Velocipede RiderJul 8

Why do I refer to the bike as a "lamplighter"? In the old days lamp lighting was a job. A lamp lighter went around in the evening usually with a ladder and lit up each gas powered lamp post in turn.

Some of the people doing this job had specialist bikes made that were very tall. Then they could just cycle between each one, hold on (or lean) and light them without needing the ladder.

The design here is classic lamplighter bike style, albeit scaled down. A real lamplighter would be over 7 foot.

Show threadaburka 🫣Jul 8
@ruari ...how do you mount that?
Show threadVelocipede RiderJul 8
@aburka You can mount like this. You can do the same in reverse to get off but I always just stand on one pedal then jump off the side, as it is quicker and easier.
Show threadThe Tired HorizonJul 8
@ruari @aburka I saw one of those at the Southampton Sky Ride years ago.
Show threadVelocipede Rider
@tiredhorizon They are always fun to look at and ride.
Jul 8 at 2:18pmWeb