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    High Wheeler

    Well strictly speaking the term refers to a penny farthing.
    One of the young blokes had seen these on the internet and decided to build one. A couple of free bikes and one from the trash & treasure for $10 and a bit of cutting/shutting & welding.......

    IMG_1436 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    IMG_1433 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    Needs a bit of practice getting on and slightly more practice getting off gracefully. OK once you're up there but a lot further to fall if something goes wrong !!


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    Sorry but most state laws say a stack hat must be worn
    Good on him for having a go , I bet or hope you did the welding

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    Quote Originally Posted by rangieman View Post
    Sorry but most state laws say a stack hat must be worn
    Good on him for having a go , I bet or hope you did the welding
    Just pretend you are overseas , most other places don't have helmet laws !
    Looks like fun though , is it stable once underway ?

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    Looks like fun, I wouldn’t want to fall off though, but I bet you’d only do that once.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rangieman View Post
    Sorry but most state laws say a stack hat must be worn
    Good on him for having a go , I bet or hope you did the welding
    A stack hat in your own garden ?

    Yes, I did the welding but had some problems with the steel frame of the lower bike, upper one had brazed joints and welded a lot easier.

    Quote Originally Posted by trog View Post
    Just pretend you are overseas , most other places don't have helmet laws !
    Looks like fun though , is it stable once underway ?
    Very stable once underway, his younger brother had a go and was up & riding first attempt.
    He put BMX pegs on the rear axle, one foot on a peg, scoot it along then up and leg over the saddle and pedal.

    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    Looks like fun, I wouldn’t want to fall off though, but I bet you’d only do that once.
    He managed to flip it backwards (probably trying to pull a mono) and landed on his knees on the grass ! Got up and rode round the garden again, wouldn't have done that on asphalt or concrete though....


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    Love it. More commonly known as a tall bike.

    In 2016 a guy rode one through the night from Sydney to Newcastle

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewy110 View Post
    Love it. More commonly known as a tall bike.

    In 2016 a guy rode one through the night from Sydney to Newcastle
    An earlier poster pointed out that they are also known as 'lamplighters'
    Practical Origins of the Tall Bike: gas lamp lighting & flood travel - TUBULOCITY
    http://www.johnnypayphone.net/tallbikes/

    I may need to find another couple of frames as the steel of the lower bike is cracking round the welds......

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    '65 Series IIa Dormobile
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    '76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
    '81 SIII FFR
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    Looking at some pix on the web , and got thinking , could you have the top crank set drive a fixed cog to then drive the lower crank ? Obviously the two would need to be on opposite sides of the frame , but it would almost be like a transfer case , allowing a whole different set of ratios. Not necessary but if going to the effort to const the frame , a bit more eccentricity wouldn't go astray.

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