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I feel like having wheels this wide is "cheating" and it's no longer using the same balancing principles as an actual bike.

dsfyu404ed 4y ago
R4 tires (which is what those are) are round enough they won't stand on their on when inflated. They will when flat though. It's not immediately visible how that thing stays upright. I assume he has some sort of kickstand he can deploy without getting off the bike. It also looks like the frame might act as training wheels keeping you from going over if you stop.
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- NickBusey 4y ago
  If you watched the video[0], it has 2 extra tires on a left side mount. Calling this a bicycle isn't even accurate. Tricycle is more like it, though technically looks like a quadcycle. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-mWwOrIdjU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-mWwOrIdjU
  - freeqaz 4y ago
    This video doesn't seem to have the extra wheels. Not sure why! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lc72Uvq29U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lc72Uvq29U
    - sbierwagen 4y ago
      The camera angle is such that you can't see behind the rear wheel, I wonder if it's been moved back there.
  - teh_klev 4y ago
    > Calling this a bicycle isn't even accurate. Tricycle is more like it Tricycles have two wheels at the rear. This is more like having a sidecar on a motorbike (which we still call a motorbike - with sidecar), you can see the second seat on the outrider.
- red_trumpet 4y ago
  You can see in the video that it has a third wheel...
  - stronglikedan 4y ago
    But not this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lc72Uvq29U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lc72Uvq29U
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- tromp 4y ago
  The videos show it's a tricycle, with one wheel sticking out in the middle on the left. He got a "Fahrrad" award which is a German word for cycle making no mention of number of wheels.
- twobitshifter 4y ago
  yeah, I can forgive the outriggers. I wouldn’t want to drop a 4800 lb. bicycle on my leg. It would be cool if he had the wheels tuck in when he reached a high enough speed.

dsfyu404ed 4y ago

R4 tires (which is what those are) are round enough they won't stand on their on when inflated. They will when flat though. It's not immediately visible how that thing stays upright. I assume he has some sort of kickstand he can deploy without getting off the bike. It also looks like the frame might act as training wheels keeping you from going over if you stop.

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NickBusey 4y ago
If you watched the video[0], it has 2 extra tires on a left side mount. Calling this a bicycle isn't even accurate. Tricycle is more like it, though technically looks like a quadcycle. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-mWwOrIdjU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-mWwOrIdjU
- freeqaz 4y ago
  This video doesn't seem to have the extra wheels. Not sure why! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lc72Uvq29U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lc72Uvq29U
  - sbierwagen 4y ago
    The camera angle is such that you can't see behind the rear wheel, I wonder if it's been moved back there.
- teh_klev 4y ago
  > Calling this a bicycle isn't even accurate. Tricycle is more like it Tricycles have two wheels at the rear. This is more like having a sidecar on a motorbike (which we still call a motorbike - with sidecar), you can see the second seat on the outrider.
red_trumpet 4y ago
You can see in the video that it has a third wheel...
- stronglikedan 4y ago
  But not this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lc72Uvq29U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lc72Uvq29U
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tromp 4y ago
The videos show it's a tricycle, with one wheel sticking out in the middle on the left. He got a "Fahrrad" award which is a German word for cycle making no mention of number of wheels.
twobitshifter 4y ago
yeah, I can forgive the outriggers. I wouldn’t want to drop a 4800 lb. bicycle on my leg. It would be cool if he had the wheels tuck in when he reached a high enough speed.