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Unique Bikes Seen In Davis

SteveDavison — 2009-10-25 01:18:17

pedicab in Davis, fixed order

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- ==Types of Bikes==	+ ==Types of Bicycles== + * ["Arm-Powered Bicycles"] -- An option for people with limited leg mobility, or for folks who just want bigger biceps! You urn the crank pedals with your arms. + * ["Penny-farthing"] (aka: ''Highwheelers'' or ''Bone Shakers'') -- As the ancestor of modern day "safety" bicycles, the ["Penny-farthing" penny-farthing] bicycle features a large front wheel on which the pedals are directly mounted. Obviously, you don't see a whole lot of these rolling about, but ["Wheelworks"] parks one outside their shop during business hours. Also, there's a fair amount of ["Town Art" town art] in the form of penny-farthing bicycles. + * ["Recumbent Bicycles"] -- These are bikes where the person rides with his/her legs out in front of him/her, while sitting back in a reclined position. The rider is in front of, not on top of, the rear wheel. + * ["Rowbikes"] -- A type of arm/leg-powered bike. As the name suggests, a [http://www.rowbike.com rowbike] is a bicycle that is rowed like a boat. The motion is similar to that of the rowing machines found in the ["Gyms" gym]. + * ["Tandem Bicycles"] -- Like the classic song "bicycle built for two". These are bikes for two or more riders inline (not side by side).
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- * ["Recumbent Bicycles"] -- These are bikes where the person rides with his/her legs out in front of him/her, while sitting back in a reclined position. - * ["Arm-Powered Bicycles"] -- An option for people with limited leg mobility, or for folks who just want bigger biceps! - * ["Tandem Bicycles"] - * ["Penny-farthing"] (aka: ''Highwheelers'' or ''Bone Shakers'') -- As the ancestor of all modern day bicycles, the ["Penny-farthing" penny-farthing] bicycle features a large front wheel on which the pedals are directly mounted. Obviously, you don't see a whole lot of these rolling about, but ["Wheelworks"] parks one outside their shop during business hours. Also, there's a fair amount of ["Town Art" town art] in the form of penny-farthing bicycles. - * ["Rowbikes"] -- A type of arm-powered bike. As the name suggests, a [http://www.rowbike.com rowbike] is a bicycle that is rowed like a boat. The motion is similar to that of the rowing machines found in the ["Gyms" gym].
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	+ * ["Pedicabs"] -- Tricycles, like the one owned and used by [http://facilities.ucdavis.edu/bldg_grnds/ Facilities Management Buildings & Grounds] which they bought from [http://www.pedicab.com Main Street Pedicabs]. + * Quadricycles -- Such as the [http://www.rhoadescar.com/jumpshow.htm Rhoades Car] which is sometimes seen in Davis.
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- ''2009-09-19 10:18:02'' [[nbsp]] I've carved a Victorian rocking chair from original design, and am carving a carousel horse, plus acquiring old ones. Can anyone give me a way to contact the person who knows how the Farmer's Market at Central Park operates the recumbent-powered bicycle which turns the small carousel? I'd love to build such a mechanism for a small carousel on our small peninsula Farmer's Market in Gustavus, Alaska, at the mouth of Glacier Bay. Thanks so much. - kate --["Users/kateboesser"]	+ ''2009-09-19 10:18:02'' [[nbsp]] I've carved a Victorian rocking chair from original design, and am carving a carousel horse, plus acquiring old ones. Can anyone give me a way to contact the person who knows how the Farmer's Market at Central Park operates the recumbent-powered bicycle which turns the small carousel? I'd love to build such a mechanism for a small carousel on our small peninsula Farmer's Market in Gustavus, Alaska, at the mouth of Glacier Bay. Thanks so much. kate --["Users/kateboesser"]

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kateboesser — 2009-09-19 09:18:02

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	+ ------ + ''2009-09-19 10:18:02'' [[nbsp]] I've carved a Victorian rocking chair from original design, and am carving a carousel horse, plus acquiring old ones. Can anyone give me a way to contact the person who knows how the Farmer's Market at Central Park operates the recumbent-powered bicycle which turns the small carousel? I'd love to build such a mechanism for a small carousel on our small peninsula Farmer's Market in Gustavus, Alaska, at the mouth of Glacier Bay. Thanks so much. + kate --["Users/kateboesser"]

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Darach — 2008-07-24 16:06:03

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MaryLieth — 2008-07-23 22:46:00

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- Due to the bicycle's popularity in Davis, several unique bikes and bicycle-related vehicles are often seen. This page is here to document these creations, because who doesn't like seeing weird bike stuff?	+ Due to the ["bicycles" bicycle's] popularity in Davis, several unique bikes and bicycle-related vehicles are often seen. This page is here to document these creations, because who doesn't like seeing weird bike stuff?
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	+ ==Types of Bikes== + * ["WhymCycles"] -- This encompasses a wide range of bicycle creations, which can been seen on the ["WhymCycles"] page. + * ["Recumbent Bicycles"] -- These are bikes where the person rides with his/her legs out in front of him/her, while sitting back in a reclined position. + * ["Arm-Powered Bicycles"] -- An option for people with limited leg mobility, or for folks who just want bigger biceps! + * ["Tandem Bicycles"] + * ["Penny-farthing"] (aka: ''Highwheelers'' or ''Bone Shakers'') -- As the ancestor of all modern day bicycles, the ["Penny-farthing" penny-farthing] bicycle features a large front wheel on which the pedals are directly mounted. Obviously, you don't see a whole lot of these rolling about, but ["Wheelworks"] parks one outside their shop during business hours. Also, there's a fair amount of ["Town Art" town art] in the form of penny-farthing bicycles. + * ["Rowbikes"] -- A type of arm-powered bike. As the name suggests, a [http://www.rowbike.com rowbike] is a bicycle that is rowed like a boat. The motion is similar to that of the rowing machines found in the ["Gyms" gym]. + + =Individual Bicycles=
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	+ * The ["Human Powered Housing Project"] -- The bicycle equivalent of a motorhome.
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- [[Include(Seed)]]	+ =Technically not Bicycles= + * The ["Bike Church/Mobile Ministry Unit" Bike Church Mobile Ministry Unit] -- The bicycle equivalent of an ambulance for sick bicycles. + * ["Tricycles"] -- Though most often associated with children, a few folks in Davis have adult-sized tricycles. + * ["Unicycles"] + + [[include(photorequest)]] + [[comments]]

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BrettHall — 2007-10-02 09:57:13

Added intro text - sadly I have no pictures to add

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	+ Due to the bicycle's popularity in Davis, several unique bikes and bicycle-related vehicles are often seen. This page is here to document these creations, because who doesn't like seeing weird bike stuff? +

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PxlAted — 2007-09-30 19:32:08

added fishbike 1

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JasonAller — 2007-09-27 21:00:03

This page needs work, is it duplicative?

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RonB — 2007-09-27 20:15:16

Added 'Baby on a Spike Bike' link.

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