LEGO Techniques - Rideable MOC

I was very impressed with my kids this last week.  We had cleaned up the living room and they were fervently working on building something out of DUPLO.  I was impressed with several things.  First, they were working together.  Second, when one attempt failed, they tried again, at least three times.  Third, their creation was fully functional.

Well, not functional like a PF Train or an air-powered car, but useable at the least.  They had secured four basic vehicle bases to the bottom of a large 8x16 plate.  Then they built a sturdy tower and placed two more 4x8 plates on top.  Finally, they built a flimsy tower and added a narrow plate across the top.  Behold, the DUPLOcycle!

It held the oldest one who weighs somewhere around 40-50 lbs.  That's putting around 3lbs on each wheel.  Good job on the weight distribution.  And the sturdy tower has a nice wide seat and an interlocked platform for stability.  The handlebars were a little less stable but they could each sit on it and scoot it around.  A few more minor iterations were tried to attempt to make the handlebars sturdier.

My proudest moment?  When they asked if it would be on the news.  I had my LEGO Portland featured on three news outlets several weeks ago.  They fancied their creation to be that awesome.  I told them I'd blog it and see what happened. ;-)