What, you ask, exactly, is a
wack bike? Well, apparently the
wackbike is a sort of bike often seen on the streets of
New York City that has been crafted out of various
obsolete,
undesirable, and
unattractive parts. The design goals are simple - construct something from used, found, and
scavenged parts that is of sufficient
quality and
beauty to survive the
urban death maze of
NYC. The finest wackbikes are
contradictions -
beefy utilitarian
workhorses that simultaneously
emote speed,
simplicity and
efficiency.
Living in the UK, and not particularly in an inner city area I have personally not come into contact with a wackbike as such, although I have seen a particularly close approximation on the mean streets of Pudsey, the bike in question being a bastard hybrid of a BMX with a mountain bike front wheel. The little scally riding this beast was the true definition of the word wack, and the bike was definitely getting there.