SkyWalker TallBike

[tpulley]

This is one of the best tallbike builds I've seen, and the project build page is very well done and full of details.

Comments

[rebeccmeister]

Yay, tallbikes! That one has an entertaining design, and I'd agree that it's nice to see a bit of information on the build page.

[corvus]

That's brilliant! It's like someone crossed a bike with a ladder.

[tpulley]

I'm the kind of person that doesn't usually trust people to handle a cold, burnt match safely. But seriously... he's going MAYBE top speed of 15 mph. I think it's about as ridiculous as having roofers wear a helmet to go up and down the ladder.

And I've landed on my head pretty good with and without a helmet, fwiw. I certainly prefer having one on when concussions are at stake, but I just don't see that here.

[tpulley]

seems like just the right height to land on your feet and do a nice roll! I know I sound flippantly disagreeable, but consider

[randomdreams]

Atomic Zombie has a raft of cool builds with instructions, and they have a book detailing builds of a dozen bikes, plus complete instructions for how to select, cut up, and weld up bikes. I really love their stuff.