Pretty Neat Idea

[BrendonMyb]

Incredible Folding Backback Bicycle

http://static.webecoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/folding-backpack-bicycle.jpg

[Tumbleweed]

is it a scooter?

[Andyr249]

Ummmmmmmmmmmm. Interesting!

[Mudsimus]

I hope its motorized...cause I dont see no pedals.

[Dirt*girl™]

I've seen one of those in the UK last year! Pretty cool.

[MintSauce]

There's a video somewhere on youtube. I can't remember the name of the bike so can't find it. It's intended to be hiked up a hill and then you bomb down.

 

It's not as romantic as it sounds because you need to really like hiking to get a decent descent and if you hit any sort of hill you need to push.

 

Could be fun but not really appealing to me.

 

 

 

[HowellingWulf]

Saddle?

[Justin]

Hey, have a look at Sabie Classic end of the month. Most people hike up the hills

 

 

 

Me included! Justin2010-02-11 01:49:39

[BrendonMyb]

think this is what its called

 

The Bergm?nch folding backpack bicycle

 

Heres the link to the other crazy things people have thought of but i like this one best

 

http://www.simplygreen.co.za/articles/picture-special/cycle-crazy-16-strange-a-amazing-bicycle-concepts.html

[SteveS]

Here it is in action

 

[Mudsimus]

I think this is a really stupid idea. So you have to hike up the hill for lets say 15min and then freewheel down for 2min?

[Tumbleweed]

I think this is a really stupid idea. So you have to hike up the hill for lets say 15min and then freewheel down for 2min?

 

had the tipping point on on the laptop while i made supper last night, and matti lehikoinen describes his fave downhill in "flat" finland as "one minute to get up" on the skylift and 30 seconds to get down! 

[Mudsimus]

I think this is a really stupid idea. So you have to hike up the hill for lets say 15min and then freewheel down for 2min?

 

had the tipping point on on the laptop while i made supper last night' date=' and matti lehikoinen describes his fave downhill in "flat" finland as "one minute to get up" on the skylift and 30 seconds to get down! 

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There is this one route in Lesotho. Round about 2hours to go up, and if you have the skills a quick 20 min to come down.

[Tumbleweed]

I think this is a really stupid idea. So you have to hike up the hill for lets say 15min and then freewheel down for 2min?

 

had the tipping point on on the laptop while i made supper last night' date=' and matti lehikoinen describes his fave downhill in "flat" finland as "one minute to get up" on the skylift and 30 seconds to get down! 

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There is this one route in Lesotho. Round about 2hours to go up, and if you have the skills a quick 20 min to come down.

 

one of the funniest things i ever heard was on the cable car in slaapstad. it stopped sorta halfway out. someone asked: "how long does it take to get down?"

"only a few seconds if the cable snaps," came the reply.

had a few peeps worried.

[Mudsimus]

 

 

"only a few seconds if the cable snaps"

 

..and then you start jumping up and down in the car..

[Tumbleweed]

 

 

"only a few seconds if the cable snaps"

 

..and then you start jumping up and down in the car..