Kickass Penny Farthing

[DanB]

Holy crap this thing is amazingly cool.



More at Cyclelicious: http://www.cyclelicio.us/2010/monster-bike-tall-trike/

[batjerk]

That thing is the next thing in mountian biking to be sure. It rolls over stuff that a 29er only dreams of and floats over things that a Pugley wishes it could.

[DanB]

That thing is the next thing in mountian biking to be sure. It rolls over stuff that a 29er only dreams of and floats over things that a Pugley wishes it could.

Yeah, god help you if you get a flat on the trail, though. Who carries 10 gallons of Slime and a 100 pound CO2 tank?

[batjerk]

Well, since there is no wheel I doubt that flatting is much of an issue. It looks like the thing is simply using the stiffness of the tire to support itself, like a solid rubber tire on those little kiddie bikes.

Edit: I guess there is a wheel, but it still appears to be devoid of air.

[shizzy]

ill take two. yes please.

[DanB]

I must admit, that the notion of a penny farthing built around a tractor tire is doing all sorts of interesting things to the contents of my cranium. To the point where I actually, but briefly, mind you, thought about doing up one of these things. With two wheels. Like the world most bad-assed Pugsley. Ride Olympus Mons and shit.

But where would I store it?

[batjerk]

It does look too tall to fit in my garage. Bummer.