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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Get your bike-mowers (mowpeds) here! by ypsi~dixit

Or at least instructions on how to build same. Yes, you read that right. It's a bike AND a lawn mower (kind of like the old Saturday Night Live skit that proclaimed, "It's a floor wax AND a dessert topping.") Y. writes:
WHEN BUILDING YOUR BIKE-MOWER, keep some things in mind. The mower must be propelled forwards, but the direction of application of force on a standard pedal bike is downwards. That spells "a better workout than wrestling a bull."
Read Building Your Bike-Mower and check out the photos of this ingenious invention
Also read Steam Powered Lawn Mowers by The Self Site featuring The Leyland Steam lawnmower: late 1890s (found in the comments section of ypsi-dixit's post)
Also check out these would-be bike-mowers from the 26th Annual Ann Arbor / Saline Classic Bicycle Swap Meet (I think not!)
Pedal your way through the results of keyword search 'bike' on Absolute Michigan
Check out Sparta Town and Country Days including Lawn Mower Races

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