Originally published at: Man mods tandem bike to become the "Centaur of Attention" | Boing Boing
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I love this. It also brings to mind a (perhaps unrelated) observation by my high school classics teacher about the libidos of centaurs : “anything that moves.”
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Do you think that a centaur could actually ride a bike? Would they be able to get on it?
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Apparently yes.
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It’d look more lifelike if he had a mullet.
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This guy is cooler than the Geico Motaur, I’d say. Motaur is getting weirder by the ad…
John Varley’s Gaea trilogy includes a society of centaurs. Each individual has both human and equine genitalia. Varley goes into some detail about the possibilities.
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That level of dedication to a dad-pun deserves credit, alright.
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This is the only sane, sensible or viable use there is for a tandem. 
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I would be shocked if this guy has not read any of Piers Anthony’s Xanth books.
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Tandem bicycles are also the only option for blind cyclists (unless you count stationary bikes).
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I thought my /s would be assumed. You are correct, of course.
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And more effective, seeing that the Motaur is an ad campaign for Progressive Insurance…
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A happy mutant indeed!
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This would be more complete with the addition of a Trotify.
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Some would say, way too much detail but yeah, Gaia is the best SF/Fantasy crossover I can think of. When your headquarters is demolished by an avalanche of cathedrals, you know things are getting serious.
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LOL you can tell I’m not shopping for insurance! My attention to ads is pretty peripheral at this point – I do tend to try to filter them out (I even mute them more now than I used to).
I see your Motaur and raise you a Boycycle
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Am I the only person thinking that, to look a bit more realistic, the cranks should be 180 degrees out of phase? That is, if a centaur’s gallop is like a horse’s.
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That would confuse the peloton.
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