| When you think of bicycles, you typically think of a bike | | | | each other. Many clowns use a reverse steering |
| made for kids or a cheap mountain bike. There are | | | | bike in which you turn the handle bars right and it |
| also typical cruisers, bmx bikes, and even folding bikes. | | | | causes it to turn left. However, the most popular |
| However, there are a whole different category of | | | | clown bikes are the come apart bikes. These types |
| bikes that most people are aware of but never | | | | fall apart as the clown rides and it essentially turns into |
| considered a unique type of bicycle. | | | | a unicycle. |
| The first type of unusual bikes is hybrid bicycles. | | | | There are also a very unusual but fascinating types |
| These usually combine mountain bikes with a racing | | | | which are called art bicycles. These are usually |
| bike. Most Americans choose to ride these over the | | | | made of found objects and appear to be |
| previously popular utility bikes. There is another type | | | | non-functional. The most famous art bike was ridden |
| known as a rickshaw. Many people think of electric | | | | for years by Bongo the Clown. Most bikes of these |
| rickshaws but they were originally a pedal driven | | | | types cannot be purchased at your local bike shop. |
| bicycle used as a type of simple taxi cab. | | | | If you desire any of these kinds of bicycles you will |
| The most frequently seen unusual bikes are known as | | | | likely have to have them specially made by a |
| clown bicycles. These were built to appear | | | | manufacturer or hobbyist. These will also be very |
| humorous or do unusual things to entertain kids. The | | | | difficult to find at a cheap or discount price. These |
| most frequently used comedic bike is known as the tall | | | | types of bikes are never put on closeout sale |
| bike. It can be considerably taller than a normal bike | | | | because they are so rare and unusual that they never |
| and looks like two or three bikes welded on top of | | | | really lose their value. |