i’d seen reference to tallbikes in a screenplay i read recently. and i kinda had a mental image of what they were. but only kinda. a circus-y image, really, like one of those tall unicycles, but with two wheels.
so it was nice and unnerving to see this post on gizmodo about SkyWalker TallBikes, with this picture:
interesting dialogue with the maker:
gizmodo: How much time did it take you to build this bike?
Brad Graham: SkyWalker was made in a single weekend. All welding was done outdoors in -10 degree weather using a basic AC welder.gizmodo: You built it with spare parts, right?
BG: Yes. All parts were scavanged from the local dump with the exception of a few lengths of hardware store electrical conduit for the frame.gizmodo: how the heck do you ride this thing?
BG: The bike is very easy to ride if you trust it. Climbing the ladder while it is in motion takes some time to get used to, but after a few tries, I was able to get to the top with a coffee in one hand. Many people tried SkyWalker, and had no problem at all riding it.
my brother makes tall bikes and was featured in our newspaper here in Columbia, SC a couple years ago. He’s an old school punk rocker so his bikes tend to have a little more edge to them. I won’t ever get on one, though. Everyone says they’re easy to ride, but when you fall, it really hurts!
Blessings
I had a ‘tall bike’ when I was in high school and it was fairly easy to ride. Getting off did take some practice.