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Having designed a sidesaddle bicycle, I belatedly discovered the obvious. If you’re seated facing left, like a proper lady, it’s very hard to turn right. And it is very very easy to fall over backwards.
The solution to both problems is to add a second person, sitting right sidesaddle, back
to back with the first person. Now each person – each peddler – views half the road ahead, and controls one half of the handlebar. Democracy in action.
The technical part: the rotary motion of the peddlers is turned ninety degrees by a simple right angle gearbox. Weight balancing of the two peddlers is achieved by adjusting the dual seat laterally.
I’m riding it now with my SO. Back to back, I can feel his lats contract and release, his glutes pumping rhythmically, our breathing now synchronized...ahhhhh...ahhhhh...ahhhhh...
...oh...sorry.
1897 Punnett Companion
http://www.bicyclem...com/Html/bike5.html
bikes for two have been around for a while! [Vernon, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004]
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Sidesaddle bicycles seem half-baked enough in the first place. Why, oh, why? |
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Whew, I'm getting sweaty. Where's the bike with the seats facing each other? |
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Why not simply turn the saddle so it faces..err..right and you face forwards? Not as much fun, I know, but allows you to regain your independance. |
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I would hate to be stuck with a fella twice (or half, for that matter) my size on one of these! |
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Definitely an interesting concept... gives a view of the World we would usually ignore while pedalling on the normal bicycle. |
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And it would be a good trust-building exercise for couples therapy. [+] |
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me thinks that with all that extra power <pluterday> could transfer some power to a fan. that would not only cool off its victims but also aid in propelling the craft. (sorry for the pun) |
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