Bicycling, recently

[rebeccmeister]

Three awesome bicycling things have come to my attention recently:

First, from trifold_flame, there's this:
http://scienceofsarcasm.tumblr.com/post/91574076015/evening-post-august-12-1899-she-immediately
"using her fists in a scientific fashion," HA!

Next, this thing is soooo West-Coast, but also looks like an awesomely fun family-bonding experience:
http://vimeo.com/86172171

I need to learn where they got their tallbikes built, so I can commission one and ride it for the Seattle-to-Portland next summer (PSA: I'm going to do the STP next summer. Afterwords, I'm going bike touring. Because NOT bicycling in Washington this summer has been soul-crushing, and by that time next summer I will be wanting to gear up for another run at the Paris-Brest-Paris.).

Third, learning about bike trains in Los Angeles makes me happy.

Comments

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

zomg STP!
I'd love to make a tallbike some day.

[rebeccmeister.livejournal.com]

Here's my real inspiration for tallbike plans.

It's not particularly difficult to make a tallbike. What's more difficult is to make one that's reasonably comfortable, with reasonable gearing options. :-)

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

I love this entire plan.

My idea for a tallbike involves a scissors mechanism for the saddle, interlinked into the drivetrain, so I can pedal my way up to 3 meters tall, and then at the end of the ride, drop it back down to standing height. It's all drawn up and everything!