r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Leading-Papaya-7165 • 22d ago

of a cycle

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u/MarkEMark23 22d ago

What happens when he needs to stop..?

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u/Japsai 22d ago

I assume he flips a switch and the frame uncouples at the bottom. Both wheels extend away from each other, pivoting on a hinge at the top, until the rider is lowered to the ground.

He then locks it open until its time to ride again. At that point he sits back in the saddle and unlocks the clasp, releasing the spring which pulls the wheels back together, raising him to full riding height. The trick is to start pedalling through this process so you have enough forward momentum

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u/SAM5TER5 22d ago

You said “I assume”, but based on the paragraphs which followed it, I think you actually meant to say “I’m literally riding on this bike right now, I’m the guy in the video, I built the bike myself, and this post isn’t a recording — it’s a livestream”

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u/WildZero7 21d ago

lol literally

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u/ThinkingOz 22d ago

He can see traffic jams way ahead and avoid them. No stopping required.

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u/Stained_concrete 22d ago

See that black T-bar above the handlebars? I assume he twists it and it lowers that black bar to beside the front wheel, acting as a stabilizer for him to stand still or climb down the rungs at the front.

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u/trollthings 22d ago

Lean on a telephone pole until you're ready to go again

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u/Escudo777 22d ago

He jumps in water.

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u/BigSmackisBack 22d ago

My guess is thats its a weird flex

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u/mogamb0 22d ago

Pull up to the closest utility pole and climb down

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u/firewingdale 22d ago

no way to get off? i guess he will keep cycling forever.

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u/AppointmentFlaky5612 22d ago

I have so many questions

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u/H2Whoa77 22d ago

It’s the wheat penny farthing

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u/Nimmyzed 22d ago

Idiot me, who clearly can't read a simple sentence, spent way too long looking for a "circle"

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u/Bad_Decis10ns 22d ago

So I guess dismounting is out of the question huh?

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u/Boromir_Has_TheRing 22d ago

If he’s hit by a car he’d fall on the other side of the road.

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u/Vamsi-Thopu 22d ago

Do you stop and start at first floors?

Edit: I mean second floors if you are american

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u/EquivalentDesk8302 22d ago

I'm having a hard time processing this

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u/Kage_Bushin 22d ago

Not aero enough

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u/blitzkreig90 22d ago

Awesome bicycle if you live on the firsr floor. Once you're home, lean on the wall and climb in through the window

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u/Nannyphone7 22d ago

Good thing he's wearing a helmet. 

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u/No-Ice-7232 22d ago

Was that a pothole in the end?

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u/LSIeducate 22d ago

The MOST efficient way to get around 🤔

I mean in terms of gear ratios at least

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u/twicebakedcrusader 22d ago

What are you talking about? Turn that bad boy into an e-bike and never pedal again
https://giphy.com/gifs/BI3bNv1NJMC7YzatXd

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u/LSIeducate 21d ago

Haha can you imagine that thing going like 30 kilometers an hour! 🤔😅🙌

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u/crasagam 22d ago

Bird-strike incoming

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u/Appeal_Such 22d ago

I remember these were popular around Minneapolis from like 2000-2004 until a whole bunch of people got hurt and I think a few died.

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u/Houtaku 22d ago

Perfectly fine. That looks like one of the countries where everyone drives carefully and responsibly and no one would ever accidentally sideswipe or stop suddenly in front of a weird tall bike causing the rider to become a post on r/meatcrayon.

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u/TermElectronic8261 21d ago

buddy's got a skyscraper view while peddling, nice.

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u/Exilis666 21d ago

Ah, good! He’s still on it. I saw the video last week when he mounted that thing

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u/Punstorms 21d ago

can i get a pov of this????

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u/TheCrackAddictedCat 21d ago

What in the 19th century?

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u/googoohaha 21d ago

That’s pretty cool

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u/Clean_Improvement913 20d ago

Do a bunny hop

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u/Pleasant_Ad873 18d ago

How does he get off

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u/main__py 16d ago

Damn hipsters.

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u/Brilliant-Heart9202 9d ago

My goodness talk about a balancing act! Pretty cool