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What the hell did I just see? multi-story bike...?

mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User
edited May 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
I was driving last night and I saw something that looks like a cyclist, but he was really high up

Upon closer inspection it was something I've never seen before. Let me explain

Imagine a tandem bicycle, but with...8 people.

It was at LEAST 2 rows high, with the top row just peddling for the exercise I suppose. It looks like a square frame connecting all these bikes with a bunch of people peddling.

I have no idea what was going on. This was about midnight, in Melbourne Australia.

I know I'm not crazy because I picked up my girlfriend, explained it to her, she thought I was nuts, then on the way to my house we saw it again.

What did I see?

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  • EshEsh Sunshine! Puppies! Rainbows! Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    These are all over the place in Portland, Oregon. People just make crazy shit.

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  • FoomyFoomy Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    there generally called party bikes, though I've never seen a 2-story one before. places rent them out to groups of tourists or office party type things. some even have tables in the middle and serve food/drinks to the people as they tour around. Not a bad way to see a city I guess.

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  • EshEsh Sunshine! Puppies! Rainbows! Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Foomy wrote: »
    there generally called party bikes, though I've never seen a 2-story one before. places rent them out to groups of tourists or office party type things. some even have tables in the middle and serve food/drinks to the people as they tour around. Not a bad way to see a city I guess.

    Oh, color me wrong. I thought the OP was talking about the ridiculous bikes all the crusty bike kids around here make. I Googled "party bike" and was informed.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User
    edited May 2010
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    this?

    It wasn't this.

    It was huge.

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  • AvicusAvicus Registered User
    edited May 2010
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    Something crazy like that?

    edit: This is in Australia. Was in some article about some protest last year.

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  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Super Moderator, Moderator mod
    edited May 2010
    It sounds like it was it something like this
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    But with multiple people going up higher and a few rows connected? It was probably some bike shops invention, that's where most "tall bikes" come from it seems. I don't know if anyone can tell you exactly what it was as its probably unique and doesn't have a name. You may want to call local bike shops about it and see if you get any leads.

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  • SpongeCakeSpongeCake Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    Select your pistol, and then, select your bike.

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  • TeonnynTeonnyn Registered User
    edited May 2010
    Are they coming back into style? Larger bikes used to be popular at the turn of the 1900's, but mostly due to construction techniques they used then. With modern technology, I could see practical large bikes appearing.

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  • metaghostmetaghost Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    As Esh pointed out, extravagant "tall bikes" have been pretty popular with the crusty American hipsters for years now. My art-school drop-out friends in Philadelphia are especially fond of a tall bike.

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  • legallytiredlegallytired Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
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  • LadyMLadyM Registered User regular
    edited May 2010
    I hope you get a picture of it if you see it again because I can't stop thinking about this contraption you describe.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User
    edited May 2010
    Avicus wrote: »
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    Something crazy like that?

    edit: This is in Australia. Was in some article about some protest last year.

    Wow, it looks really similar to this...same colour too. But...bigger...and the back part wasn't there. It was amazing. I should have followed it.

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