15 Weird Bicycles I've Ridden (Compilation)

[@Little9070]

0:00 Slingshot (No down tube) 8:49 SCW-1 (Linkage instead of a telescoping fork) 18:47 Tall Bike 30:11 Lefty Ocho (One sided suspension fork) 40:39 Penny Farthing/Big Wheel 50:00 Lefty Ocho again, but now on a trail bike. 1:01:46 Raised Reverse Stem 1:14:40 Surly Big Dummy Cargo bike build 1:26:01 1997 Trek Y22 (Carbon Fibre in the 90s) 1:37:44 Cannondale Headshok (Shock in the head tube) 1:49:56 Buffalo Cargo Bike (Made for 3rd world countries) 2:06:22 Ca Go Electric Cargo bike with a cabin. 2:21:58 Swing Bicycle. (Swing point in the middle of the frame) 2:31:19 Turning the Murder Machine into slopeduro bike. 2:42:20 A collection of all his miscellaneous bikes. (Including the Kent Trouvaille, Unicycle, Half-bike, (Scooter + Bicycle) Hope that helps.

[@RoadRageRod]

@@Little9070 Thanks 👍

[@Jeff13579]

Thank you

[@deathstricker8624]

Tysm

[@politan83]

I've watched up to 2hrs 22 min, and I am still entertained. That really speaks to how good Seth is at what he does, all while giving the feeling that he's just trying stuff out and telling you about it.

[@stevematthes4325]

I thought the opposite. This channel has gone in a very poor direction since it started.

[@allee2160]

Hey you and the other 3 guys - think before writing! Greetings from Germany!

[@carsonchambers5617]

@@stevematthes4325 Then stop watching lmao, you care enough to comment the same thing over and over again. You have some 15 comments about the same thing. Newsflash it hasn’t been the same thing since Covid. He’s said it multiple times now, he doesn’t have as much time as he did for trail riding/building due to his kids, and schedule. Plus those didn’t get as much reviews as his other stuff does. Make sure to let the door hit you yourself on the way out!

[@JasonThomass]

@@carsonchambers5617 I'm telling you. You are wrong.

[@breakupgoogle]

shoutout to berm and beards&bikes for helping so much. good to see 2 different channels come together.

[@HiruS22]

I’m liking and commenting for engagement even though I’ve seen these before because I realise you’re having to keep the algorithm going while you’re dealing with far more important things. Good luck.

[@HiruS22]

Unless you’ve been hacked and someone is milking your ad revenue 😮

[@JayCAlan]

I too am engaging. If it helps to really spur engagement, I will even disagree with you so that a heated exchange ensues.

[@myleslaurin3051]

engaging the algorithm

[@fxsaddles7985]

Seth, I would love to see you dive into antique bikes a little more. So many of the attributes of the Buffalo bike were normal features of a 1950’s bicycle. Lots of interesting history to uncover too. Early shaft drive bikes, art deco styling in the late 30’s before WW2, Peewee Herman & Hopalong Cassidy bikes, fancy frame lugs, etc. Interest in antique bikes (besides penny farthings) is fading and hopefully a channel like yours could breathe new life into it. 😊

[@ken23434]

Appreciate the video. Been watching off and on while doing some chores. Most of them I had not seen before even though old content. I was entertained and I learned some stuff . I hope you and your neighbors are recovering from the hurricane disaster.

[@downtoride6757]

Glad you're back to posting normal content. I'm in eastern NC and seeing all the videos online is just devastating. Glad ppl are coming together and helping each other.

[@KalebsRevenge]

ah Seth making binging berm peak easier all the time cheers ^^

[@red_craft272]

Really love this compilation but had to skip one or two sections cause I have watched them already so many times. Love your Videos!

[@lefthorse1]

Hy Seth , lets invent the DROPPER STEM , think about it , just like the saddle the stem would have a dropper on the fork tube , come on bike industry , you can do this

[@lindaortiz7414]

This is thee longest video I've ever watched on KZbin or anything else!!! I watched it all! Even though I watched these videos separately, it was a good trip down memory lane. Great job Seth! Your diehards will watch anything you put out!

[@HolyCannolis]

When you ride no-hands on the road with a Lefty…you have to shift your hips about 3 degrees to the left to compensate balance. 🙃

[@ddraiss]

Slingshot also made road bikes with the same deaign. My local bike shop had a mechanic that was on the pro road team.

[@daivernon7346]

You are a genius - very educational video, you spend lots of time to create this, Love it!

[@randyprovost6068]

Another winner video! Thanks Seth. Lotta people would hang something floppy and a bit heavy on a tensioned strap to reduce risk if something breaks when straightening a swing bike....but that would maybe spoil the joke? Anyway, fun to watch.

[@PetrPolach]

This is awsome. Swing bike and tall bike rocks!!! Thank you for showing them. And I l also love Slingshot.

[@MarcSherwood]

I remember the first time that I saw a Slingshot on a ride. I wanted nothing more than to have one. It was magical.

[@clodoaldomarques401]

cool history bro, great video, as always

[@wusisniper]

Best way to spend my Saturday. Thanks Seth!

[@8584zender]

Those XTR rim brakes were as good as it got until discs became commonplace. That includes the magura hydraulic rim brakes which had enough power to crush a rim. I'm guessing no bottle cage because the bolt holes are a place water can get into the frame causing internal rusting in that hi-ten steel.

[@realalbertan]

Seth - never seen a Structure demo... me - wave at the Structure guys when I see them around town

[@lilvegasbasc-se7en-0-duece67]

A tent for a makeshift paint booth.. forking brilliant. Im heading to Walmart now. I love it.

[@DI0MEDE]

You introduced me to the swing bike and I have since bought one and have no regrets.

[@RandyPoole-t3v]

Freak bikes are cool,I have some of my own. I love all of them...32. My favorite..full suspension 3 wheeler,all custom. Thank you for the video. Lots of fun!! Have you heard of a skate bike? Back half, bike,front half,skate board truck,no bars. I should make a video too?!?! Thanks again.❤❤❤❤

[@Billy-cs4cc]

Dude I can see why you have over 1 mil subscribers. This is like a movie and a good one at that.

[@time603]

Nice video. That technology still exists in carbon bikes too. If you look at the LOOK 695 aerolight frame, they also have joints built into the rear stays near the seat and bb.

[@steeleoutdoors6266]

I love your videos ❤❤❤❤❤

[@bertusbob]

The Buffalo Cargo Bike's stole my heart, can you imagine how life changing this is for somebody who is has almost nothing..

[@firesurfer]

Oops, my estimation of you just went way up. A bike reviewer that can make a bike. Thumbs up!

[@johnherzel718]

I'm turning 60 this summer, and I remember riding several of these bikes, especially the Slingshot, the "Y" (why would ya...😂) bikes from Trek and some super high pivot bikes (Catamount/Klein) and the Cannondale Lefty and headshock bikes back in the day. I was involved with many friends who rode 4-5 days a week (sometimes 6-7) centered around a very cool bike shop in Bethpage NY. I owned 3 different bikes - a Carbon Fiber mongoose, a Steel Kona, and a K2/Proflex 757 with a front linkage fork. That linkage fork was my favorite. Those were the days. Love seeing the mid 90's bikes again. And even back then the slingshot was perfectly reliable and always got you home, but I was too heavy for it, and it would flex like nothing I have ever riden since. It felt Sooo sketchy, but it always held the line. Rocks and roots! So much fun. The Nishiki Alien was another cool rider, but too weird for even me. I wish I had my own slingshot though.... Thanks for this!

[@CreativeChallenge2025]

Best bike channel! Thank you

[@Senthiuz]

Slingshot still sells bikes with no downtube. They also have a folding bike that might be interesting to look at.

[@outlawNumberone]

Dude ! Riding down them stairs on a penny was madman stuff! Daredevil opps!!

[@outlawNumberone]

I love it that a total madman has his owne channel !!!

[@outlawNumberone]

You have a future in politics!!! Seriously

[@stefanschuchardt5734]

The poor bearings 🫣

[@burtrando1974]

I rode a Slingshot way back in the day, and I loved it! My uncle still owns his.

[@uncleronny6748]

The 3M beam on the Slingshot was developed for the Corvette if memory serves. I have one but nothing is weirder than the JP Morgen also in my collection of strange MTB. Machinist/Fabricator from Bay Area...Robin Williams had one in his collection also.

[@nathanbaribeau2833]

Yes, youtube does shadow band, it's been several weeks and don't get notifications from this channel

[@robappleby583]

The coolest of all was the Ibis Bow-Ti. What a beauty.

[@Sawboy76]

These videos never get old

[@Antoine_ZR1]

WOAH The video is 3 hours long I was expecting a list of weird bikes that you have riding on I’m not going to lie 😅

[@sebastianruhland5198]

Is this the best bicycle video on youtube ?

[@stefanschuchardt5734]

Yes.

[@01arron]

I love the two long bikes, I love the front seated one for kids

[@etherealicer]

Cheers from Switzerland Not sure about the exact brand, but bikes like the Ca Go Electric Cargo are quite common here. And bike shops are in walking distance, so you can just push it there.

[@Demonkooo]

Great compilation

[@deviantgaming9726]

you can always shim the seat tube on the kent and use a 27mm dropper post. KS E10 is quite nice in that diameter and did i just see DDP ?

[@smokcamp820]

It is rehatched material, but Seth is very engaging and is still a good watch, but Seth if you want to seem taller you don't need to build a tall bike, just put lifts in your shoes.🤣🤣

[@jeehoonjones1389]

Hey Seth, just that part about the Raised Reverse stem, that's why a lot of freeriders use the shortest direct-mount stem possible, because it makes the bike feel more stable and can actually make it feel better and faster on a DH race bike as well, GMBN Did a segment where they tested out Dakota North's bar height (50mm rise on a DH race bike) and they Liked it, and it looks like the bars are in a similar position to where they are with this stem, so possibly could this mean that it really is beneficial and we will see more in the future?

[@id1763]

This is a cool compilation

[@alanmasters6666]

I ride an GIANT DH COMP 2003 and although my stem is different it suits me upright in that position I was riding a road comp hybrid and I constantly had back ache. I found my fitness and stamina increased. One more thing a set of riser bars which will allow you to push them forward more. I rarely have to take my a$$ off the seat. Comfortable sitting position

[@dctruckguy]

Spot bikes uses a composition spring like that, bet you could adapt one for the slingshot

[@Brickme-m9b]

So many weird bikes!❤

[@MickeyDeSadist]

This is great ... my 2 fave sports ... Mountain Biking and Pro Wrestling .... I got a bike expert that looks like my fave wrestler from the past ... Ed Farhat ... The Original Sheik ... from Syria .... now all we need is Abdullah Farouk as his mechanic!

[@jameshhenderson]

My daily ride is a 1996 Cannondale CAAD 3 F700 mountain frame with the Headshok. It rides great. Nothing weird about it. It was expensive and exotic at the time (28 years ago), but I’ve gotten my moneys worth.

[@Leon83858]

I think it would be interesting to modernize some of the retro bikes like putting wider handlebars and a dropper on the Y22 for example

[@ADI121195]

This has made me want a surely convert to pedal assist for bike packing and trail builds

[@unnamedracer9757]

I really want to see somebody, whether an individual or a company, create a modern variation of the slingshot. If I ever get a chance, I might do it myself.

[@gegi-22]

Watchin this while on the trail🔥

[@Verbot819]

Ive forgotten how far bikes have come in the past 3 decades

[@veiledrecalcitrance4314]

You know, the funny thing is, he keeps talking about how outdated that 90s trek is, I wouldn’t be surprised if in 25-30 years things will have come full circle and mountain bikes will go back to styles like that trek. I wonder how much better mountain bikes are today over bikes then.

[@finlayjones428]

Honestly they should make a seat post shock with dropper posts. Like a engineered sag to make it feel smoother

[@dalefrolander3583]

The raised reverse stem is like riding a dirt bike motorcycle. I think stems are still way too low. The low handlebars started because the first mountain bikes were similar to road bicycles which were low for aerodynamics.

[@Albert-q6u7z]

Great Video. Thank you .

[@ruelsmith]

Curious what you'd think of the late-90s Schwinn S-series full suspension bikes, where the bottom bracket is rigid on the stays and is suspended, allowing hard pedaling, at the time, without suspension flex. I'm sure there were tradeoffs, but they were interesting.

[@markfrisbie1587]

Get an Omafiets bike from Netherlands! Fact driven, super practical bike with a very long history.

[@YTOnlineReviews]

love to your video about bike.53 minit watch already.

[@wesleydomont7233]

Anyone know what bike that one is that can be compact, or a shopping cart? I’m trying to remember, I think it was something like Brenton or Berton or something

[@JayRock907]

Brompton? they make foldable & compact bikes

[@timothyreeves615]

No chapters?

[@mainetomass99]

Oh the humanity! How will you survive!?- Maybe when you succeed on KZbin you can assure your audience that all of your videos will be chock full of everything your audience has requested. Good luck!

[@bushslice281]

@@mainetomass99somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed lmao

[@stevematthes4325]

@@mainetomass99 He use to do MTB trail builds and riding but now he has just turned to weird content. Can someone please tell me why things have changed so much?

[@louisbrown08]

@@stevematthes4325they get more views

[@wesleydomont7233]

I ligit am trying to find a specific bike and was hoping he would have chapters 🤣 😭

[@TobyTiler]

1:18:16........uhhh was the gnarly wobble on that crank chain ring a custom upgrade ?😁 .....You all did say no 2 are the same!😂 I tell bad jokes ....me b🤓

[@azbikerider49]

Please build one of those reverse steering bikes. See if you can learn it. And how to build one.

[@marknorton3951]

Good stuff

[@monkeh55]

someone please tell me where to get that stem at 53:05

[@leonmarahas2086]

how does it feel during braking downhill? does it tried to fold itself forwards at the force shifted during braking?

[@1mikewalsh]

Michigan born and raised, rode plenty of slingshots. Wiggly things.

[@HansGruberX1]

My father had a Carbon Handlebar back in the 90s. One side broke off while he was riding it. He crashed really hard. I still have the rest of the broken Handlebar here. I made a Baton out of it 😅 It was from IKO Carbon - Ceramic. He never trusted Carbon Handlebar and so do i. I rather use one made out of Aluminum.

[@gfxman14]

I can't believe I watched 3 hours of Seth lol

[@davidreidy5750]

anybody remember when Surly came out with the Conundrum fat Unicycle,like along time ago?

[@mbtman5847]

I hope the huracain didn't effect you to much good to see your stil with us

[@thenormalberries6767]

Good condition slingshots ride better than many somewhat more modern bikes

[@OGMTB]

Anyone ever tell you that you remind them of a young Patton Oswalt? 😊

[@ianthomasmoran7595]

I literally ride an upgraded 90's bike still in 2024 a mongoose pro full suspension it's great it rips like any good dh bike does ☺️

[@StephanieDaugherty]

Have you done a video on the Aventon Ramblas?

[@ChadRamsey-f1q]

Hey Seth I've got a question I need help with my bike and I've got another question these bike parks around Hendersonville and Brevard and DuPont I've got to have a helmet to Ride any of em right and let me know about the bike tune up thanks bud

[@ChadRamsey-f1q]

I live down the mtn pass in ole fort

[@JackMott]

I feel like I Would snap something in that cable assembly on my first ride, did it have a weight limit? Can it handle a 180lbs person?

[@OldManAzeban]

I wonder if anyone has done the Swytch e-bike conversion on one of those half bikes? Might increase its versatility toward a city or bike path commuter.

[@HansGruberX1]

52:20 two different sizes of wheels.. Looking at my Specialized BigHit with 26" front and 24" at the rear 😅

[@bestsony4933]

I’m so sorry I don’t feel safe on lefty at all 😂 that can snap in long run 🤣

[@stefanschuchardt5734]

It's all in your mind

[@Trident-91]

Is it a mid drive?. Where does the battery go 🤔 Looks like it would make water come out of my head, pedalling that

[@RalphIvanDelaTonga]

Interesting stuff

[@Zombierippa]

What keeps the head shock up when it's unlocked?

[@randomdude6914]

What about the SE fat tire bmx?

[@BlackLotusVisualArchive]

What's with the weird bot comments?

[@Jamesfrancosdog]

It’s impossible to keep them at bay in 2024

[@Jamesfrancosdog]

It’s impossible to keep them at bay in 2024

[@outlawNumberone]

Anything that's mounted by people is required a 5 to 1 safety rating. So a buffalo can carry almost 1,000 pounds and not brake.

[@Barns-z2e]

Nice video

[@thedoctor2102]

55 pounds. That’s pretty heavy. I has old 12speed Roadmaster Trailmiss as a child. Absolutely pig of a bike, and with those chunky old steel, built like a tank bend like banana rims it felt very significantly heavier that the other, more modern alloy bikes . Even the old Repco Traveller I had was as heavy as most of the mountain bikes around.

[@cmpremlap]

I have a slingshot road bike. Not many miles on it😂

[@MrArlew1]

For older riders those higher stems are better for our backs.

[@linuxmintman]

Best wishes with your health

[@ericjchoi]

Great stuff you are doing with the Ford EV. How about some EV related Hack content. For example... could you build solar panel + batteries to charge your charge directly off the sun?

[@russ02281990]

Anyone have a link to the Nalgene bottle holder

[@dalefrolander3583]

Some fighter jets like the F-15 have a nose wheel that's just like the lefty.

[@serusc]

What is a good hard tail that is 26 inch and is under $650?