Clown bicycle

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A clown bicycle or clown bike is designed for comedic visual effect or stunt riding. Sometimes called a circus bike.

[edit] Types of clown bike

bucking bike (with one or more eccentric wheels);
tall bike (often called an upside down bike, constructed so that the pedals, seat and handlebars are all higher than normal)
Come-apart bike, (essentially a unicycle, plus a set of handlebars attached to forks and a wheel).

Some clown bikes are also built that are directly geared, with no freewheeling, so that they may be pedaled either forward or backwards. Some are built very small but are otherwise relatively normal. Pedaling an extremely small bicycle is very difficult and usually much slower than walking, so there is little practical advantage to having a bicycle that will fit in one's purse or pocket.

Some bikes are built so that the frame or other parts appears to be made of junk or found objects: Bongo the Clown built several bikes which were as much kinetic sculptures as transport, used in parades by members of The North Valley Clown Alley.