The Rat Patrol

Our ‘policy’ is to make bikes from things that would otherwise be disgarded using beer, wit and power tools — it doesn’t matter what kind of bike it is I guess, but we are a freakbike group, so it’s good if you inject some imagination into whatever you call it. Avoid the use of lycra 🙂

also – whats your policy on recumbent bicycles ?

beware – if the monkey bike riders hear of you there could be a rumble.

ONE MORE COMMENT: we are not a gang! At worst, you could say that (technically) we are a bike club, but I’m not even sure if I would agree with that definition! It’s an inclusive community-oriented phenomenom. That’s about as formal as it gets.

Yep, that’s been known to happen. Seems to be a beer-related thing (strangely enough).

Just don’t ask “Why?” or say “Chuck a mono!” m’kay 🙂

I think I’ve seen a few of this lot riding along at night. The REALLY tall bike. I was a bit tipsy and/or tired and I was like ‘WTF?!?!’

NOTE: the long gold limo bike (Schloooong) has been stolen and has been seen around Ainslie. We know where you live already thanks to our urban network, so how about you (mind you, anyone dumb enough to STEAL or to steal something like that would surely not have enough brain size to READ, let alone use a computer…) drop it back sometime real soon… OK?

The “dragster” is called Pollyanna, if that answers your question… it’s a very old Schwinn which has been lovingly stripped back and given new life. Normally we would employ the angle grinder and welder for this application, but it’s owner Scrujette had power of vito in this case…

We like the idea of cutting old things and joining them to make a ‘new’ Functional Work of Art (or FART). Our limits are not the limits of physics, so much as the boundaries of the mind.

OK, for all those about to ask “Why?”, all I can say is that you’ll have to answer that one for yourselves… [THINK!]. Or read the manifesto.

Ride more, USE LESS…

(hand up) guilty as well.

remember the crossrider ?

i tried to buidl one out of a 50’s era malvern star and an old husqvarna motorbike as a kid.

it was not a great success, but i sure thought i looked cool.