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Nada Z
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Postby Nada Z » 17 Feb 2010, 17:44

Hi Everyone!

I am going to Toastmasters and I will be the table topics master next week. This means I have to come up with some topics for people to talk about for one whole minute!!! So I was thinkng of showing people pictures of unusual bikes and asking them what they think the purpose of that bike is or to describe the scene of the picture.

So, what are 12 types of bikes out there? The more unusual the better. Otherwise, can anyone send me unusual bike pictures? There can be people on them or not.

Any help is much appreciated.

Actually, I could also show them bits of bikes and ask them what they are although that might be too technical.

Thanks in advance!

Nada

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yewenyi
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Postby yewenyi » 17 Feb 2010, 19:09

my bike? do you need a picture?

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Julio
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Postby Julio » 17 Feb 2010, 19:52

So, what are 12 types of bikes out there?
Off the top of my head:

Track
Time Trial
Road
Mountain Bike
Cyclo-Cross
Unicyle
Recombent
Penny Farthing
Bmx
Folding
Exercise
Rickshaw

Google is your friend. :)

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Postby Nada Z » 17 Feb 2010, 21:11

Thanks Brian an Julio!

It's okay Brian, I'll get some pictures online unless you have one with your hotrod in an interesting scenario?

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Postby jimmy » 18 Feb 2010, 06:36

I'm not sure that unicycle counts....

Just a technicality, but Nada asked for "types of bikes", bikes is a contraction of the word bicycle, bi meaning two. A unicycle only has one wheel.

(As a side note, It is amazing how often someone says when I am on my uni to their child "Look at the one wheeled bike")

James

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Karzie
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Postby Karzie » 18 Feb 2010, 09:57

Jimmy, I can tell you it's better than them saying 'look at that four-eyed git over there' when anyone can see i've only got two!

Otherwise, can anyone send me unusual bike pictures? There can be people on them or not.

Nada
Nada, go to http://images.google.com.au/images?sour ... a=N&tab=wi

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Toff
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Postby Toff » 18 Feb 2010, 10:38

Other types of bikes:

Bicycle specially built for for artistic cycling
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Features are:
forks with no offset, very low gearing, fixed gearing, very short wheelbase, big seat designed for as much standing as sitting.

Bicycle built for playing Cycle-Ball
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Tandem
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Postby mikesbytes » 18 Feb 2010, 11:48

Track
Time Trial
Road
Mountain Bike
Cyclo-Cross
Unicyle
Recombent
Penny Farthing
Bmx
Folding
Exercise
Rickshaw
Monkey bike
Delivery bike
Hobby horse

Then there are ones used for different purposes
- mowing the lawns
- power generation, particularly the one where the TV doesn't work unless you ride
- paddle bike

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G
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Postby G » 18 Feb 2010, 16:20

Monkey bike
Delivery bike
Hobby horse

Then there are ones used for different purposes
- mowing the lawns
- power generation, particularly the one where the TV doesn't work unless you ride
- paddle bike
Forgot the beach cruisers? The mother of modern V-twin choppers?

:D

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Postby G » 18 Feb 2010, 16:22

We have a few serious bike collectors who have new/ old, simple/ strange bikes. How about bringing them for ride this Saturday slowies? I will start a new thread.

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Postby mikesbytes » 18 Feb 2010, 16:51

Yeh, the list goes on.

If it exists then its photo is probably in this thread

http://bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=6973

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Postby yewenyi » 18 Feb 2010, 18:52

a bike with no spokes on the rear wheel, just empty space.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/0 ... cycle.html


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