Weirdest bike ever?

[giguana]

the Martians have landed:

mantis xp electric bike on eBay, also, Bikes, Cycling, Sporting Goods (end time 19-Dec-07 13:48:21 GMT)

I am going to start my own hell's Angel gang with this as the regulatory bike...

 

[Miles]

Looks more like an office stapler.....

More info on this and others: Mantis and Monkey Bikes - Mantis XP, Razor Electric Punk Bike, Urban Mover; All at PowerScoots

No pedals, so offroad only......

 

[Tiberius]

Aerodynamically enhanced
progressive acceleration
adjustable steering

What will they think of next?

 

[coops]

...How about the Q-Bike... and its not the one you might think!

Stuart.

 

[flecc]

I might have guessed the name would get ripped off!

It's the name of a bike shop too.
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[giguana]

this one has to be seen
YouTube - DIY electric A-Bike eA-bike eabike
m-frame bike
http://www.acquiremag.com/2007/10/11/strida50.jpg
and this
Montague Paratrooper Mountain Bike - acquire

 

[Ian]

I can't think why it's got brake lights and indicators as it is clearly can't be used on the road as a legal pedelec.

 

[Jeremy]

That Montague Paratrooper would make a nice "stealth" type ebike. If the batteries and controller could be fitted inside the big top tube, then with a small hub motor it would be difficult to distinguish it as being power assisted.

Jeremy

 

[giguana]

it's really pushing at the barriers of possibility, although it would be easy just to have a 5 kg battery in a backpack for the Montagu one. definitely looks like a *real* folding bike. you could have a full power bionx motor and it would be invisible...

 

[giguana]

.....Speak of their Devil! It's a Biontague!!!
Powerful Combination: Montague Folding Bike + Bionx Electric Conversion : MetaEfficient.
Might just be the birth of an obsession. About 20 kg with the motor and batteries. would be good to have one with a rotating red emergency light like they have no submarines to add to the army aspect. However there seems to be one fishy sticking point in this so far-it might just be one of those things where they have a monopoly on the UK marketus montague seems to be cheaper abroad. 440usd vs 450gbp=scandal...

Comfort Folding Mountain Bike: Discount Leisure Christmas Gifts Great Britain
etcetc 26" wheel folding bikes:
UK Folding Bicycle Prices

 

[Miles]

Montague Folding Mountain Bike - Folding Bike Military Heritage. Team Hybrid.
Electric Folding Bikes - Team Hybrid.

 

[flecc]

Montague Folding Mountain Bike - Folding Bike Military Heritage. Team Hybrid.
Electric Folding Bikes - Team Hybrid.

Mmmmm. Haven't noticed too many in Iraq or Afghanistan.

One for military shows and displays I think. In my army days, that would have been the first unnecessary thing I'd ditch.
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[Miles]

Maybe the catering staff use them....

 

[flecc]

Maybe the catering staff use them....

For a quick getaway before the troops had tasted the Plat du Jour.
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[giguana]

apparently in ww2 the paratroopers already tried bikes...
YouTube - Gian demonstrates BSA British Paratroopers Bicycle
YouTube - BSA Airborne WW2 Paratroopers Bicycle Restored <errr it has a wooden paddles
YouTube - Pet Squirrel Biking Companion
YouTube - Operation DARK CLAW<-----so lame! light bicicle infantry

 

[Miles]

For a quick getaway before the troops had tasted the Plat du Jour.
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[flecc]

apparently in ww2 the paratroopers already tried bikes...
YouTube - Gian demonstrates BSA British Paratroopers Bicycle
YouTube - BSA Airborne WW2 Paratroopers Bicycle Restored <errr it has a wooden paddles
YouTube - Pet Squirrel Biking Companion
YouTube - Operation DARK CLAW<-----so lame! light bicicle infantry

They did indeed, it made sense then, but these days when 4 wheel drive vehicles which are more capable are 'chute dropped as well, bikes make no sense.
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[giguana]

it's good if you're digesting beefburgers, and are on a stealth mission in a hardpacked desert. for any other terrain, soldiers should be jogging. to be honest I've just found a video of the bike folding and its like a hinge, if you see it folded lengthwise it can't actually fold flat because the back wheel is stuck in the middle of the hinge-it might be a bit of a gimmick and alot other full-size folding bikes are a lot better.

 

[flecc]

One wheel has to be taken off the Montague to fold it fully, and that makes it very inconvenient for some things. Ok for a car boot or caravan, but if I'd just landed in enemy territory, playing at bike mechanics isn't the first thing I'd want to do. The other military rule it breaks when ridden is putting the soldier up high, easier target to hit.

No good in mud, loose sand, or on boulder strewn land, but just brilliant for missing the tell-tale signs of a land mine implant. BANG!!!!
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[Ian]

I love the third picture, with the soldier (or should it be model) sheltering behind the bike, presumably from a hail of AK47 fire.