Insane: 1. legally considered as psychiatrically disordered; 2. lacking reasonable thought

[RustyGold]

Saw a stingray towards the beginning with flipped dropped bars and a 10spd seat...guess I wasn't so original after all

Excellent vid,
Jason

 

[ZygoteLittle]

 

[RustyGold]

So this is why some people hate cyclists ... to think, I thought the haters were being unreasonable.

 

[ZygoteLittle]

So this is why some people hate cyclists ... to think, I thought the haters were being unreasonable.

Totally, RG; it's imbeciles like that, that give cyclists a bad name in some of our urbane and rural areas.

Certainly, not the way to "Live long and prosper!" - IMHO it's a totally self-centered and irresponsible lifestyle.

 

[RustyGold]

I know stuff like that happens on the individual level...but, to see it as an organized, I assume underground, race with no regards to traffic, pedestrians, property, etc...just blew my mind. Not in a good way.

Jason

 

[handyandy1100]

Is that a Wankel rotary bike?

 

[handyandy1100]

This stuff ain't nothing new. From the 1949 Schwinn catalog:

That must be a custom built Schwinn. Custom fork, weird cranks, no sprockets, no chain, and no chain stays...

 

[Raoul Dude]

Looking at a couple of still pictures of his bike and ramp, I don't think those are "cranks" as much as they are "footpegs."

waterfordbikes.com had the previous page of that 1949 catalog: http://waterfordbikes.com/SchwinnCat/flschwinn_1941_1950/1949_17.html

...which included his full name of "Pee Jay Ringens" and Google helped me find this photo AND A VIDEO of him doing his signature stunt: riding down a ramp, soaring 80 feet or so through the air, and landing in a small and relatively shallow (3 to 4 feet deep) pool of water!

The video also includes some pretty good, full-screen views of the bike being hoisted up to the top of the ramp: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/...es-from-bicycle-into-3-news-footage/504249921