The challenge of how to remain visible on a bicycle in winter can involve flashing LED lights, high-viz jackets, defensive riding techniques – perhaps even the odd Santa hat – but the following riders had lofty ideas about how to stand out on the road.
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| A Russian commuter has come up with a novel way to ensure drivers see him on his low rider custom bike; at the push of a button a hydraulic ram more than triples its height.
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| It’s big, difficult to manoeuvre and at £500 for a tyre change, expensive to maintain, but what is good for the urban SUV driver must be good for the cyclist wanting to make an impression in the city. The rider of a penny farthing may enjoy an elevated view, but just as with 4×4 cars, the high centre of gravity can result in the machine becoming unstable.On the plus side, these bikes are extremely low maintenance. When Thomas Stevens rode a penny farthing 12,500 miles around the world in the 1880s, he reported not one significant mechanical problem.
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