Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Collection of unusual bicycles....

Futuristic:

Locust Bike that can fold up like a accordion



"Urban Bicycle" designed by Victor M. Aleman, which can fit into a box after being completely disassembled or reassembled in record time.




BMW Bike



Furious Sports Bicycle by Nenad Kostadinov
Cool design but this would be very uncomfortable to ride 100 miles!



Modified:

World's Tallest Bike - The current world record holder, at 18 feet 2.5 inches, as judged by the Guinness Book of World Records, is Terry Goertzen, a pastor at the Jubilee Mennonite Church in Winnipeg. He rode his skyscraper for 300 meters to earn his spot in the annals of history.



How would you dismount this bike - Tour De France - Devil (El Diablo)!

The owner of this bike is Didi Senft - a cycle racing fan from Germany, and builder of oversize cycles. Born in 1952, Didi has long been a fan of the Tour de France. He noticed that the German television commentators would call the final kilometer of each stage 'The Red Devil's Lap': Since 1993, Didi has dressed in a red devil costume and followed the Tour de France around its entire course, hauling his huge bike around on a trailer. He says that he would prefer to be at the beginning of The Red Devil's Lap, 1km from the finish, but the race authorities and French police won't allow him and his bicycle that close because of the crowds, so he usually sets up at the flag which marks 20km to the finish, and often manages to get as close as 5km from the end on the mountain stages in the Pyrenees and Alps.




Art Bike - 6 extra spare wheels along for the ride....




“Forkless – Cruiser” by Olli Erkkila. This was designed for Olli's college graduation project at the Institute of Design in Lahti, Finland.



Bikes that have another function:

Lawn Mowers




Shopping Carts



Campers



Boombox Bike



Do these bikes actually work?:

Max Knights "Walking Bike"



Drift Wood Bike



Bike made for 7



Shaft Drive Bike?



WTF:




Seesaw Bike? (Tricycle)

This unique bike comes with three wheels too, it is indeed an unusual bike. Since the three wheels are not in the same horizontal surface, the two face-to-face drivers have to ride it like playing a seesaw.



Sideways Bike



4 Layer Bike



Chick Bike




Wooden Bikes:





Nice Tandem



Hippie Bike



Jeff Brackeen (Woody's) Bike



Bamboo Design

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Street Swell Madone



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Monday, April 5, 2010

Road Ride from De Beque, CO to Powderhorn Ski Area



This ride was recommended to me a few years ago by the owner of Venture Sports - Mike Brumbaugh. It is a great spring time ride and the roads are in great shape with new asphalt on 45.5 road. It is located in Mesa County, westbound Interstate 70, Exit 62, De Beque. Just of the exit ramp by the gas station is a Park –n– Ride. Jump on Route 45.5 (De Beque Cutoff Road) and cross over I-70 heading south to follow the Sand Wash past Black Mountain. The county route ends at Colorado 65 just northwest of the intersection with Colorado 330 in the town of Mesa. Turn left on 65-N and go 9.4 miles then right on E25/200 Road that leads you to the base of the Ski area at 8,200 feet. Total ride is around 40 miles with over 3,800 feet of climbing.

Colorado National Monument Road Ride

Reminder of what a great Spring Time ride this is when the moutain bike trails are still covered with snow!



Description:
The Colorado National Monument ride is a 40 mile ride through the Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction and Fruita. The ride features spectacular panaromic views of the canyon and the red rock sculptures as you wind along Rim Rock Road.

It does cost $4 dollars for bicycles so be sure to bring some cash with you and they now require all bikes to have a front and rear light to use when you go through the three tunnels!



Our Route:



We started from the hotel in Fruita, La Quinta,on HGWY 340 - Broadway, right on South Broadway, right on South Camp Road and warmed up riding to the East entrance of the Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction ride West on Rim Rock Drive climbing up and then descending down to the West entrance then back to the hotel. The total distance is 38 miles from the hotel with 2,800 feet of elevations gain.