Reckon this here Cattle Drive is Too far from the Waterhole!
Lightning in a bottle. From 2008, many years ago at Klamath Falls, Oregon, Kinetic Sculpture Race. The blue number Jerri's riding is on permanent display in Sangju, Korea's National Bicycle Museum. Laura's and mine still get frequent racing & parade duty..
These aren't just Schwinn 'Yo!' scooters anymore, they each have off-set eccentric rear axels which makes them go up and down with each revolution of the wheel. So the weight of the bike and rider propels you forward with little effort. The yellow tubes go outboard farther for flotation stability on water. The tires are 'spent'(used up) Hoosier 15"x18" sprint car items.
To go up hill, the rider walks backwards on the front side of the rear tire from the pictured riding position. The horse-themed bouncer, Bucking For Glory, has extendable out-riggers and oarlocks to row like a sculler. Pinkie and Blue use kayak paddles when afloat. Great fun!
Each bike took me a week to build, all from essentially free-recycled bits and bobs.
On land: www.flickr.com/photos/27047646@N00/4820841969/
Water entry: www.flickr.com/photos/27047646@N00/5791037472/in/set-7215...
Down a pretty steep sand dune: www.flickr.com/photos/27047646@N00/5787964471/in/set-7215...
Photo by Allen Brown,
Reckon this here Cattle Drive is Too far from the Waterhole!
Lightning in a bottle. From 2008, many years ago at Klamath Falls, Oregon, Kinetic Sculpture Race. The blue number Jerri's riding is on permanent display in Sangju, Korea's National Bicycle Museum. Laura's and mine still get frequent racing & parade duty..
These aren't just Schwinn 'Yo!' scooters anymore, they each have off-set eccentric rear axels which makes them go up and down with each revolution of the wheel. So the weight of the bike and rider propels you forward with little effort. The yellow tubes go outboard farther for flotation stability on water. The tires are 'spent'(used up) Hoosier 15"x18" sprint car items.
To go up hill, the rider walks backwards on the front side of the rear tire from the pictured riding position. The horse-themed bouncer, Bucking For Glory, has extendable out-riggers and oarlocks to row like a sculler. Pinkie and Blue use kayak paddles when afloat. Great fun!
Each bike took me a week to build, all from essentially free-recycled bits and bobs.
On land: www.flickr.com/photos/27047646@N00/4820841969/
Water entry: www.flickr.com/photos/27047646@N00/5791037472/in/set-7215...
Down a pretty steep sand dune: www.flickr.com/photos/27047646@N00/5787964471/in/set-7215...
Photo by Allen Brown,