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Half-bike?

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  • jon-nycJ Online
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    jon-nyc
    wrote on last edited by jon-nyc
    #1

    Anyone seen one of these in the wild?

    Looks like fun, not that I’d give up my road bike for one. But it would be fun to try.

    https://halfbikes.com/

    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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    • MikM Offline
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      #2

      Higher center of gravity.

      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        Looks simpy.

        Please love yourself.

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          #4

          For those wanting a stand up/running motion on wheels, I know a number of folks with an Elliptigo They seem like they'd be able to handle different terrain/elevation than the half bike. (but they are a bit pricey)

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            Well, they won’t cut off blood flow to your naughty bits.

            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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            • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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              Let’s take a design that has withstood 200 years of use and make it worse

              I was only joking

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                taiwan_girl
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                #7

                I have never seen either of those types of bikes. They look interesting.

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                  How do you break with those things? Wouldn't a hard break throw you off?

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    Let’s take a design that has withstood 200 years of use and make it worse

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                    @Doctor-Phibes said in Half-bike?:

                    Let’s take a design that has withstood 200 years of use and make it worse

                    QFT

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      Looks like you can get similar exercise benefits by riding a regular bicycle standing. :man-shrugging:

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                        jon-nyc
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                        #11

                        Man tough crowd. I didn’t say a thing about exercise benefits and I wouldn’t trade my road bike for it.

                        Just that it would be fun to take it for a spin down lake shore drive and back some crisp afternoon.

                        Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                          It would. I liked the way it leaned.

                          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                            Funnily enough I just saw one in use near London. My son said ‘what was that stupid looking thing?’

                            I was only joking

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