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Tom WA3KLR
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« on: July 29, 2005, 03:18:50 PM »

The following has been developed by Steve Roberts N4RVE of Shacktopus:

An extreme bicycle mobile communications set-up.

See the third photo from the bottom of this web page for a view of his bicycle mobile.  (Attention - Irb eat your heart out.)

http://microship.com/resources/winnebiko-behemoth.html
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2005, 07:48:06 PM »

I remember when that guy originally did that bike thing.  I never did follow up, so was unaware of the later versions.  I thought he was nuts the first time, the successive versions just make me more sure of it.

A 580 pound bicycle, loaded with so much stuff it needed a proximity sensor security system?  

If that's not nuts, someone tell me what it is.
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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2005, 08:08:21 PM »

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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2005, 08:20:23 PM »

Think Maybe it's a Little OverKill.. :roll:
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2005, 08:30:31 PM »

Seems like some of the stuff on the BEHEMOTH is useless in terms of radio.  It has a radiation monitor. For what ?
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2005, 10:01:59 PM »

He's definately a type A.   I can see how he could get carried
away - and kept adding stuff while knowing full well the thing still
needed to be pedaled by muscle. Gads.

Just imagine having TWO, 300 pound guys riding on the handle
bars and rear fender of your own bicycle and trying to keep the
thing stable at high speed and then pedaling up hills. With
that 120? speed gearbox can you imagine the amount of leg
revolutions at the slowest speed to make it up a steep hill?  
Thank goodness it has training wheels or it would tip over at
the slower speeds.

Reminds me of a few nutcase Yagis I've built and then realized
they were just too darn big and heavy to erect - tore down and
did something else.

His project was more of a mind f**k without much real whirl
practicality. But still, I'm impressed in a weird sorta way.... Cheesy

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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2005, 10:44:06 PM »

I didn't think that thing was still around. I too remember the original and I also thought it was crazy. But then, some folks think I am crazy........
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2005, 11:19:56 AM »

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I didn't think that thing was still around. I too remember the original and I also thought it was crazy. But then, some folks think I am crazy........


I remember when he was running a Commodore computer (Commodore 64 I think) on his bike  and he was  in all of the Commodore magazines.

Yes,  its definitely 'over the top' but it doesn't bother anyone else and he must get a LOT of exercise pedalling a 580 pound bike up hills!

 I've always gone in the opposite direction,  preferring racing bikes with no racks, radios or other do-dads, keep it light and clean looking.
73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ
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« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2005, 05:12:56 AM »

Quote from: Tom WA3KLR
The following has been developed by Steve Roberts N4RVE of Shacktopus:

An extreme bicycle mobile communications set-up.

See the third photo from the bottom of this web page for a view of his bicycle mobile.  (Attention - Irb eat your heart out.)

http://microship.com/resources/winnebiko-behemoth.html


Must be fun pumping that bad boy up a hill.
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