chorus Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 This kid posted this in the yard for some reason. I liked the idea so much I wanted to show you all. something I was working on over he summer untill I was layed off..... over kill.... lock out Keeping it Rail. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcay Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 FIRST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Banned^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 FIRST! Banned^^ Please ban this "FIRST" faggot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CONCRETE RIVER Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Wow props Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealmighty... Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 this is why it was posted in there and not here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chorus Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Gas- it's clearly a bike with rims fitted to ride a long train rails. Did you ever do graffiti or even just take a shortcut across a trainline? Or are you just that old washed up guy who's blaming it on the blacks and went to korea that one time ? hah Concrete- maybe prop the guy who made it. I don't have the time to waste on something so useless (but fun). I just thought some of the people on the oontz might like it. Al- Why exactly? Nigga's gonna nig. Who cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CONCRETE RIVER Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 That's not useless. I bike into the yard already...that could get me ever closer to the line. I want ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gasfacevictm Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Stupid bike is stupid. First cop that shows up and you have to ditch it. Worthless. I blame the blacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorus Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Turns out (unsurprisingly ) there's a bit of a history/ culture behind it. Here's some bits and pieces I found. 'Scores of patents for railbike systems were filed between 1880 and 1920 around the world.' 'Railbikes were once used by railroad companies for track checking, moving workers at work sites as well as going for assistance when the locomotives broke down. ' 'Like its contemporary, the bicycle, railbike design went into decline with the advent of the internal combustion engine and the automobile. A few independently minded designers and tinkerers kept the concept alive for the last 90 years and today there is a resurgence of interest in railbiking.' ^ apparently in costa rica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorus Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 see someone else googled rail bike. props. on further research looks like people travel across country on them sometimes (not unlike people who enjoy bike travel). Would be interesting. concrete- yeah actually I guess it's not entirely useless. You could probably cover alot of ground on that thing in a few all nighters. Got to go get some things done. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Call me old fashioned, but I'd rather ride one of those carts with the water pump type thing on it that you have to sing jail songs to operate. You probably also have to be in overalls. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dcay Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Stupid bike is stupid. First cop that shows up and you have to ditch it. Worthless. I blame the blacks. First post was a joke... And, this is a great point. Riding it on unused tracks for recreational purposes, could prove to be pretty cool though. Til you get smoked by a fucking train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Or the blacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorus Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 mm that joke is old... and dumb (no offence). If you're scared of lifting a bike off some rail tracks when you see a train coming then maybe it's time for you to just quit life and get a mortgage. I do agree the idea of taking this to a situation where you'll likely have to make some sort of escape is not a good one. But it'd be a fun way to cover some distances and all that aside; I think the lesser used rails of some countries would show some great scenery/ lead to some interesting places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I agree with that. Unless it's in Africa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bojangles Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Ha! That's my friend's. I forgot all about that thing. I don't think he ever finished it though, from what I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 these things are awesome but i think i prefer ski bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis and Clark Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 i think the 1 arm across the track design seems much more ridable... must be stupid when you finally meet up with a train and you gotta lug that thing off the tracks but also, other cool bikes.. amphibious model^ no seat model^ the mini^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew Blum Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I always wanted to try one of those, but Id be too afraid of getting destroyed by a train. "But dude, youll like see or hear a freight coming from a mile away!!" Thats true, unless for some reason theres a commuter train or one of those trucks with train wheels on it coming. High speed commuters are deadly quiet and fast, and those trucks are even quieter. Ive had more than one sneak up on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 ^omilawd yes one second you're doing your thing the next second you're diving for your life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Call me old fashioned, but I'd rather ride one of those carts with the water pump type thing on it that you have to sing jail songs to operate. You probably also have to be in overalls. i've always wanted to use one of these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorus Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 haha amphibious bike and ski bikes. So good. The mini was becoming suprisingly popular in Sydney before I left. Boj - get him to finish it bud. Lew - Yes I think that's happened to many ppl. Personally I think I'd be fine on the bike because I'd have that in mind. But I know what you're trying to say. Peak hour metro track isn't the first place that comes to mind for casual rail biking. (Unless you have some particular adventure in mind). I think that overall and jail song thing is called a hand car? (n/h) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackboatshoes Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 *whistles jail song* hand cars ftw. aka pump trolley, pump car, jigger, kalamazoo, draisine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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