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  2. isn’t bikodiversity grand! though the pressure of the bike tires would be hard on roots and the yard, and I think there’d be a high amount of risk of breakage of the forks/welds due to pressure and the uneven nature of most lawns.

  3. Oh wow.

    On one hand that’s an amazingly awesome idea, though maybe a wider back wheel would give better traction and cause less damage to the grass.

    On the other hand, I’m already picturing the healthcare system-crushing boom in emergency room visits by cyclists who accidentally amputated their toes.

  4. Great idea, but you would rip the lawn to shreds with the back wheel as you tried to get traction and thrust sufficient to push that mower…

  6. You would have to put on much a thicker back wheel and then gear it way down to get the necessary traction. The downside would be that you’d have to peddle like a madman to get anywhere which would make it a good cardio workout but not nearly as fast as just pushing a regular push mower. Oh, and you’d have to cut and re-weld the frame to accommodate the bigger back wheel.

    It might be just as fun to make a peddle powered lawn tractor with 4 wheels and a wacky gearing system that runs the wheels and the blade as you peddle. Something in a recumbent position so it’s nice and comfy.

  7. What about two wheels in the back? Look at those three-wheelers popular with some senior citizens. Then one could add wider tires to relieve the surface pressure.

  8. i think this contraption is supposed to be a fun and neat idea, guys. relax a little and enjoy it. why examine its (obvious) drawbacks in terms of design, physics and engineering?

  9. I thought we were have a light-hearted discussion about interesting ways to improve upon a fun design.

  10. I like the gold chain on the first one.

  11. Josh is quite right to point out the issue around traction. As for myself, I was wondering how it steers? Looks like it would need to steer by the rear wheel. Either that or a dual shaft multiswivel out front. The extra weight would be helpful for cutting. All things considered, very forward-thinking. A light parasol would be nice to keep the sun off the operator.

    cool