Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

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reades wifes rat. actually more rattish irl then the pic

^stunning

^^^^thats is loony. functional-ish tall bike. i guess with the extra weight under the rider you could maybe stack the rear without affecting balance and doing a massive wheely. i love it.

@ the sadR how did you find that photo stream? black label, swoon, NO, NYC?

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good work EMM

Beautiful

Looks a ton of fun.

I'd put a freewheel and a back brake on and go bombing.

^^ Win!! :D

Looks like tons of fun!

heh, good idea.
Got a striped old scott mtp in the cellar for some fun.

I want to see someone making that beast move

I want to see someone making that beast move

With a shitty sidepull caliper on the front and no rear brake I wanna see someone stop it once it gets a bit of momentum going!

Given how massive the "cog" is, I somewhat doubt it's possible to gain enough velocity to do so.

Would also imagine that it is welded to the axel meaning comedy moments when the rider's feet leave the pedals catapulting him face first over the handlebars.

Given how massive the "cog" is, I somewhat doubt it's possible to gain enough velocity to do so.

Steam rollers do not require much speed, yet flatten out tarmac pretty damn well!

not realy that franen, but I want it!

^^ Reminds me of these I saw yesterday

Should probably dump straight in anti. Actually this one isn't too bad, is probably the least offensive of the bunch

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My own beater, its had some new parts though, so its not that ratty any more

That looks sweet! I'd say it's still pretty ratty...

my own rat-moblie