Shaquille O’Neal, the 7-foot-1-inch NBA Hall of Famer, is an excellent example. According to Bike Thomson’s Instagram post, the 51-year-old fifteen-time All-Star was out riding his bike one day when a neighbor saw “his friend’s bike was in disrepair.” Fortunately, O’Neal’s neighbor, Bike Thomson COO Terry Thomson, was eager to take on the task of building a bespoke bicycle for him.

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“We took a playful approach with the Shaq bike,” Mike Christensen, their product manager, revealed in an interview with Bicycling. “He was not going to be out there competing in enduro, but it had to be tough.””At his request, we wanted to design a motorcycle with a аggressive appearance but a more comfortable riding position for him.”

The Thomson Beast, as it was known, was made of titanium and featured “triple tree forks” and handlebars with a diameter of 1.3 inches to fit his huge hands. The wheelbase was eventually almost 55 inches long, and the upper tube was over 29 inches long.

The remarkable structure, which had 36-inch wheels, astounded even its designers.

He said, “When you get this bike on paper and see a standover height greater than one meter, you’re like, ‘Wait a second… is that right?'” “You know it’s going to be big, but you’re not ready to see the numbers,” he said.

Shaq appeared to be at ease in his new vehicle in later Instagram images, implying that the effort was beneficial. One admirer said, “That’s what I call CUSTOM.” Another person said, “This is insanely cool.” According to one observer, Shaq “probably never had a bike that fit him.”