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  1. Original post
    Jeff Potter
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    I was driving down this country road when a guy came riding
    around the corner on a road bike that was EIGHT FEET TALL!
    It was a modern bike--it was made in a totally pro way---
    somehow a second tall bike seemed inserted into a base bike.
    He had a pack on and was acting, looking, riding just like a
    commuter. I was amazed and cracked up and waved.

    I've seen weird bikes before, but always in metro areas.

    The last time I had a weird bike encounter was when I was
    having dinner in Chicago and a guy came riding by on a TEN
    FOOT TALL road bike! He, too, was acting just like a
    commuter. Not like he was doing any crazy performance art
    stunt---just riding by on his bike. That bike was set up
    like 3 bikeframes at the bottom, two in the middle then
    one on top.

    --

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  2. S O R N I
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    Jeff Potter said:

    I was driving down this country road when a guy came
    riding around the corner on a road bike that was EIGHT
    FEET TALL! It was a modern bike--it was made in a totally
    pro way---somehow a second tall bike seemed inserted into
    a base bike. He had a pack on and was acting, looking,
    riding just like a commuter. I was amazed and cracked up
    and waved.

    I've seen weird bikes before, but always in metro areas.

    The last time I had a weird bike encounter was when I was
    having dinner in Chicago and a guy came riding by on a TEN
    FOOT TALL road bike! He, too, was acting just like a
    commuter. Not like he was doing any crazy performance art
    stunt---just riding by on his bike. That bike was set up
    like 3 bikeframes at the bottom, two in the middle then
    one on top.

    You shouldn't drive when taking such strong substances.

    Bill "now these nice gentlemen would like to talk to you
    a while" S.

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  3. Q.
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    "Jeff Potter" <jeff@DELETETHIS!outyourbackdoor.com> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I was driving down this country road when a guy came
    riding around the corner on a road bike that was EIGHT
    FEET TALL! It was a modern bike--it was made in a totally
    pro way---somehow a second tall bike seemed inserted into
    a base bike. He had a pack on and was acting, looking,
    riding just like a commuter. I was amazed and cracked up
    and waved.

    I've seen weird bikes before, but always in metro areas.

    The last time I had a weird bike encounter was when I was
    having dinner in Chicago and a guy came riding by on a TEN
    FOOT TALL road bike! He, too, was acting just like a
    commuter. Not like he was doing any crazy performance art
    stunt---just riding by on his bike. That bike was set up
    like 3 bikeframes at the bottom, two in the middle then
    one on top.

    Take a look at some of these bikes ...

    scul.orgSCUL.html

    C.Q.C.

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  4. Sittingduck
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    Jeff Potter jeff@DELETETHIS!outyourbackdoor.com said:

    EIGHT FEET TALL!

    bikerodnkustom3.homestead.comBrad Tallbike1 C
    anadaFlagA.jpg

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  5. Ryan Cousineau
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    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Jeff Potter jeff@DELETETHIS!outyourbackdoor.com said:

    I was driving down this country road when a guy came
    riding around the corner on a road bike that was EIGHT
    FEET TALL! It was a modern bike--it was made in a totally
    pro way---somehow a second tall bike seemed inserted into
    a base bike. He had a pack on and was acting, looking,
    riding just like a commuter. I was amazed and cracked up
    and waved.

    Oh, that was just Chalo.

    --
    Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden]
    sfu.cawiredcola President, Fabrizio
    Mazzoleni Fan Club

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  6. Steven M. O'Nei
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    Q. LostVideos-AT-hotmail.com said:

    "Jeff Potter" <jeff@DELETETHIS!outyourbackdoor.com> wrote
    in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I was driving down this country road when a guy came
    riding around the corner on a road bike that was EIGHT
    FEET TALL! It was a modern bike--it was made in a totally
    pro way---somehow a second tall bike seemed inserted into
    a base bike. He had a pack on and was acting, looking,
    riding just like a commuter. I was amazed and cracked up
    and waved.

    Take a look at some of these bikes ...

    scul.orgSCUL.html

    These seems to dredge up a couple more photos:

    images.google.comimages images.google.comimages
    bikes

    (Note the 's' at the end of 2nd URL)

    --
    Steven O'Neill [email hidden] NYC Weather Forecast Chart:
    panix.comwgraph.cgi

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  7. Scott Elliot
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    Hey Jeff, the only time I've ever seen a bike that tall was
    when I was crawling home from the pub. Be careful they
    don't run over your fingers. Are you sure you should have
    been driving?

    Scott Elliot www3.telus.netselliot

    "Jeff Potter" <jeff@DELETETHIS!outyourbackdoor.com> wrote in
    message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I was driving down this country road when a guy came
    riding around the corner on a road bike that was EIGHT
    FEET TALL! It was a modern bike--it was made in a totally
    pro way---somehow a second tall bike seemed inserted into
    a base bike. He had a pack on and was acting, looking,
    riding just like a commuter. I was amazed and cracked up
    and waved.

    I've seen weird bikes before, but always in metro areas.

    The last time I had a weird bike encounter was when I was
    having dinner in Chicago and a guy came riding by on a TEN
    FOOT TALL road bike! He, too, was acting just like a
    commuter. Not like he was doing any crazy performance art
    stunt---just riding by on his bike. That bike was set up
    like 3 bikeframes at the bottom, two in the middle then
    one on top.

    --

    Jeff Potter
    ****
    *Out Your Backdoor * outyourbackdoor.comoutyourbackdoor.com
    publisher of do-it-yourself culture ... bikes, skis, boats
    & more ... ... with radically relevant novels from the
    ULA's LiteraryRevolution.com ... ... free music ... tons
    o' articles ... travel forums ... WOW!

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  8. Dan
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    #8
    Quoted message said:

    ... a road bike that was EIGHT FEET TALL!

    Obviously a C.H.U.N.K. tallbike
    dclxvi.orgtall

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  9. Jeff Potter
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    #9
    Dan said:
    Quoted message said:

    ... a road bike that was EIGHT FEET TALL!

    Obviously a C.H.U.N.K. tallbike
    dclxvi.orgtall

    I've heard about the CHUNKs and choppers over the years and
    have seen tons of tall bikes in parades and in 'odd news'
    stories. The main thing about my experience was seeing two
    of them now just out riding---with the weirdest one being
    seen riding in the countryside by a commuter. Maybe it'll be
    like singlespeeds and be the next big (tall?) thing.

    --

    Jeff Potter
    ****
    *Out Your Backdoor * outyourbackdoor.comoutyourbackdoor.com
    publisher of do-it-yourself culture ... bikes, skis, boats & more ...
    ... with radically relevant novels from the ULA's
    LiteraryRevolution.com ...
    ... free music ... tons o' articles ... travel forums ... WOW!

    Report
  10. Drs
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    #10

    sittingduck <[email hidden]> wrote in
    message [email hidden]

    Quoted message said:
    Jeff Potter jeff@DELETETHIS!outyourbackdoor.com said:

    EIGHT FEET TALL!

    bikerodnkustom3.homestead.comBrad Tallbike1
    _CanadaFlagA.jpg

    For heaven's sake! The handlebars should be *lower*
    than the seat!

    --

    A: Top-posters.
    B: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?

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