Canberra Pursuit this Friday is going to be a thing. A big thing.

This was a lot of fun. Well done to all involved.

poetix said :

Bjorn Again is on at the same time. Tragic, but the reconstituted band was booked before news of the hacked bikes reached the common folk.

Well, Bjorn Again isn’t actually reconstituted ABBA. I suspect that ersatz is a more appropriate term…:-)

johnboy said :

That is a hand cranked air raid siren converted to chain drive.

But wait until you hear Loose Brown’s aeolian wind flutes!

That’s very unique. Nto really my thing, but it is interesting.

Is that an engine above the rear wheel?

There will be many (maybe even 100) bicycles, lots of them making interesting noises. The pretty-awesome Jon Rose is part of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Rose

Geoff_from_Lushpup_Images said :

That’s a nice portrait of you JB … groovy machine too though I foresee external skid-marks of a whole other magnitude appearing in your future 😉

That is a very fashionable helmet, too…Naughty JB!

And to think when she saw that bike my mother said “What sort of person would want to ride such a thing?”

Bjorn Again is on at the same time. Tragic, but the reconstituted band was booked before news of the hacked bikes reached the common folk.

Memories.

I used to have a home-engineered set of forks like that. Just a bit longer with a smaller front wheel.

B@stard of a thing to ride… significant understeer issues resulting in frequent stoppage. Turn the handlebars too far or to quick and you lose all traction at the front causing the bike to basically fold over on itself.

Looked cool though and got excellent comments anywhere it was ridden.

That’s a nice portrait of you JB … groovy machine too though I foresee external skid-marks of a whole other magnitude appearing in your future 😉