Kickass Penny Farthing

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Kickass Penny Farthing

Postby DanB » 16 Jul 2010, 09:51

Holy crap this thing is amazingly cool.

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Re: Kickass Penny Farthing

Postby batjerk » 16 Jul 2010, 10:45

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.
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Re: Kickass Penny Farthing

Postby DanB » 16 Jul 2010, 10:58

batjerk wrote: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?
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Re: Kickass Penny Farthing

Postby batjerk » 16 Jul 2010, 11:22

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.
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Re: Kickass Penny Farthing

Postby shizzy » 16 Jul 2010, 23:17

ill take two. yes please.
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Re: Kickass Penny Farthing

Postby DanB » 23 Jul 2010, 19:14

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?
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Re: Kickass Penny Farthing

Postby batjerk » 26 Jul 2010, 12:34

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