The Swing Bike Rider

You own it, you ride it.

Welcome to the first web site dedicated to all the Swing Bike Riders out there who own and ride the Swing Bike. Whether it is a vintage all original bike, a customized bike or a proudly home made one, you know all the fun the other mortals are missing by not trying it out!

As many of you already know, the Swing Bike is a bike with independent steering on both wheels, which came out in the mid 70's. The original Swing Bike, probably called the Pivicycle, was brought to life in Oregon state, and its prototype was made mostly out of Stingray's parts, only to watch it grow and later exported out of the U.S.

Unfortunately, these bikes were manufactured for only three years.

The Swing Bikes have become collectable items; they experienced a re-birth on 2003, but once again, they only manufactured 170 reproduction bikes, each of them without serial numbers; and in only one color, midnight blue.

For more comprehensive information about the Swing Bike, please visit Bob Hufford's Swing Bike site.

Now that you know a little bit of history, grab your Swinger and have fun!

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The Swing Bike I ride, just after I finished putting it together.

Riding my Swinger in Corvallis, at Da Vinci Days.

Work in progress. This will be my show bike, possibly the one I ride after I retire my current rider.

Some of my Swing Bikes. I own 9 of them! You can see my first, home-made swinger on the far right.

This is my first home made Swing Bike. You will notice that the geometry on this bike is all wrong.

The Wife riding the Green Swing Bike, downtown Olympia.

Seven Swing Bikes, l-r: Brian's green, Angie's reproduction, Pete's black, my blue, Elisa's reproduction, Ravin's orange, and my spare blue, ridden by my son Jeff.

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Bicycles and Festivals

Bob Hufford's Swing Bike site -The Wackiest Thing on Two Wheels!
America's Bike Company -The only site currently selling Swing style bikes
Australia's Dragster Bikes -Forum for Bike enthusiasts
The Cabe -The web’s most popular online community for enthusiasts of vintage American made bicycles.
Nostalgic Reflections -Custom plaques, decals, etc.
Jack Rods and Kustoms -Hot Rods, Rat Rods, Chop Tops, fiber glass works by Jackie Franks.
Kinetic Grand Championship -From Arcata to Ferndale, CA
Da Vinci Days Graand Kinetic Challenge -Cheer on our contestants in events and contests that feature invention, engineering, and creative inspiration.
Port Townsend's Kinetic Race -This madness is all about mud, sweat and gears... ok, and maybe glitter and just a little GLORY!
Kinetic Race in Ventura, CA
Baltimore's Kinetic Race -Also known as the East Coast Championship.
Tour De Fat -Would you trade your car for a bike?

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