Double-Decker bike in Glasgow!

[Brandane]

Anyone else seen a double decker style bike in Glasgow?? Unfortunately I didn't get a photo when I saw the guy in Glasgow city centre the other day, but basically it looks like one frame welded onto the top of another frame with the drive chain running from the pedals of the top frame to the cog on the bottom frame.

Obviously the rider sits very high up, which begs the question how does he get on/off? And as for stopping at junctions, or unexpected stops for idiot drivers etc., how does he get his foot down?? Brave guy.......

 

[MajorMantra]

Sounds like a tallbike.

They look fun...

Matthew

 

[Hilldodger]

We have half a dozen of them at Cyclemagic and ride them often.

Two of ours were used for this http://www.tallbiketourbritain.com/

Another did a tour of Ireland.

 

[Brandane]

Yes it was a "tall bike". Had never seen one before.

 

[Arch]

Yes it was a "tall bike". Had never seen one before.

Anyone who knows Hilldodger tends to get a bit blase about such things.

There are plenty of tall bikes, and others, in this video (no soundtrack, it got disabled...)


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uWoogHFglI

 

[Brandane]

Interesting video links, which also solve the mystery of how to mount/dismount. Still, I would not like to have to do it in a hurry in a city centre type of traffic environment!

 

[soulful dog]

I'm sure I've seen one down at the Bridgeton branch of Common Wheel, the guy there has quite a few strange creations!

 

[Hilldodger]

Anyone who knows Hilldodger tends to get a bit blase about such things.

There are plenty of tall bikes, and others, in this video (no soundtrack, it got disabled...)


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uWoogHFglI

Yeah, that's was when we did the World Record Tall Bike Stack

All but one belong to Cyclemagic

 

[Tharg2007]

i would love a tall bike, you got any for sale?
I fancy riding one on a CM ride sometime.

 

[Hilldodger]

We might have...........I'm sure we don't need 7

I'll have to ask Simon who builds them all.