Pizzaween Two!!

Pizzaween this year had a realitively good turn out, especially when it came to the freakbikes. For the first time in a long time the majority of the bikes on the ride were freaks. I didn't take too many good pictures, especially of the fun stuff because I was busy doing it. We played a few games of hard-contact freakbike footdown which many wheels. Later we played throw the wheel, drink the booze, and tallbike jousting. Whoever took the pictures of the joust couldn't be bothered to stand up, and it was dark so none of them came out. Oh well. Full album here.



The crew down at the games court, dinking.


Brief break to fix a flat.


truing a wheel


eating the pizza


gorilla hangers, pizza wagon, and old bolty.

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.

Ape Hangers? Nah, Gorilla Hangers!!

You may have already seen these bars on Big Blue, but we threw them on a short bike first.  The ride is totally crazy because you pretty much have to grip the bars underhand.  

As mentioned in the Big Blue post, these bars deserve their own post, so here it is.  One night while out dumpstering in Tuscaloosa, I noticed a broken trashcan on the side of an alley.  To me it looked like a bucket and two sets of massive ape hangers - and I was right!  Turns out you can get two good sets of handlebars off of any curb in tuscaloosa and all you have to do is jack a garbage can.  Fortunately there are lots of broken ones in the back-alleys.

Pizza Crew 2/19/10 repeated

Some different pix from a different camera.



Dumpstered pizza and old bixe. horay!


post-ride bike wad.


this guy has a pizza knuck-tat!

Pizza Crew 2/19/10

Brian should go pro.


Check out the metal bartape.


Group parking garage bomb.

Bicycle Carnie Game

"These photos were taken during an exhibition in the Tulip Festival in Ottawa. The exhibitor offered to challenge anyone to cycle on the bike for a set distance. I paid $5 for three tries. I didn't make it.

He managed to cycle smoothly in circles, which I'm guessing took a lot of practice. But he claimed that three people managed to do it within the three tries. I don't believe it!"

excellent!

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Antique Kids Bike on CL Huntsville

"this bike has some rust that does come off i just didnt feel like sanding it since its too small for my son now, it is ready to ride otherwise"

When is this thing from!?

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Strange and Artful BMX Lowrider Stingray Tallbike Thing

It looks really great except that I don't like the inverted bottom frame.

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Schwinn Tandem Stingray on Ebay

Fuuuuuuuuuck.

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Great Cruiser on CL Huntsville

"Beach bicycle customized in Key West, Florida! Perfect for cruising around town! Kahuna moon dog 5 speed bike, bright orange, customized with blue tires, black fenders, black handlebar basket, ble bell, 16" tall handlebars, blue cup holder, extra large padded gel seat with dual springs, side pull brakes, grip shifter for rear de-railer. "

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Hot Dog bike

Looks like they built it around a slick of stinger.  Shame.  

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More here.

Neglected Schwinn's Found in the Trash

This video is way longer than it needs to be, but it's still pretty crazy that anybody would throw these away.  They aren't even bottom-of-the-line stingers, it's the really nice upper-line stuff.

Eccentric Stingray

This is probably the best idea for how to make bucking bronco wheels.  It seems like you could even true them, if you wanted to for some reason.

Found on my new favorite forum thread at the London Fixed Gear and Single Speed Forum.

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Even More Muscle Bikes

Most of these are really nice.  There are also a few pages of lowriders and more.

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Another Muscle BIke Gallery

This excessively busy website has a nice gallery of various muscle bikes.  This one is probably my fav.

Note, also, that the page will play "Higher" by Creed, so you might want to go ahead and mute your computer.

Murray F1 Eliminator

Sorry.  I'm might be buying one of these this Sunday, so today is stingray and muscle-bike day.

This page has the most info of any site on the net about these particular bikes.  Lots of nice pix.

A Few a Cool Ones on CL Huntsville

"Open Road 10 speed woman's bike.....$25....OBO

Girls purple Huffy bike 26inch 12 speed cross trainer ......$25...OBO


Pink Panther Girls banana bike 20 inch ....$15...OBO


Schwinn girls bike 20 inch ....$20...OBO"

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Bone BIke

Bone-mobile.

Lots of Niiiiiice Old Schwinns.

This is my favorite bike from this site.  The Stingray shifters really are the coolest ever.  The site seems to belong to somebody who has lots of time and money to pour into restoring super-antique Shwinns.  Lots of great pictures and stuff on the link.  Lots of stuff for sale too.

Schwinn Swingrays

This blog has some great posts of Shwinn Stingrays and Swing Bikes.  I especially like this one with the awesome wheelie bar.