time proven traditional diamond frame we all know and love.

I love my Moulton

 

[Astrodamus]