Tallbikes, small tallbikes, jousting, trolleybikes, flaming trombones…
Melbourne has a long way to go before we have any kind of freak bike scene like Bike Deth / Bike Kill.
Titanium Sporkestra playing at Bike Deth, Austin. by ah_blake, on Flickr
Bike Deth ATX by ah_blake, on Flickr
give us time
Someone else build one so we can joust
I’m not bringing either of mine down, but thought I’d share some photo’s of 'em.
The proper tall:
Extended the rear triangle for stability. Single speed. Tried it with a ghost ring for chain tension, but the ratio was too high and ended up folding two ghost rings (try launching a chainring out of your drivetrain while 2m in the air next time life is feeling boring), so I just got good at pulling the chain wookiee tight.
The mini tall:
I have no self respect, no.
Made me lolz.
I rode with a couple tall bike guys in Vancouver (2012) after an alleycat thing. One was playing beastie boys out of an amp rigged inside the inner triangle (it was just after MCA died). Another guy from the dead baby? crew had a barbecue built into his bike.
That’d be me 