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    04-14-2012 01:48 PM #1
    Before there were Beetles with BMX bikes on top, there was this.





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    04-14-2012 01:50 PM #2
    Ok.

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    04-14-2012 01:54 PM #3
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    Ok.
    STFU this is actually awesome.

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    04-14-2012 02:05 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by C4 A6 View Post
    STFU this is actually awesome.
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    04-14-2012 02:07 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by C4 A6 View Post
    STFU this is actually awesome.
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    04-14-2012 02:30 PM #6
    hahaha that is awesome

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    04-14-2012 02:33 PM #7
    At first I was like 'meh', then I saw it was a penny-farthing bicycle and realized the awesomeness.

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    04-14-2012 02:33 PM #8
    That's the boss of the boss

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    04-14-2012 02:34 PM #9
    He must be on his way to board his plane the "Spruce Moose".

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    04-14-2012 02:40 PM #10
    latfh.com

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    04-14-2012 02:51 PM #11
    auhauah, I would laugh nonstop of so much joy if seen.

    Hes the measuring stick of bosses.

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    04-14-2012 03:07 PM #12
    Quote Originally Posted by C4 A6 View Post
    STFU this is actually awesome.
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    04-14-2012 03:13 PM #13
    Quote Originally Posted by QWKDTSN View Post
    At first I was like 'meh', then I saw it was a penny-farthing bicycle and realized the awesomeness.
    If only it was lowered and covered in fake rust.
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    04-14-2012 03:14 PM #14
    95% boss status.

    Needs bushy hair under nose with pipe in mouth.
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    I have to stop this idiot from deminishing my credibility every time he posts because my usernsme is in his sig.

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    04-14-2012 04:05 PM #16
    That is pretty cool haha

    K, but this has been bothering me..on that silver Jetta, whats that residue going from the gas flap towards the wheel arch? My neighbor's G35 has that **** all over the back bumper and I've got no clue what it is, it looks exactly like the stuff on the Jetta though..

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    04-14-2012 04:11 PM #17
    Quote Originally Posted by IridiumB6 View Post
    That is pretty cool haha

    K, but this has been bothering me..on that silver Jetta, whats that residue going from the gas flap towards the wheel arch? My neighbor's G35 has that **** all over the back bumper and I've got no clue what it is, it looks exactly like the stuff on the Jetta though..
    That's from overfilling the gas tank and having the fuel leak down the side. Then when you drive all the dirt gets stuck on there. Happens on my work van all the time when I try to top it off as much as I can.

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    04-14-2012 04:12 PM #18
    Quote Originally Posted by 2.0T_Convert View Post
    95% boss status.

    Needs bushy hair under nose with pipe in mouth.
    x2 still boss status

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    04-14-2012 04:20 PM #19
    Awesome!

  20. 04-14-2012 04:22 PM #20
    Just wondering. Who thought it was a good idea to make a bike with one GIANT wheel in the front and a tiny ass wheel the size of a personal pizza in the rear?
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    04-14-2012 04:27 PM #21
    Quote Originally Posted by Subwoofers View Post
    Just wondering. Who thought it was a good idea to make a bike with one GIANT wheel in the front and a tiny ass wheel the size of a personal pizza in the rear?
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    04-14-2012 04:28 PM #22
    He must be on his way to board his plane the "Spruce Moose".
    Its 'Spruce Goose' breh

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    i'd lock this thread but i have no clue how...

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    04-14-2012 04:36 PM #24
    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Miyagi View Post
    Ok.
    don't like olde timey bikes eh....

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    04-14-2012 05:34 PM #25
    Quote Originally Posted by dubinsincuwereindiapers View Post
    Its 'Spruce Goose' breh
    I stand behind what I said.


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    04-14-2012 05:35 PM #26
    Quote Originally Posted by Subwoofers View Post
    Just wondering. Who thought it was a good idea to make a bike with one GIANT wheel in the front and a tiny ass wheel the size of a personal pizza in the rear?
    They were the donks of the 1800s.

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    04-14-2012 06:36 PM #27
    They have circus in Czech Republic?

  28. 04-15-2012 02:25 AM #28
    Quote Originally Posted by dubinsincuwereindiapers View Post
    Its 'Spruce Goose' breh
    dur, Simpsons did it.

    edit: I meant Sproose Moose is a Simpson's qoute. Just like everything else in the world.

  29. 04-15-2012 02:29 AM #29
    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Miyagi View Post
    Ok.
    x2
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  30. 04-15-2012 02:47 AM #30
    lol, what kinda junk is that ?

    if they wanted to go old school, i'll roll up in a horse-drawn carriage

    going vintage is one thing, but that just looks like a boxcar racer

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    04-15-2012 02:49 AM #31
    Quote Originally Posted by Subwoofers View Post
    Just wondering. Who thought it was a good idea to make a bike with one GIANT wheel in the front and a tiny ass wheel the size of a personal pizza in the rear?
    People who wanted to go fast before chain drive (and thus gear-ratios) were invented.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_farthing
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  32. 04-15-2012 03:05 AM #32
    Quote Originally Posted by 2.0T_Convert View Post
    95% boss status.

    Needs bushy hair under nose with pipe in mouth.
    There was a fellow around town here that would drive his yellow s2k with the top down while wearing a tweed jacket and smoking a pipe while letting his bushy mustache and beard rustle in the wind... I always thought "Like a boss" whenever I saw him and since we both drove the same car I would always make sure to wave.


    I feel like this penny farthing guy is probably more hipster than boss...

    I'd give him 80% hipster 20% boss status.

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    04-15-2012 03:09 AM #33
    Quote Originally Posted by x1000rpms View Post
    There was a fellow around town here that would drive his yellow s2k with the top down while wearing a tweed jacket and smoking a pipe while letting his bushy mustache and beard rustle in the wind... I always thought "Like a boss" whenever I saw him and since we both drove the same car I would always make sure to wave.


    I feel like this penny farthing guy is probably more hipster than boss...

    I'd give him 80% hipster 20% boss status.
    I'm afraid these calculations are absolutely correct.

  34. 04-15-2012 03:11 AM #34
    Quote Originally Posted by Subwoofers View Post
    Just wondering. Who thought it was a good idea to make a bike with one GIANT wheel in the front and a tiny ass wheel the size of a personal pizza in the rear?
    Because the amount the pedals travel is less than the amount of ground covered by the wheel it allowed the rider to travel faster than he was pedaling without the use of gears and chains. in effect... the large wheel actually acted as a fixed gearing allowing the bike to go faster. The back wheel was smaller because it was not a drive wheel and did not need to be larger than it was.

    In the end it is an absurd design and has been improved upon by hundred of modifications that exist in modern bicycles... Some hipster's get their jolly's by being "ironic" though.. and so.... here is this guy...

    Like a hipster.

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