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GIANT PENNY are you ready LA?
Thread started by Yetiman at 05.21.09 - 7:26 pm

Here is a quick snap I got of my new project. Good times, as you can see the 700c Velocity DeepV in the rear is a perfect match for my custom 72 inch wheel I made for the front.

HOLD ON LA, FUCK YEA its time to ride

She will be done by the end of the weekend and so will 2 cubes of Pabst

I think i am going to be building it live on the web cam this weekend from my skunkworks shop in DTLA ( top secret - address not given )

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MP



AIDS66
05.21.09 - 7:28 pm

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daaaaayyum



Candy Cane
05.21.09 - 7:40 pm

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Yetiman, you are a madman . . . and I mean that in the best possible way!



mr rollers
05.21.09 - 8:23 pm

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Madman Bicycles



imachynna
05.21.09 - 8:43 pm

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YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!! HOLY CRAP YES!!!!!!!!!



richtotheie
05.21.09 - 8:47 pm

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fucka web cam
lets see a hi-res time lapse!



trickmilla
responding to a comment by richtotheie
05.21.09 - 8:55 pm

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i like your style man.



vigilAnthony
05.21.09 - 8:58 pm

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+1 hi res time lapse!

This is gonna be sick!



Gizzard
responding to a comment by trickmilla
05.21.09 - 9:02 pm

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How will you be putting rubber on the front wheel???



richtotheie
05.21.09 - 11:51 pm

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I have a bad feeling about this.



funanu
05.21.09 - 11:54 pm

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haha jeff i want to come hang out. put that tractor seat on it!



tinycities
05.22.09 - 12:25 am

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are you serious?

i think this may be the best idea ever.
*applause*



Frozen Fingersss
05.22.09 - 12:27 am

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i'm not ready, please stop.



mikeywally
05.22.09 - 12:40 am

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how will you ride it? are you going to have running gear to the 700c? there is no way your riding it big wheel style unless you are bigfoot.



larsenf
05.22.09 - 12:45 am

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I, too, am quite curious as to how that whole front wheel is going to come together.


I am quite interested to see the finished product.



la duderina
responding to a comment by richtotheie
05.22.09 - 12:47 am

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i wonder if he thought about that part. ajhaha



tinycities
responding to a comment by larsenf
05.22.09 - 12:48 am

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That's what I was thinking. The only way it can be ridden old school is if he was Shaq. The other way is with levers and crap that sounds like a pain.

Should be interesting! :-)



User1
responding to a comment by larsenf
05.22.09 - 12:53 am

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how do you power it? how do you find tires/tubes for it? how do you find spokes/hub strong/long enough?



larsenf
05.22.09 - 12:54 am

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also what about a brake! i cant imagine how useless just a rear brake would be. that front wheel is alot to stop.



larsenf
05.22.09 - 12:56 am

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Or, what I would do, mount to chain rings (with one crank each) on both forks. Essentially having two drive trains. Gear them correctly and they will still work in sync.



SPOOK
responding to a comment by User1
05.22.09 - 12:59 am

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something tells me yetiman has got a plan.



la duderina
05.22.09 - 1:03 am

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it would be pretty hilarious though if he totally forgot about that hahaha



richtotheie
05.22.09 - 1:04 am

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Yetiman was touched by God, BIKEGOD.



bentstrider
05.22.09 - 1:06 am

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serious question - has anyone ever seen a pennyfarthing with a chain?



ruinedbyidiots
05.22.09 - 1:07 am

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I've seen quite a few in my day. None with a chain.



la duderina
responding to a comment by ruinedbyidiots
05.22.09 - 1:14 am

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The safety pennyfarthing?



User1
responding to a comment by ruinedbyidiots
05.22.09 - 1:23 am

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you have a mind for engineering my man.



larsenf
responding to a comment by SPOOK
05.22.09 - 1:26 am

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If only I had the facility!



SPOOK
responding to a comment by larsenf
05.22.09 - 1:30 am

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i know! but also if he did do that he would have an awkwardly wide pedal stance



larsenf
responding to a comment by SPOOK
05.22.09 - 1:31 am

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Unusual for a regular bike, yes, but certainly not uncomfortable. If you did it the quick and easy way of welding a bottom bracket to each side of the fork, I imagine you would have about 9-12 inches between the pedals. If a person was to use their noodle and figure an easier way to mount a chain ring to their fork, sans BB, you might be able to cut it down to 6-8 inches. ¿Comprende?



SPOOK
05.22.09 - 1:38 am

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now i want to make a MASSIVE big wheel. two 700s in the back monster up front.



larsenf
responding to a comment by SPOOK
05.22.09 - 1:46 am

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Yetiman-
You da man.



Coe coe buttaa
05.22.09 - 1:49 am

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How about some advice from BIKE GOD?



imachynna
05.22.09 - 1:56 am

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daaaaayyum



Candy Cane
05.21.09 - 10:40 pm




coldcut
05.22.09 - 2:05 am

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SPOOK wins !

Its a really simple idea of running a set of bottom brackets on both fork legs, its not a big deal as some builders did this back in the late 1800s when the racing started getting very competitive. The bigger the rider the bigger the wheel the faster you went, BUT it hit a point when the wheels became bigger then the inseam so new ways of using the bigger wheel was needed. With that, the guys building the really fast bikes started using chain drive with bottom brackets on both fork legs.

HERES the reason you don't see many of them - When you CRASH it hurts twice as much!!!

O yea, it was also the idea of having more junk that made a very simple machine more complex so most builders just sponsored racers with very large inseams and gave up on masive wheel concept bikes.



Yetiman
responding to a comment by SPOOK
05.22.09 - 6:58 am

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PLUS I would like to add ----

I think we should all ask Brass Knuckles Dan about the Idea of asking BIKE GOD for advice....

Ha Ha
sorry

I think Dan's phone mail box and caller ID is always filled with that dude calling, just wanting to hang out and be Dan's friend. Maybe thats why he didn't show up to the " I hate Dan B Ride"

Stage 5 Clinger !!!



Yetiman
05.22.09 - 7:04 am

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oh bike god how i miss thee



brassknuckle
responding to a comment by Yetiman
05.22.09 - 8:43 am

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get ready for ridge way cam streaming once again on location this weekend.



brassknuckle
05.22.09 - 8:44 am

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no one is going to be able to keep up with you on this thing!



la duderina
responding to a comment by Yetiman
05.22.09 - 8:50 am

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.



Candy Cane
responding to a comment by la duderina
05.22.09 - 12:43 pm

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"two cubes of pabst"

is yetiman from minnesota?



KiMS1
05.22.09 - 12:55 pm

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yes he is. or somewhere up north.



ruinedbyidiots
responding to a comment by KiMS1
05.22.09 - 1:00 pm

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high altitude training is cheating!



ruinedbyidiots
05.22.09 - 1:00 pm

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can you make me a tandem penny?



Candy Cane
05.22.09 - 1:10 pm

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whoa!



cured1
05.22.09 - 1:18 pm

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what about tires? are you going oldschool and doing solid rubber?



larsenf
05.22.09 - 1:37 pm

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I tire doesn't have air in it, as almost every penny runs a non pnumatic tires. With my big wheel I will be putting a thick rubber jacket around it, it will be like a cut in half masive rubber garden hose and it will be attached with some classy copper rivets on the side of the rim to stoke out the ladies and match the Brooks.



Yetiman
05.22.09 - 1:47 pm

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sorry half my post got deleted for some reason.



Yetiman
05.22.09 - 1:48 pm

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holyshitawesome!



SPOOK
responding to a comment by Candy Cane
05.22.09 - 1:48 pm

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Which is probably why I ride much better down there.




bentstrider
responding to a comment by ruinedbyidiots
05.22.09 - 3:50 pm

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Hey Yeti, are your bikes going to be ready for Choppercabras?

I hope so.



the reverend dak
05.22.09 - 4:01 pm

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i cant wait to see this thing



larsenf
responding to a comment by Yetiman
05.22.09 - 4:08 pm

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tune in to the Ridge Way live web cam for a LIVE web cast of the building, its on the Ridgeway live forum topic





Yetiman
05.23.09 - 3:46 pm

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ALMOST done!!!


It took 5 hours to True the 6 and a half foot wheel .


GET READY



Yetiman
05.26.09 - 9:05 am

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I cant wait to see this thing!! I bet it will be tall enough for Roadblock to ride!



speedybrian2000
05.26.09 - 1:24 pm

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thank you for opening my eyes, yetiman.





tortuga_veloce
responding to a comment by speedybrian2000
05.26.09 - 7:47 pm

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Tactical, Penny-Farthings FTW!!!!



bentstrider
responding to a comment by tortuga_veloce
05.26.09 - 7:51 pm

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Yeti-Penny! Yo! I haven't said this, but, yeah, I WANNA RIDE IT. And then I wanna see a race between the Yeti-Penny and Kaforuki Sky!



kryxtanicole
responding to a comment by bentstrider
05.28.09 - 12:57 pm

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HERES A TOP SECRET PHOTO


PHOTO BY - CANDY CANE Sarah



Yetiman
05.28.09 - 1:03 pm

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Holy mother of god.



kryxtanicole
responding to a comment by Yetiman
05.28.09 - 1:05 pm

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shit. are the two wheels touching?



_iJunes
responding to a comment by Yetiman
05.28.09 - 1:16 pm

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no



Joe Borfo
responding to a comment by _iJunes
05.28.09 - 1:33 pm

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omg!!!!! whos hipster wagon got robbed for their aerospoke??? lol jk



theladiesman
05.28.09 - 1:57 pm

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WOW...Matt's tallbike now has two reasons to feel insecure.



tortuga_veloce
05.28.09 - 2:01 pm

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Matt's tallbike will cower in the presence of the yeti-penny. COWER.



kryxtanicole
responding to a comment by tortuga_veloce
05.28.09 - 2:53 pm

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I want to see how you will actually configure the crank/drivetrain...

SO FUCKING COOL

/jealous



TheDude
05.28.09 - 3:42 pm

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i'd like to take this opportunity to name your new machine...

THE YETI-FARTHING!





SKIDMARCUS
05.28.09 - 3:54 pm

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Its called the "BIG ABE"



Yetiman
05.28.09 - 4:03 pm

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amazing.



coldcut
05.28.09 - 5:45 pm

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I would let you jump that off the house into the pool!!!!!!





EPIC



parlorbikes
responding to a comment by coldcut
05.28.09 - 6:40 pm

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I remember letting some kids try my PF at the bike kitchen a few years back. They all crashed, not a single one of them managed to ride it. It took me a few days to try and figure out how to get on and offthe damn thing... fun though.



rev106
responding to a comment by parlorbikes
05.28.09 - 6:49 pm

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