Tony Grzyb Bicycle

Early Version
These are early photos of Tony Grzyb’s bicycle. He used a PM Research engine that he kept modifying as it bent connecting rods and all. The boiler was his own rendition of the LaMont circulating boiler that, it appears, he invented himself. The circulating pump is a positive displacement piston pump and much work went into the check valves to get them to work. This design circulated the water at about a 2-1 ratio of circulating volume to make-up water volume whereas most LaMont designs aim for a 5-1 range.
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The advantage of this design is that what looks like a mono-tube boiler, has a water level control and that is always an improvement. This bike usually is the only thing running successfully at the steam meets and this makes Tony difficult to get along with.

Tony Gryzb Steam powered bicycle

Centrifugal clutch for warming up the eninge and boiler.

Propane fuel for convenience.

P.M. Research Engine for piston valve.

2011 Version

Tony Gryzb (far left-in blue) with his steam powered bicycle at the 2011 September Chicagoland SACA Steam Meet -Time Trials.

Gryzb bike 2011 September SACA Meet


2011 September Steam Meet -Time Trials.		2011 September Steam Meet