Special wheel
In the German-speaking world, all types of bicycles are called special bicycles whose frame construction differs from the design of the diamond frame or women's bicycle with two wheels . Special bicycles are still bicycles whose intended purpose differs from the pure passenger transport or which have a different than the conventional crank drive with pedals . Bicycles for special sporting purposes, such as the pressroom called art bicycles , are also among the special wheels.
This differentiation from the standard bicycle affects the following types of bicycles, among others
Bike type | Design feature |
Recumbents with two or more wheels | Design, partly the drive |
Oar wheels | Drive and design |
Velomobile | Design |
Tricycles | Design, partly the drive |
Cycle rickshaws | Design, partly the drive |
Cargo bikes | Design |
Folding bikes | Design |
Tandems | Design |
Hand bikes | Design and drive |
High bikes | Design |
Pedelecs | Drive, partly the design |
Pedersen bikes | Design |
Standing bikes | Design |
Tall bikes | Design |
Many of the criteria and types of bicycles overlap. The handbikes are usually designed as recumbent tricycles, transport bikes are available as two- and three-wheelers and velomobiles can also be pedelecs.