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Ingenious
The bicycle has inspired more varied and ingenious inventiveness than any other human artifact. Here are some creations, new and old, which have caught our attention.
Bi-Cycle and the See-Saw Bike
ELAD BAROUCH explores the further fringes of creative bicycle building with his two bizarre bike projects
Rowing quadricycle
This ingenious five-seater was an entry to the first HPV (Human-Powered Vehicles) event in the UK.
The Lean Bike Design prototype recumbent bicycle
With ergonomics similar to those of car-driving, the Lean Bike is designed to be easily ridden by anyone. By GUNNAR FEHLAU
The Passenger-Propelled Rickshaw
Inhabitants of Delhi rediscover their cooperative impulses with STEPHAN KÖPERL and SYLVIA WINKLER’s unusual people-carrying trike
Two in One: The Tanaro Bike
Inspired to create a machine which could be adjusted between upright and reclined, MANFRED WILLEMS and JURGEN NORDHAUSEN explain the story behind their 'convertable' recumbent bicycle prototype.
The Fuel-Tank Flyer.
A unique recumbent trike based on the fuel tank from a decommissioned Russian fighter jet.
The Pedouins
Family on wheels - BILL and AMARINS HARRISON and their three daughters are making a unique journey from Kentucky to Alaska.
Heydenreich tandem
A steer-from-the-rear design similar to the Pino, made in Germany by the frame-maker Heydenreich.
Great British Innovations Number 873
The British are famous for their brilliant engineering, and for their national dish!
Moustachioed gent on fly-wheel equipped bicycle
This image from the Bike Culture archives has us scratching our heads.
Recumbent on the Devil’s Road.
FRANK COLVER explains how having your feet well off the ground and clear of the rattlesnakes is just one advantage of his Desert Bike recumbent. Edited by PETER ELAND.
Cycling on all fours
HENRY BROWN designed and built a tandem quadricycle for round-town travel
Kinetic Sculptures
The Kinetic Sculpture races have cemented themselves as a part of the culture of many towns and cities across the globe - TOM VOGT describes this ludicrous sport, along with some very bizzare pictures...
The Fantasy Man
Amsterdam-based artist ERIC STALLER has come to hope for a future that is technological yet human. Among his works, which range from large-scale architecture to whimsical mini-sculpture, there is a strong pedal-powered element, closely allied to his personal philosophy.
The amazing ocean-going world of Yvon Le Caer
Le Caer was a world-class competition cyclist before he embarked on his ocean-going exploits. His speed records for human powered water craft still stand more than twenty years later.
Hand crank assisted bicycle
Adding a set of pedals might give us a more varied workout but it cannot help us go any faster.
Beating the hills
Hills! Don't we hate them? The bane of our cycling lives. If only there was a clever invention which would flatten them for us...... No no no, not gears. This!
The Patio Pedaller (AKA the Backyard Bike)
Yorkshireman BRIAN CASWELL describes the thinking behind his unusual creation.
The long and the short of family transport
An expanding family needs a reliable form of transport, and a 'green' family needs an environmentally friendly craft. Cyclorama Editor JIM McGURN tells the story of the vehicle he designed to meet both briefs
Fietsorkest - the bicycle brass band
Nothing brightens a day like six musicians in matching uniforms, on one bike: the "Brabants Fietsharmonisch Orkest".
Pedal-powered slot car racing game
Four-lane fun, and miles better than a home turbo-trainer!
FarRad - the radiator bike
Winner of the final of the first Pedal Powered Furniture World Championship
The Rinky Dink
The travelling pedal-powered sound system against war and injustice!
Zero Emission Machine
A commercial attempt to replicate the short-journey benefits of the motor car, using pedal-power.
A four seater tandem originally made for a TV ad.
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Cycling is an absolutely essential part of my day. It’s mind-clearing, invigorating
US General James L. Jones
Cartoons
From Phil Somerville
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