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		<title>Photo Essay: 20 of the Freakiest Custom Bikes on the Road</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hal Amen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those out there who think bikes are nothing more than two wheels, two pedals, and a chain.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="subtitle">Tall bikes, choppers, cargo bikes, freak bikes, art bikes, clown bikes&#8230;much more than just two wheels, two pedals, and a chain.</div>
<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes1.jpg" alt="Coffin cargo bike"/></p>
<p><span class="number">1.</span> Built by <a href="www.gabrielamadeus.com">Gabriel Amadeus</a>, a Portland-area designer extraordinaire and fun-enthusiast. When not riding bikes or organizing bike events you can find him building and welding every sort of bike imaginable. And some that aren’t.<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ichad/">ichad</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes2.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">2.</span> &#8220;This is Sailor Neale, with another of his crazy creations. This particular bike is jointed in the middle, just behind the handlebars. It folds fully in half if you don&#8217;t pay attention. You steer by using your hips to swivel the central joint, and then using the handlebars to simultaneously steer the front wheel.&#8221;<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/doviende/">doviende</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes3.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">3.</span> The Reverse Cowgirl, built by <a href="http://zoobomb.net/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=19">Mark Veno</a>. &#8220;It was displayed at PDX Airport when they had the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Exhibit. I was the only non-professional builder exhibiting.&#8221;</p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes4.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">4.</span> &#8220;West Coast Chopper&#8221;<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinou/">tinou bao</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes5.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">5.</span> The Ross Island Explorer, a fully amphibious human-powered tallbike-paddleboat.<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/megulon5/">megulon5</a>, member of <a href="http://dclxvi.org/chunk">C.H.U.N.K.</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes6.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">6.</span> Burrito-recumbent, complete with suspension and sound system / Builder: <a href="http://zoobomb.net/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=34844">Doc</a><br />
Photographer: <a href="http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f130/Chopper_Mark/">Mark Veno</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes7.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">7.</span> For when you really don&#8217;t want to worry about getting a flat.<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjl20/">RJL20</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes8.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">8.</span> &#8220;A rock n&#8217; roll/punk kid rode this to the Coffee Bean in Playa Vista the other day. Love that it has an old-fashioned horn on the handlebars.&#8221;<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciana13/">pink_fish13</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes9.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">9.</span> Good for carting around&#8230;whatever. / Builder: <a href="http://zoobomb.net/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=38018">Chris Martin</a><br />
Photographer: <a href="http://velospace.org/user/473">Mark Veno</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes10.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">10.</span> <a href="http://cyclingwmd.blogspot.com/">Alan Sikiric</a>&#8217;s <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancingweaponofmassdestruction/sets/72157617431670401/">Mutandem</a>: &#8220;Only from the fields of muck and hazardous grime known as the Jerz could something so horrifying arise!&#8221;</p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes11.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">11.</span> The very definition of an art bike.<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24293932@N00/">anarchosyn</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes12.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">12.</span> One of the craziest tall bikes out there, and pannier-ready to boot!<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/doviende/">doviende</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes13.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">13.</span> A burrito built by Mark Veno: &#8220;When I moved to Portland I was inspired by the existing bike culture and built my first tallbike. I try to make my freakbikes as usable as &#8220;real&#8221; bikes. Soon I&#8217;ll be moving to San Diego to spread the freakbike love to SoCal.&#8221;</p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes14.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">14.</span> &#8220;No idea about who this is riding the chopper, just happened to snap it on Wells Street. I think he is part of the Chicago Critical Mass group.&#8221;<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/swanksalot/">swanksalot</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes15.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">15.</span> Not quite training wheels&#8230;<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whiskeytango/">BruceTurner</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes16.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">16.</span> Five bucks to anyone who can categorize this bike, being paraded by a member of <a href="http://www.rat-patrol.org/">Rat Patrol</a>.<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/m500/">JOE M500</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes17.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">17.</span> When two wheels just aren&#8217;t enough, you need the Six Wheelie.<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bilbord99/">bilbord99</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes18.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">18.</span> There are choppers, and then there are these.<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tandemracer/">tandemracer</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes19.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">19.</span> Not exactly a freak bike, but there is something freaky about these kids and their penny farthings.<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexerde/">Mild Mannered Photographer</a></p>
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<div class="photo_essay"><img src="http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadorlife.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090527-bikes20.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p><span class="number">20.</span> Tank! / Builder: Sailor Neale of the East Vancouver <a href="http://pedalpower.org/?q=node/7">PedalPlay</a> metal studio.<br />
Photographer: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/">Foxtongue</a></p>
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<h3>Community Connection</h3>
<p>Matador has published some of the best bike-related content on the web, covering topics such as <a href="matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/">The World&#8217;s 15 Most Bike Friendly Cities</a>, <a href="thetravelersnotebook.com/activity-guide/six-reasons-to-go-by-bike/">6 Reasons to Go By Bike</a>, <a href="matadorchange.com/how-to-be-good-better-drivers-and-cyclists/">How to Be Good (Better) Drivers and Cyclists</a>, and <a href="thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-choose-a-touring-bicycle/">How to Choose a Touring Bicycle</a>.</p>
<p>Many members of the Matador community are bike freaks themselves, including one of our newest arrivals, <a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/doubleclutch">Doubleclutch</a>. Browse the <a href="http://matadortravel.com/search/traveler">community profiles</a> to discover more folks fired up on bicycles.</p>
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