Jul 12 2007Sideways Bike
Inventor Michael Killian has designed the Sideways Bike, which is exactly what it sounds like: a bike you ride sideways. The Sideways Bike uses Front to Back balance rather than the traditional Left to Right balance used in regular bikes, creating the sensation of surfing down the road. Sort of like tying a surfboard to the back of a car and "hanging ten." Although that sensation is less like surfing, and more like falling off a surfboard and being dragged on pavement for 100 meters.
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Reader Comments
1. T3h Ub3r 1337 h@x0r - July 12, 2007 12:43 PM
1st.....iPhone FTW
2. Tiffaney - July 12, 2007 12:55 PM
wow, I always wondered what riding a bike sideways would be like......wait, no, no I didn't.
3. uhhh - July 12, 2007 12:59 PM
Uhm to surf on the streets, wouldn't it be more logical just learning how to roller skate? Plus you won't look like a retard. Oh too late.
4. Manuel Gonzales - July 12, 2007 1:15 PM
Stupid idea.
5. Joe Mamma - July 12, 2007 1:16 PM
replace the seat cushion whith my tounge to enjoy a better ride. hmmmmmmm?
6. Ross - July 12, 2007 1:26 PM
Whenever I ride a bike, I'm always thinking "man, wouldn't it be great if I didn't have to face the direction I'm traveling?" The sideways bike fixes everything!
7. Rocko Solido - July 12, 2007 1:35 PM
Is there anything about that guy that doesn't scream "pedophile?"
8. Holla-Man - July 12, 2007 1:46 PM
#5 Joe Mamma-stop saying weird gay shit, consider this your first and only formal warning
9. Darth Fedor - July 12, 2007 1:50 PM
This could only be cooler if it had 4 wheels, a shell covering, the driver faced the direction he was traveling, it had a stereo, and a v8 engine.
10. an idle fish - July 12, 2007 2:21 PM
SPOILERS: there's already something that gives "the sensation of surfing down the road." It's called a skateboard.
I don't remember pedaling furiously the last time I went surfing either.
11. Larry Campbell - July 12, 2007 2:30 PM
sideways bike
12. GuySmiley - July 12, 2007 2:30 PM
Please everyone ride these so GuySmiley can sneak up behind you in a car and knock you over. GuySmiley wins!
13. Joe Mamma - July 12, 2007 3:53 PM
What makes this idea even dumberer is that he still has to tuck his pants leg into his sock to ride.
14. That Guy - July 12, 2007 4:17 PM
Not a positive comment on this bike thing yet! You're all afraid of change, but that's ok. My grandparents are too!
15. Joe Mamma - July 12, 2007 4:23 PM
We have no positive comments because it is a freakin ridiculous idea and it looks retarded
16. RandomNigel - July 12, 2007 4:34 PM
Um. Wow. That's....Pointless.
17. SuperStoned420 - July 12, 2007 4:51 PM
#14
Don't assume that everyone is afraid of change. this idea is just really illogical. why re invent the bike? there are far more fun problems to tackle. like anti gravity. imagine anti grav vehicles that don't emit any greenhouse gases!
18. Joe Mamma - July 12, 2007 5:00 PM
Or blow job machines that don't emit green house gases
19. Thrilliam - July 12, 2007 6:05 PM
Or Anti-grav vehicles that emit Blowjobs? Hm? Hmmm?
20. loser4lyf - July 12, 2007 11:33 PM
or blowjob machines that emit blowjobs!
21. ErikHK - July 20, 2007 8:14 PM
Why the HELL does it have to be useful to exist? If he thinks it is a fun idea, and that it is a fun thing to ride, then it IS a great idea.
22. echoroc - July 22, 2007 9:32 PM
there's a dude in boston that's been riding one of these for a super long time, and his doesn't have retarded little red wagon wheels.
23. Things Fall Apart - August 3, 2007 1:22 PM
23rd!
24. martin - September 3, 2007 12:09 AM
why.....just why....iÉ