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Half-bike?

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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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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/

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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    • MikM Away
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      Mik
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      Higher center of gravity.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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        #3

        Looks simpy.

        Please love yourself.

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        • RichR Offline
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          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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          • MikM Away
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            Well, they won’t cut off blood flow to your naughty bits.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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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_girlT Offline
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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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                    George K
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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-nycJ Offline
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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.

                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                        • MikM Away
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                          Mik
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                          It would. I liked the way it leaned.

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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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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