Crazy Tallbike in Madison

Spotted this gorilla-hanger style tallbike rolling down the street in Madison, WI. You can't see it very good in the pictures, but it actually has a left-side-to-right-side double chain setup and gears.

Austin Polo Bike

Spotted this one behind a food co-op Austin, TX.  It's nice to see a polo bike that isn't just some hipster bike with color matching and an excuse to have "disc wheels".  The person who made this one has the right idea.  Fat tires, reasonable gear ratio, platform pedals.  It could use a hand brake, but what really sells it is the welded-on horizontal drop-outs.  Rear axl looks pretty damn beefy too.

Canadian Rat Rod

When I was Canada we took a pay-train as far out of Toronto as possible (long story), but at the end of the line I happened upon this sweet ratrod locke up next a literal pile of bikes.  Canadian bikes.    Note the red front reflector, the double rear brakes, useless front brake, and crazy-ass frame.  Rad.

Tallbike Austin, TX

There is another, crappier picture of this one in the Austin Critical Mass post, but I found this picture I snapped of just this tallbike.  Albiet junky in demeanor, it seems that this character probably rides this as a main bike.  Pump.  Panier.  Ghost-ring!

Shopping cart?

I don't know if this is the work of some home-bum or ironic hipster, but I found this smallish shopping cart U-locked to a tree in Richmond, Virginia.

Tandem Tallbike

I just found this picture on fb, but I remember seeing this beast at Slaughterama2010. As I recall it belongs to the Red Love crew. They did ride it but as I recall it has to be climbed while stationary. Oh god.

EDIT:  This bike belongs to the Saddle Sores Bike Club.  Also, just noticed it doesn't appear to have a front crankset.

Ass-dragger 2.0!?

While in RVA we spotted this eerily-similar-to-the-Ass-Dragger bike. Almost everything is the same. BMX frame, 20" coaster-brake wheel, big fork and front wheel, BMX bars, cruiser seat. Fucking crazy.

Austin Critical Mass

Pretty good critical mass. A few tallbikes, a cargobike, lots of hipsters on fixies.

Austin, TX

As expected, Austin had some great bikes in it.


Tallbike with fucking antlers!!!


Excellent cargobike make from shitty bikes. The basket is so cool because the guy is a furniture builder by trade.


Sick DIY stretch bike.


Window washer's trike.


I love these old cargobikes.


Some recumbent. Check out the handlebar setup.


Ice cream trikes are everywhere in Austin.

Austin Bike Zoo!

These bikes were showcased for the grand re-opening of the Austin Yellow Bike Project. They have other crazy animal bikes that weren't out including an 80' rattlesnake! Wowzers!

Praying Mantis


Social Tandem


Butterfly Social Tandem


On the way to Yellow Bike


Crazy-ass Cargo Bike

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Some Slaughterama Bikes

I was mostly too drunk to take pictures, and there were plenty of other people taking them. These are just a few of the bikes I took pictures of.

Gainesville, FL again

Spotted this ugly beast by the craft store. Note the cyclo-cross tires.


Dutch city bike. Utility and style!!

Sauce by Chunk 666

Check out how these handlebars are set up.  I'm so about to rip this off.

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Foot-Down!!!

LOTS of nicely-taken from some BMX throwndown.  This picture is from a game of foot-down.

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Cargo Tallbike

Looks like a fixed-gear?

Be sure not to miss the shark bike.

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Dog BMX

What isn't rad about a nice BMX bike covered in a stuffed dog!?

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Prawn Bike

"This bike-riding prawn is one of my favourite things in the Museum’s collection. I both love it, and am deeply suspicious of it."  

Seems to be a prop from an Olympics ceremony.

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Bootleg Sessions v.3 Full Trailer

As always, it's hip as hell, but the tricks are still impressive.  I still can't understand how these kids jump off of shit without getting flats or wrecking thier wheels.

Backwards Bike

That looks like a challenge to ride.

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Dual-Steering Tandem!!

Good god!  What a great idea!  I'd love to take that thing for a ride.

A few more creative tandems and tallbike on the link.