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Upside down bikes

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b 17 fan

Finally riding a big boys bike
I don't remember kids doing this
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When I built mu first tallbike about ten years back, I had a few guys older then me stop me and say they used to make them by flipping their bikes upside down and welding pipes on them, like in the picture here. They claimed the 70s though. This obviously predates that. I think this pic was posted in the thread discussing butterfly bars. Seems to be the exaggeration of the long (cycle truck style) stem and butterfly bar trend of the late 50s.
 
That long stem "engineering" looks crazy dangerous! (But more danger equals more fun!:)) I like that the dude in the right has a fore brake, but not hooked up yet, and they are in front of a welding/blacksmith shop. Looks like fairly fresh welding on the frames. Maybe this was their test ride!
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