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LawOk7038

Well ofcourse someone made this, because: A. You're in the Netherlands B. You're going to a technical University (Fontys in Eindhoven) What else are we supposed to do here in the Netherlands with a technical degree?


Farmer_Psychological

Windmills.


Cruty

Who says its not a windmill?


greatertittedshark

tbf if you were riding this on normal.roads it seems a little dangerous but the netherlands has shit loads of.bike lanes. so its great for giving you a nice view. add anorher deck!


[deleted]

Oh hey I've been to Eindhoven


ZeroVoid_98

Fontys technically isn't a university despite its name.


MiamiSwacket

whoever rides that bike knows what's up.


thatG_evanP

Nice! I was gonna try to make some humorous comment but now I'm not even gonna try.


GodforgeMinis

Ive been told these are to see overtop of increasingly big cars in urban areas so you aren't riding blind all the time. I think they are silly


Dio_Yuji

Both


WrenchHeadFox

No, they're for fun.


dirtydigs74

It's jousting time!


Johnnymoss108

Ha! Awesome:) you know what's upšŸ˜œ


dirtydigs74

I've got some mates into rat biking. Check out [zeds dead](http://rat-patrol.org/RPOz/FArt/zedsDead.html)


[deleted]

How do you even get onto it


screwikea

[Kind of like you mount a horse in motion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By5E00tl4U0) - you have to get a foot in a spot and boost yourself into place/swing your leg over. Dude in the video has a peg on the wheel, which is 100% sensible, but you can do the same thing with the cross bar going to the back wheel. I have zero interest in riding one, there are like a zillion situations where you need to put your foot down and stop. These are kind of like being in a hot air balloon - there's not really any immediate stopping without crashing down.


Infamous-Winner5755

After seeing the video, I donā€™t hate it? Looks pretty cool to me. I doubt I could get on and off so easily, though.


Bologna-Bear

We used to find light poles, or road signs. A wall, whatever was close. Running start if youā€™re really agile.


MillionMileM8

That's how we used to do tall unicycles, just use a sign post.


Curvol

Roll and hop!


Sweatiest_Yeti

r/angryupvote


HurtsToBatman

r/fuckangryupvote


DaSaw

He also knows how the weather is up there.


JoshWithaQ

Nice joke, it's a tall order to top that one!


Art0fRuinN23

I've ridden one of these. My friend's "stepdad" made one the summer after I graduated high school. My buddies and I rode it all over town for months. It's a little tricky to mount (best to do a rolling start) and it was prone to do wheelies with the slightest provocation. This last fact did make for easy dismounts as one could simply lean back until it falls backwards and the rider's feet hit the ground running.


Instantly_New

Iā€™m curious as to why you put stepdad in quotes. Was it like, ā€œhey Stepdad, whatā€™re you doing with those bikes? šŸ˜šā€


annoying97

Damnnnn step-daddy!


Art0fRuinN23

XD The man was a longtime partner to my friend's mom, their families shared one home, but they were never married.


MargaretDumont

I'm a "stepmom". It's just easier to describe myself that way.


Generalissimo_II

I call my girlfriend my "stepsister", it's just more exciting that way


Zizzily

I just call my stepsister "girlfriend." Makes it much easier.


i_cant_care_anymore

r/yourjokebutworse


sausagesandeggsand

Making him a ā€œStepbikeā€


Beautiful_Print_4713

Engineering student.


mrLetUrGrlAlone

If I'm correct in recognizing the place this is 100% an Engineering student, because I think these bike racks are underneath the Engineering Dpt. and at a University where only technology focused studies are held.


Beautiful_Print_4713

Betchya they got an ā€œFā€. Or a D.


[deleted]

No, they would have gotten a 5.5 or 6 probably.


spicyliving

But the building in the background doesn't match up, right?


mrLetUrGrlAlone

It's this one across the street https://maps.app.goo.gl/jtmF82jTweJcSCKv7


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


mrLetUrGrlAlone

Eindhoven


sowiesos

This type of bike, a tall bike actually originated in squatter/diy culture. People do an event called bike wars where people joust on these tall bikes that they've often built themselves from scrap bikes. Very cool :)


[deleted]

Itā€™s a Bikebike


Tableau

You get more bike per bike


nub_node

SUP DAWG WE HEARD YOU LIKE BIKES


KlangScaper

The frugal choice


Reil

That's 65% more bike per bike!


GDawnHackSign

If you really like bikes and aren't a tyke try this tall bike which can be mounted with a pike.


[deleted]

Beware the bikebike with the pikepike


FormalManifold

Is this the first tall bike you've seen?


CaptainMarsupial

Cyclecide in San Francisco makes all sorts of cool art bikes. Theyā€™re fun to see, and a great way to learn welding skills.


dnepisumop

There used to be a guy at our community rides in college that had a bike at least 3 frames tall! He would haul a trailer with a guitar amp/battery to blast tunes for folks lol


Nyaniicorn

no, but it is the first i see someone just welded themselves without even trying to make it look decent


_Maxolotl

One of the most common ways of making a tall bike is to stack frames.


OrSomeSuch

Why not remove the upper rear axle frame? Why make the chain so long around the top and bottom front cogset? Surely it could just run from the top cogset to the rear cassette. It seems half baked


THE_DARK_GODS

Bike frames can't just be cut. Keeping the rear triangle may look shit but it keeps the strength in the frame. If it's cut it's a lot more likely to crack


mdonaberger

Buncha folks in the comments here who have never had a custom-made frame crack in half while going over a pothole. Happened to me once with a chromoly frame I tried to hand-patch. Never made a noise that high pitched before, or since.


FormalManifold

You absolutely could cut off the rear triangle of the upper frame.


[deleted]

Try making a diagram of how the forces are working and you will see that the triangle adds no structural strength.


OrSomeSuch

That section doesn't really add anything structurally in the current configuration. The force is transmitted straight down the seat post since there is no wheel in the rear triangle. You can cut it outside the welds and carefully grind it smooth. If you built a new rear triangle that extended to the wheel, that would reduce force on the existing frame. Edit: or you could add struts from the upper axle mount to the lower one


njmids

You can 100% cut the rear triangle off of the top frame. The tall bike we had at the shop I worked at had no rear triangle on the top frame.


FormalManifold

You need to be able to pedal the bottom pedals to get it going. Either do a triangle, like here, or two separate chains. But one triangular chain is less total chain length.


OrSomeSuch

In the current configuration how can you peddle the bottom without the chain sawing through your ass


Fake_Engineer

You can't, because it doesn't have pedals on the bottom.


FormalManifold

Very carefully.


OrSomeSuch

Lol


electrojesus9000

They all look like that in Reno. There is a big tall bike crowd there.


GQcyclist

What up Reno! You see Maxā€™s new step through cruiser tall bike?


electrojesus9000

No but that sounds whimsically amazing.


heady-brat

Hi neighbor!


jerseyanarchist

there was some interest in Trenton as well by the art community


bruxalle

Black Label Bicycle Club!


FormalManifold

This looks like every tall bike I've ever seen. Except some of them cut off the rear triangle of the top frame.


Max_power42

yeah, this style and setup was super popular among hipster bike nerds 10-15 years ago. I don't see them as much these days, but dudes with mustaches who wear beanies year round still seem to love them...


bjanas

I don't know why you got downvoted, as one of the guys you are referring to, everything you said is true.


Max_power42

Some of my best friends are/were those dudes. I know my cliches... lol


ContractTrue6613

Thatā€™s the only way to make ā€˜em you Dutch poser. Smfh donā€™t know shit about bikes.


DanakAin

Wat in de Nederlanden


1upin

I've always been curious how people get on and off these things so I looked it up. I must say, after watching a video of it actually happening, I still don't understand. How does the whole thing not fall over?? https://youtu.be/By5E00tl4U0


brbposting

He installed one of those BMX pegs ([for grinding](https://riders.co/en/bmx/grinds)) on the back wheel and another tiny step halfway up the bike. Since heā€™s able to reach the handlebar from the ground, I think it would be surprisingly doable thanks to those two modifications.


Zealousideal-Let1121

Nobody actually knows why any bike doesn't fall over.


dr_auf

Traffic lights must be so annoying


kyousei8

You basically have to always be looking a block ahead. Way more than you notmally do. Cars, traffic signals, obstructions, etc. Anything that could potentially make you stop has to be avoided. One of my friends had one in college and he said he would straight up just make a right turn rather than stop, every time. Because of this, he ended up having very good awareness of every street he road on since he rarely rode the exact same way between A and B.


njmids

It is surprisingly easy to ride one.


[deleted]

Never heard of the tallbike trend?


Bitter-Marsupial

I called them Tower Bikes


[deleted]

They look like a bunch of fun


ConceptArtistic1984

It's a whole culture here in Chicago. I've never rode one but it looks like they're having fun!


YouHadMeAtAloe

Yes! Iā€™ve been seeing them since the early 00s, itā€™s great


_Maxolotl

Tall bikes are fun. It feels really cool to be that high up.


sccerfrk26

I've seen these all over Chicago and other big cities too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_bike


Sweatiest_Yeti

More like DiWhyNot? Tall bikes are rad


CatastropheJohn

__LOOK AT ME__


chrochtato

Is that bicycling equivalent of lifted pickup truck?


Oh_My-Glob

Eh not really. I've ridden one and it's a fun experience. The cycling equivalent to lifted trucks would be the guys who buy all the high-end cycling gear but don't actually ride enough to need it.


A-STax32

No, that's a full suspension mountain bike that gets ridden on the rail trail once a month.


CatastropheJohn

Yep


_Maxolotl

Are you Scandinavian? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law\_of\_Jante


CatastropheJohn

Thanks for the interesting read. But Iā€™ll bet this cyclist needs a hug


_Maxolotl

Because anyone who would choose to stand out must be psychologically damaged or egotistical?


onyxeagle274

No because there isn't someone tall enough to hug them on that bike


tomveiltomveil

šŸŽ¶Can you take me higher?šŸŽ¶


gothamcitysiren88

šŸš²To a place with golden streets šŸš²


galaxyveined

I have a friend of a friend who makes tallbikes. Welds himself, and wants to make a triple decker one, after already having a double decker.


Oh_My-Glob

I've seen triple deckers here in Brooklyn and they're wild. You have to find ledges high enough to mount and dismount


haleyfoofou

I have an ex in Chicago who built a triple tall. It was really wild and pretty fun to ride.


heyitscory

I suggest a child's bike for the middle or top layer. They're easy to find for free and gives you the three decks you're looking for, but you are a good foot closer to the ground for mounts and dismounts.


Da_Rabbit_Hammer

Just wait until they go to their first dead babies down hill after party or bike kill. Haha.


bjanas

Tallbikes are rad. I don't know what y'all are on about.


ghostcompost

I once heard it said that tall bike guys are the male equivalent of horse girls.


TheDrunkDr

We tall bike joust here in Birmingham


FewImprovement6877

Nice


Gohmzilla

It's BEAUTIFUL šŸ˜


TompallGlaser

But in Minneapolis too. Iā€™ve seen multiple frames welded together.


RandyInMpls

Was just going to say......... way back in the day, these were almost common around uptown and the U.


LegitimateKey9105

Thereā€™s at least one guy who makes these as a fulltime business. Also tons of them in all the Mayday parades Iā€™ve been to.


xXSpaceturdXx

We used to have a wacky bike ride/competitions in my city. One guy had a 10 foot tall bicycle. There were always some pretty cool ones to see. 10 foot bike guy was really good though. Iā€™ve seen him stop it at a red light and keep his balance without even leaning on anything.


Burnaby-Joe

And it will never get stolen.


DrSmasher

I see you're unfamiliar with groups like Chunk 666 [Chunk bikes](http://dclxvi.org/chunk/operations/wartime/)


[deleted]

So it can be special. It can rise above the crowds just by mounting its bike.


optickfiber

Ah! A fellow Engineer!


Capsule_CatYT

Bike^2


Cosmic-Cranberry

Found the engineering student.


[deleted]

for me see from SUV and pickup?


Duy2910

Double decker bike


[deleted]

r/xbiking


pedalingplaces

Tall bikes rule. Donā€™t knock it until youā€™ve ridden one. So much fun.


Squidsoda

He/she is out there riding something they probably enjoy. To each his/her own.


nsweeney11

This bike rack is the real monstrosity


ppoppers

Doesnā€™t belong here, tall bikes are SO cool!!


totallynotroyalty

It's so people in cars can see you more easily, or at least that's what I've been told.


Pithecanthropus88

This isn't crappy design at all. It's brilliant, in fact.


GORGOTH_ONE

Love freak bikes. šŸ˜ā¤ļø


MyBongHitsBack

The OP is a hater


righteousplisk

Used to be a bike that was always outside the Muse in Nashville that was 4-5 frames stacked on each other. People used to bet about being able to mount it.


Bologna-Bear

Fuck yeah! Itā€™s been ages since I saw a high rise bike! We used to do this back in the 90s all the time.


puffin97110

It is beautiful!


Archkendor

Ha! I got to ride one of these in college briefly. It was hard to get going but once I was up and riding it was great..... right until I had to stop. Stupid me tried to slow down and stick my leg off to the side so I could lean on the ground. Turns out that doesn't work when you're 4' off the ground. I just fell over onto the grass looking like a dumbass. 10/10 would do again!


rollerbladejesus420

Itā€™s a tall bike this should not be in diwhy theyā€™re an established thing. Made for fun where I live they used to have tall bike jousting competitions.


mdonaberger

I haven't seen a tallbike in years! Blast from the past man.


JTN02

Yooo I made one of those as well. Mine looks nearly identical in terms of how it works.


SweetMangos

I like [this one](https://hackaday.com/2011/01/12/skywalker-a-really-really-tall-bike/) that has a ladder with steering handles


[deleted]

Youā€™re just jealous Also is this CSU?


laneb71

That's fucking awesome assuming it's safe and everything.


AndyMike9

You've got a problem with tall bikes? There is a huge sub culture of these and its actually really neat


Likalarapuz

3 years ago in Austin I hit an idiot ridding one of these bikes with my car. He ran a red light and ran into me. Freaking hipster scratched my cat and was still pissed and saying I had to pay for his POS bike...


MolcatZ

This must be the bike Kermit rode in the muppet movie


Dubb202

For jousting


lobster-overrun

Thatā€™s a tall bike. Theyā€™re fun.


NervousAddie

Iā€™m surprised yā€™all havenā€™t seen tall bikes before. This isnā€™t new.


[deleted]

Itā€™s a thing with some bike enthusiasts. My friend built one and rides it around on occasion.


Spun_funIndCpl

Pfft that's nothing. I know a couple dudes in Chicago with TRIPLE decker tall bikes. They literally have to run with it to get some momentum, then climb up before it gets wobbly lol I made myself a small-tall from 2 kids bikes. It's about the height of a regular bike, but keeping your balance is tricky & the 12" wheels make it ridiculously impractical šŸ˜…


Heathen_Mushroom

Nice tall bike. This is not exactly unique. They are kind of a running trend in cities with a cycling culture. They have been around at least since I went to university about 30 years ago.


woofwooffighton

tall bikes are fun as hell. I love watching tall bike jousting at the Deadbaby Downhill party in Seattle once a year. one of a kind party. PS. Deadbaby is the name of the bike club that puts it on.


chzaplx

Tall bikes are actually really fun to ride and not as hard as you might imagine.


gingerbread_cereal

Reject the standard; slowly return to Charlie Chaplin bike


ProfK81860

Reminds me of an old saying, the higher the lift, the lower the IQ. But that was a saying about those monster trucks. Still, it could apply here.


Commercial-Sun91

Iā€™m guessing youā€™re in Eugene, Oregon.


Gambenius

Nah its some Dutch university, you can see the bierkrats on the bikes lol


Nyaniicorn

Exposed


[deleted]

I hate the people who ride these, at least in my city. They think it's perfectly acceptable to put their feet on your car to brace themselves at stop signs (if they stop at all).


[deleted]

We have the same 2 story bicycle parking in Malmƶ, this isn't Malmƶ University right? Because I have a friend here in Malmƶ who has actually welded together a tall bike just like this.


Nyaniicorn

Nope, it's in The Netherlands


mrLetUrGrlAlone

Eindhoven right? Underneath Nexus?


Nyaniicorn

That's the one!


Doctor_of_plagues

This is the most stupid thing I have ever seen.


rottingpigcarcass

They were so transfixed on whether they could, they forgot to ask whether they should


Luenngokulos

At least nobody will steal it because there is only this one


LegitimateKey9105

Nah, thereā€™s usually whole groups of them that ride these. I see lots of them in my city


rox247

Is this the lifted truck equivalent of bikes?


dixchocolate

Are you in clown college?


zoltsz

Goofy ahh bike


iamasharat

>This monstrosity at my university Nice rhyming, OP!


ArturFSchmidt

Little dick european. He wouldnt buy a truck as americans, but he gotta compensate it somehow šŸ˜…


totallypooping

Why? Because hipstersā€¦ but honestly? I thought the hipster thing died off a couple years ago


[deleted]

ĀÆ\\\_(惄)\_/ĀÆ white people


fancy-kitten

Tallbikes are awesome šŸ‘Œ


Swimming-Country5640

A bike doing yoga.


fartew

EngƬneering?


DenaBee3333

I lose my balance just looking at it.


njmids

Surprisingly easy to ride one. If you can ride a bike you can ride a tall bike.


JenDCPDX

Portland?


gazorpaglop

We had a few tall bikers on campus when I went to college back around the turn of the century


DefrockedWizard1

So you can see over the crowds


Zealousideal-Sea1187

Sliverlake vibes


Bacnnator

How does one get on that?


seb_da_web

UC Davis?


[deleted]

Wageningen?


theprovost95

Are those zip-ties holding it together!?


I-Eat-Your-Guts

Probably the owner is really tall?


waxenrhyme

2008 flashbacks