It ’s toughened being improbable . While others might envy your altitude , it ’s hard rule piece of furniture , clothing , and sportsman equipment to fit your towering frame . David Folch , a 6 - foot-6 - in cyclist , who once injured himself while ride a bicycle that was too small , feels your pain . That ’s why he createdDirtySixer , a line of bicycle that ’s designed for sizable stature like his own , according toOutsidemagazine .
“ A few years ago , I break my ankle ride one of those scaffold systema skeletale bikes — regular size wheel , with a marvellous frame — so I decide to make something better , ” FolchtoldOutsidemagazine . “ I pick up bicycle intention , and set out to make a proportionate wheel for my consistence . By scaling up the wheel sizing , and every unmarried morsel of the bicycle — tubing , bearings , axles , cranks , pedals , taproom , bicycle seat , etc.—we produce the first cycle that looks good under a 7 - infantry - marvellous rider . "
Folch ’s all - road bikes have monumental frames , which are fit to equally monolithic 36 - inch wheel . They come in four frame sizes , run from the amusingly - labeled redundant - pocket-sized ( 6 ' to 6'4 " ) and small ( 6'4 " to 6'7 " ) to medium ( 6'7 " to 6'11 " ) and large ( 6'11 " to 7'3 " ) . Folch is also happy to custom - blueprint a bicycle base on your personal measure and proportion , although he ca n’t make you one if you ’re under 5'10 " . “ We would have to dramatically castrate the geometry and fit to suit the passenger ’s size , and the handling would suffer , ” Folch explainson DirtySixer ’s web site .
A squad of very tall riders , including 7 - foot-1 - in Shaquille O’Neal , have already admit the DirtySixer out for a test spin . Now , after three years of putter with the design , the first generation of DirtySixer motorcycle is slated for mass production . The project is currently onKickstarter , and it ’s already exceeded its funding destination well before its April 7 deadline . view the video above to see how the DirtySixer works , or pre - govern your own cycle for a dismiss Kickstarter pace of $ 3499 ( the crummy DirtySixer start up at $ 3500 ) .
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