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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Hand made bikes of a very unusual nature

Office Chair Bike
Office Chair Bike
Wood Bike
Wood Bike
Drift Wood Bike
Drift Wood Bike
Wood High Wheel
Wood High Wheel
Compact Bike
Compact Bike
Triangle Bike
Triangle Bike
Scooter Bike
Scooter Bike
photos via woodenbikes.com

Tom Kabat is a former serious cyclist who still loves bikes. An engineer, 30 year bike commuter and bike tourer (Trans America 1976), Tom was inspired to build bikes after seeing other great home built pedal machines at Kinetic Sculpture races and a wide variety of antique bikes on display in museums. I had the weird pleasure of riding on a few of these bike at the maker faire last year and trust me, they don't ride like a "regular" bikes. But the beauty of these strange contraptions is that you get to see your life flash before your eyes over and over again. Once you get the hand of it then you are free to ride around maker faire as much as you can take. I know I am going to try it again this year.

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