Want something stupid? And probably expensive? (I don’t know how much 9500 Euros are, but I’m sure it’s a chunk of change.
I give you…
As if meetings weren’t bad enough, now they have to be in motion too.
My wife likes to say, “Some people will do anything to be crazy.” That is certifiably strange. Oddly, it’s called a Conference Bike, while the web site calls it a tricycle. The movie, though clearly shows four wheels. These loons can’t count to four. :smack:
I’m speechless :dubious:
9500 Euros -> $11,797 - £6,500 enough for a modest car
I think the idea of cycling sideways, let alone backwards is just wrong, you’d get motion sick surely?
I’ve actually ridden one of these (In Hannover, Germany during the Maschseefest), and it was actually a lot of fun (especially the strange looks you get from people). Hannover is actually the city where this bike was first “invented” and built by a couple of students of the Technical University, and our “driver” was one of the original co-inventors. The Q&A on the link above mentions this. Even riding backwards isn’t that bad. You don’t go very fast, so there is no motion sickness (even after quite a few beers 
). However, I think they should change the gear ratio a little, because you have to pedal pretty hard.
They demonstrated this on Irish TV a few weeks ago. I don’t think the conference aspect of it is the intention - it’s just a novelty.
It’s the funniest thing ever. I think if I saw one driving down the street I’d laugh so hard that I’d crash.
The animated graphic in the bottom right hand corner is very, very scary.
I’m apparently going to all the wrong conferences
That would make an interesting Tour de France if you could get the entire team on one bike! 
Going up Mount Ventoux would sure be a bitch, though.
Any company that needs a paradigm shift can think outside the box by embarking on a new journey on the conference bike, while they brainstorm new ideas.
They charge $5/rider to go on one of these in Times Square.
There are several of them working in NYC. I think the only reason for the bike is to get tourists to do something stupid and charge them $5.
I can’t get the movie to play, but to me the still pictures clearly show three wheels. Does the movie show a different bike?
Okay this is scary. Who is driving that thing? Who is paying attention to traffic? Who wants to get sweaty at work during a conference meeting? I live in Texas, it get’s hot here!
I thought the whole purpose of the conference was to decide what direction to go in and whether to apply the brakes before you get creamed by a Greyhound…?
Hmm. I guess I’m the only one who thinks it looks fun, huh? Guess I’ll be doing my pedaling solo. 
I’m thinking how much easier it would be to chaperone a gaggle of children on a park/zoo/city tour if we were all on the same bike. It’s really like a paddle boat for land, no?
Don’t get me wrong. It looks fun. I’m just wondering whethere there’s a pilot or master of the vessel responsible for overall direction of the thing as well as crisis decisions…
Very Gilliam-esque.
Hmm. Okay. It looks like one position, above the single wheel, has a steering wheel.
You have to fight over the steering wheel.