{"id":161397,"date":"2017-09-27T13:42:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T13:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=161397"},"modified":"2017-09-27T13:42:28","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T13:42:28","slug":"hell-wheels-check-crazy-bicycles-1940s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/09\/27\/hell-wheels-check-crazy-bicycles-1940s\/","title":{"rendered":"Hell on Wheels: Check Out These Crazy Bicycles from the 1940s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nowadays, it\u2019s all about getting lighter and lighter. But back in the day the engineers were finding solutions to completely different problems. Problems that might not have been even there, we got to admit that, but that doesn\u2019t make their solutions any less interesting. On the contrary, the gallery below is full of amusing ideas. So sit back and let us transport you back to the 1940s.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161393\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/AndyKoslow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161393\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/AndyKoslow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"914\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy Koslow, a bicycle dealer from Chicago, with a tiny bike built by a former vaudevillian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161392\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/ArtRotschild.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161392\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/ArtRotschild.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"894\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This four-man bicycle was built by Art Rotschild (the man sitting on top) who broke three ribs while learning how to ride it. It is powered by five chains and has brakes on both wheels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161391\" style=\"width: 739px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/MauriceSteinlauf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161391\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/MauriceSteinlauf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"478\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rear of Maurice Steinlauf\u2019s bike is connected to the roving front wheel by springs only.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161390\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/UnoWheel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161390\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/UnoWheel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"838\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Uno-Wheel has been known to spin its rider round and round inside the big wheel if braked suddenly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161389\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/gangbustersbike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161389\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/gangbustersbike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"516\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gangbusters\u2019 Bike equipped with 13 shotguns, 2 revolvers, six bayonets, and a flare gun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161388\" style=\"width: 564px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/icebike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161388\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/icebike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"492\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A solution to Chicago\u2019s icy winter streets? Joe Steinlauf\u2019s Ice Bike with protective mittens on handles looks rather aggressive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161387\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/BedsteadBike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161387\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/BedsteadBike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"690\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Steinlauf dreamed up the Bedstead Bike while lying in bed one day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161386\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/squarewheeledbike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161386\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/squarewheeledbike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The square-wheeled bike was built after a bicycle wreck experience.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161385\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/How-does-one-even-climb-into-the-saddle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161385\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/How-does-one-even-climb-into-the-saddle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How does one even climb into the saddle?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161384\" style=\"width: 739px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/Would-you-want-a-bike-like-this-to-ride-with-your-buddies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161384\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/Would-you-want-a-bike-like-this-to-ride-with-your-buddies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"478\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Would you want a bike like this to ride with your buddies?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161383\" style=\"width: 739px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/One-for-your-bestie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161383\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/09\/One-for-your-bestie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"478\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One for your bestie!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays, it\u2019s all about getting lighter and lighter. 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