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Posted by: moop on July 30, 2008 at 8:35 AM

the guy in the devil's outfit is Didi Senft, famous fan of the Tour de France and other bicycle races where he regularly appears and cheers the athletes on - seems like he is a bigger bicycle nut than that, as he apparently regularly invents the craziest bikes, one of which that tandem pictured here is.
Found a link with a bit more info about him and his other creations:
http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/worlds-weirdest-and-largest-bikes/offbeat-news

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Posted by: james on July 30, 2008 at 8:38 AM

apparently this guy made it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi_Senft

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Posted by: AngryRoadie on July 30, 2008 at 8:39 AM

Didi Senft

Yes - Google "Didi Senft." He's the "Devil" of the Tour de France. That's a picture of his record-breaking large bike.

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Posted by: jason simpson on July 30, 2008 at 8:45 AM

the devil made me do it...

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=2378

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Posted by: Martin H. on July 30, 2008 at 8:45 AM

Didi Senft

The man is Didi Senft, who built several extreme bikes.
http://www.tourteufel.de/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi_Senft

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