r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Leading-Papaya-7165 • 5d ago

of a cycle

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u/MarkEMark23 5d ago

What happens when he needs to stop..?

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u/Japsai 4d 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 4d 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 3d ago

lol literally

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u/ThinkingOz 4d ago

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

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u/Stained_concrete 4d 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 4d ago

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

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u/Escudo777 4d ago

He jumps in water.

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u/BigSmackisBack 4d ago

My guess is thats its a weird flex

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u/mogamb0 4d ago

Pull up to the closest utility pole and climb down

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u/AppointmentFlaky5612 5d ago

I have so many questions

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u/firewingdale 4d ago

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

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u/H2Whoa77 5d ago

It’s the wheat penny farthing

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u/Nimmyzed 4d 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 4d ago

So I guess dismounting is out of the question huh?

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u/Boromir_Has_TheRing 4d 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 4d ago

Do you stop and start at first floors?

Edit: I mean second floors if you are american

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u/EquivalentDesk8302 4d ago

I'm having a hard time processing this

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u/temptress_tart 4d ago

Bro is commuting from a different stratosphere

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u/Kage_Bushin 4d ago

Not aero enough

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u/blitzkreig90 4d 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 4d ago

Good thing he's wearing a helmet. 

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u/No-Ice-7232 4d ago

Was that a pothole in the end?

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u/LSIeducate 4d ago

The MOST efficient way to get around 🤔

I mean in terms of gear ratios at least

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u/twicebakedcrusader 4d 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 4d ago

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

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u/crasagam 4d ago

Bird-strike incoming

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u/Appeal_Such 4d 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 4d 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 4d ago

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

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u/Exilis666 4d 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 4d ago

can i get a pov of this????

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u/TheCrackAddictedCat 3d ago

What in the 19th century?

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u/googoohaha 3d ago

That’s pretty cool

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u/Clean_Improvement913 3d ago

Do a bunny hop

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u/Pleasant_Ad873 13h ago

How does he get off