Russian Cyclo Innovation

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By Jake Spurlock
Posted 2012/03/07 @ 9:00 pm
Category Fun & Games

Motorists won’t mess with you. Pedestrians won’t step in front of you. It looks like the chainsaw on this Russian rig spins the front wheel so you won’t even have to do much pedaling. I suppose the designer could have taken the chain off the chainsaw and still used the engine, but that would have taken a lot of the danger/fun out of it.

Russian Cyclo Innovation

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19 Responses to Russian Cyclo Innovation

rocketguy1701 on March 7th, 2012 at 9:37 pm said:

Well, you’ll stay healthy biking through the zombie apocalypse…

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Tom on March 8th, 2012 at 12:11 am said:

Mmmm, a lung full of two stroke exhaust!

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ka1axy on March 8th, 2012 at 3:57 am said:

Da, what’s not to like!

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Alan Dove on March 8th, 2012 at 8:21 am said:

Also great for taking shortcuts through the woods.

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Magnus Bombus on March 8th, 2012 at 8:44 am said:

Truely fantastic!

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- doclockwood99@yahoo.com on March 13th, 2012 at 5:39 pm said:
  
  In Russia, chainsaw drives you!! No wait….
  
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itmustbeken on March 14th, 2012 at 8:24 am said:

Time to ride with the hipsters!

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GopherT on March 14th, 2012 at 5:31 pm said:

I tried to use a chainsaw engine before and they have no torque unless they are really reving. I have trouble believing it will move a 150 lb person from a start so the rear wheel drive is very necessary and cannot be disabled. It is likely a bump start to get the engine running but I don’t see a clutch if the rider wants to disengage. Finally, take a close look at the front forks. It looks like the holes drilled into them for the motor mounting hardware caused them to buckle.

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skiffbj on March 15th, 2012 at 9:24 pm said:

So, old two wheel drive found it’s way to bikes, awesome!!!!!!!

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colin on April 6th, 2012 at 10:16 pm said:

pretty safe.oh wait……

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RobitJ on April 29th, 2012 at 3:57 pm said:

On the upside, this a hybrid bicycle.

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ThinkAboutIt on May 11th, 2012 at 4:18 pm said:

I think you all have it backwards. Most likely the front tire drives the chainsaw.

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- Douglas Fir on June 19th, 2012 at 1:11 pm said:
  
  No.
  
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skm on July 21st, 2012 at 7:57 pm said:

adds new meaning to “cutting through traffic”…

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XincontriAdulti.It (@xincontriadulti) on February 20th, 2013 at 3:30 am said:

Great idea for a post.Thank you!

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Paris Photos on April 5th, 2013 at 11:04 am said:

Love it!

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