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Dinking
Postby Mike Ayling » Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:43 am
They were heading towards the local primary school but not wearing that uniform and I guess that they were year 7 students going for the local Secondary College.
The dinkee was sitting on the handle bars possibly due to the fact that the bike had a steeply sloping cross bar unlike in my youth when all male specific bikes had crossbars that were parallel to the ground and the crossbar was the position of choice for dinking then.
is this a new fad?
Mike
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Re: Dinking
Postby find_bruce » Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:48 am
Probably still just as risky though
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Re: Dinking
Postby human909 » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:20 am
Have somebody on the crossbar and it is very stable. I've dinked somebody from for 10km like that!
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Re: Dinking
Postby roller » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:29 am
10-12 posts til someone quotes a different point in the road rules which could be interpreted to allow such a manouver
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Re: Dinking
Postby Lukeyboy » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:43 am
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Re: Dinking
Postby Sprocket » Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:01 pm
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Re: Dinking
Postby zero » Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:08 pm
Easy one.roller wrote:5-10 posts til someone quotes a point in the road rules law which prohibits dinkying
10-12 posts til someone quotes a different point in the road rules which could be interpreted to allow such a manouver
Its allowed if the carried person is sitting on a seat designed for the purpose, which the handlebars aint.
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Re: Dinking
Postby dougalh » Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:23 pm
Just recently I managed to dinky two of my friends, one sitting on the handlebars and one standing on the rear triangle with me pedalling. I don't see why anyone is fussing about this?Sprocket wrote:I remember thinking the older brother of a friend was so cool because he could ride with his little sister on the handlebars, and me sitting on the bike seat - he stood up to peddle. Good ol' "double dink".
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Re: Dinking
Postby DentedHead » Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:49 pm
But are there any official standards that must be met? Or can I weld a piece of flat-bar between the hand-grips and be all "Hey, look, I "designed" a passenger seat!"??zero wrote: Easy one.
Its allowed if the carried person is sitting on a seat designed for the purpose, which the handlebars aint.
Dent.
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Re: Dinking
Postby il padrone » Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:11 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Dinking
Postby human909 » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:01 pm
(Dinking is common in places where cycling is common and considered safe. But in Australia its god awful dangerous. )
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Re: Dinking
Postby uncle arthur » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:02 pm
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Re: Dinking
Postby hkgts » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:35 pm
What is more safe for the dinkee? I always preferred handle bars cause you could push off and run on your feet before the inevitable crash occurred.
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Re: Dinking
Postby diggler » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:43 pm
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Re: Dinking
Postby human909 » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:48 pm
I've had three people on my bike without a worry. Bikes are strong.diggler wrote:In my day it was called doubling. I've never heard of dinking. Is it good for the bike? My bike can just sustain my fat bum. I don't think the frame, let alone a carrier rack could sustain another fat bum.
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Re: Dinking
Postby il padrone » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:50 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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It can go wrong…
Postby Byke » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:01 pm
She and a few mates went back to her house at 3am. Couldn't get in, so they decided to kick on in the city. She sat on the top tube of one of their road bikes. Heading down the Studley Park Rd hill the front wheel simply collapsed under the weight.
She's still got a good scar on her chin - luckily it sits just under the jawline so isn't very noticeable most of the time.
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Re: Dinking
Postby JustJames » Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:13 am
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Re: Dinking
Postby Marx » Sat Jan 03, 2015 3:51 pm
My 5yr old (21.5kgs) sometimes wants to come along on short trips/errands around town but is not up to riding each way (<10kms).
I'm up for a new bike, love MTBs, looking at a 29er hardtail & hoping a heavy duty rear rack (for panniers) can take a dinking 5yr old?
A bike and a place to ride.
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Re: Dinking
Postby CXCommuter » Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:11 pm
Nah - three posts is the winnerroller wrote:5-10 posts til someone quotes a point in the road rules law which prohibits dinkying
10-12 posts til someone quotes a different point in the road rules which could be interpreted to allow such a manouver
Dinking (Doubling) also limits use of the bell.
I have never done it, wink wink nudge nudge say no more say no more
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Re: Dinking
Postby yugyug » Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:40 pm
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Re: Dinking
Postby LG » Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:56 pm
Dinked my daughter around paddy field tracks in Asia a few years ago with her standing on the rear rack so she could see, we both had a great time.
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Re: Dinking
Postby weldin_mike_27 » Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:44 pm
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Re: Dinking
Postby Cheesewheel » Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:19 pm
I wonder if she is wearing the ortlieb dinking attachment?il padrone wrote:
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Re: Dinking
Postby bychosis » Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:04 pm
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