Build a hypothetical post-apocalypse bicycle

fuck a bike, when the apocalypse drops i'm putting my gum shield in, grabbing my cricket bat and heading out on foot. Zombies, Nazis, Beasts, they're all fucking getting it.

If I absolutely had to have one, the frame would be made by Thick Bikes for sure.

I would go for something really old and used, with a minimum of "fancy" parts..If it has been rolling for 40 years plus chances are that it will keep rolling..

I have had plenty off bikes like these, just air in the tyres and oil on the chain and you're good.. :-)

Raid bike shops for spares of short wearing parts (and tools). Then use them to trade for other items such as food and the like. As for the bike would have to be some sort of cargo bike.
The long term plan would have to be to form a group large enough and with a range of skills in order to stop the need for constant travel!

I'd think a drum brake would be the most durable braking system; three pairs of shoes will last a lifetime and the drum itself will likely never need replacing.

Scratch that, a coaster brake will last even longer than drum - the friction material is brass! Should last a lifetime and are mechanically even simpler and more robust than drums.

Fixed and brakeless, who needs or wants to stop quickly when Zombies are chasing them?

Welcome to the post-apocalypse, There are no bike shops,

There will still be Evans though, surely?

Stick an old Sturmey Archer hub on the back, those things last forever and a couple of gears would be useful if you're carrying a lot and freewheeling down hills would save some energy.

Stick an old Sturmey Archer hub on the back, those things last forever and a couple of gears would be useful if you're carrying a lot and freewheeling down hills would save some energy.

Not one of the new Chinese ones though. My everyday commuter bike has a modern SA 3-speed coaster hub and in two years I've already had to spend more than it's original cost on maintenance.

I did say old.

What are you on about? Why would tools suddenly disappear during an apocalypse, bit not rims or tyres or cranks or belt drives or chains or saddles or frames?

Fucking retarded thread, op.

btw I am drunk and I only skimmed page one. This page, not so much.

And you've never had a puncture or replaced the tyres? The cables are still the original and never been replaced?

The only cable is the gear cable, and no, It has never been replaced. It is still in perfect condition.
The brakes are rod brakes and adjustment is with a spanner. Pads wear but replacements are easy from Fibrax in Wales. Just stock up before the zombies take hold.
I have replaced tyres and tubes 5 years ago, and then only because I wanted gumwalls.

Welcome to the post-apocalypse, where you avoid cities for the gangs that roam around, and travel constantly and scavenge a living. There are no bike shops, and you don't carry more than a few basic things.

Such as the old school Raleigh multi-spanner? That's all you need for this bike.

There are no replacement tubes after more than 5 years, and finding the right bearings and tools and then performing a service is difficult almost immediately... so as soon as you do need to perform maintenance you're screwed. (Oh, and brake pads, chain wear, etc too)

The chain is the original. It is in an oil bath so has always been adequately lubricated and has never been exposed to the elements. Because there is no derailleur, stretch has been minimal.
All bearings are the original. They probably need a regrease now as the BB is a little noisy, but they are fine, and will be for many more miles.

We're looking for the Mad Max of bicycles, something that will continue to work when all else fails. Something that 10 or 15 years after the apocalypse is still rideable. Something that means that 20 years after the apocalypse you can still manage 10mph average human powered speed rather than 3mph.

I'm sure you are. But I'd like something I can actually ride. That has already proven its indestructabiity over nearly half a century, never mind your poxy 15 years, over all sorts of terrain, whilst still riding like new, that is comfortable, can carry a lot, and with a 4th gear of over 85 inches, can be coaxed up to a fair old speed too. Trust me, the Raleigh Superbe could see out any apocalypse and come out smiling. It's the Rolls Royce of bicycles, and you simply cannot buy anything today that gets near it for sheer build quality. It will still be rolling in style when your mad max bike has fallen to bits.

When I think of Rolls Royces, these days, it's not so good.

Is your experience of one with the number plate JS 247?

I think unicycles and penny farthings are cheating.

A bicycle... the bi being the important bit.

prblm vlcho?

Pedal backwards to go forwards?

I often think about getting around by bike post apocalypse. I think this dream had apocalyptic undertones.

http://www.lfgss.com/post3078429-148.html

http://www.bicycledbikes.com/

This help? Make a bicycle out of a car?

http://www.bicycledbikes.com/

This help? Make a bicycle out of a car?

"MAKING UNIQUENESS A PRODUCT"

"Bicycled is not only a new type of bike, it is also a return to the roots of biking."

"Every product we create is based on a consumer insight, that's also based on an emotion."

Really?

"MAKING UNIQUENESS A PRODUCT"

THIS vapid, lazy, idiotic notion is responsible for most of the things I hate about the modern human being.

They would have won me over if they simply said:

"Dude, we made a bike out of an old car, because we had some spare time."

Smallfurry is politely and modestly avoiding the obvious, his fat and long bike will be exactly what Mad Max would choose to ride.

Ha.

The fatbike would be a cool mad max bike for sure.

It would be a shite idea in reality though. 170mm rear hub, 100mm bb, lefty fork, lefty hub etc. etc.

The cargo bike is designed for neglect. Internal gears front and back with bomb proof tyres, inners, and wheels. Still, I would'nt fancey repairing the NuVinci hub with a fork, and a sharpened lolly stick.

modern human being.

Don't tar us all with that brush. It's just designer consurmerism, some people really go for it.

This thread reminds me of Stephen King's The Stand. Two of the jesus crew ride bikes, I think one even had a trailer.

And you've never had a puncture or replaced the tyres? The cables are still the original and never been replaced?

Welcome to the post-apocalypse, where you avoid cities for the gangs that roam around, and travel constantly and scavenge a living. There are no bike shops, and you don't carry more than a few basic things.
h.

"You must be new around here" etc ... (says the post apocalyptic cycle warlord)

When it begins, you go out and loot/stockpile as many tyres & tubes as possible. You could easily bag yourself several lifetimes supply.