Australia Freakin'

I traveled to Australia to bring my bike freakiness to a festival called Corinbank, put on by some of the founders of Rat Patrol Oz. Along the way I was impressed by the variety and cleverness put into the bikes in Australia. There are two prevailing clubs: Rat Patrol Oz located in Canberra, and Tongue of Fire from Adelaide. They didn't even know each other existed when TOF announced a tallbike tournament, so I suggested to RPOZ that they attend and much fun was had.

Here are some of the more impressive bikes from Rat Patrol Oz:

Master Gravity Esquire... it unbolts into two tallbikes and can carry a grill or a sound system.








Schlooong Bike:






Split Pea:




Zeds Dead:




The SS Mitzie (tall amphibious couch trike):



Bebbe Bike:





Here are some of Tongue of Fire's bikes:

Doris Day:



French Horn:



The Golden Gimp:



King and Queen: (this one is not normally ridden that way)



Two Dollar Deal:



Couch Bike:



Three-penny farthing:





Johnny 1:47 PM