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brunop

11-26-05, 06:28 AM

jeez i saw one of these things live and close up in nyc! what up with this bike?? anybody ridden one? i usually hang on f/g road bikes so i don't know from! seriously, what up with this thing? what's it for? don't they weigh a ton? i kinda dig 'em though-- they're so far out from anything i ride. :D :eek: :)

brunop

11-26-05, 07:09 AM

addendum--the website say "hunters" might want one!! yeah right. ain't no hunter gonna rock a bike in the woods. nosiree!! but i want one i think. tell me how they ride. they look like the hummer of bikes. :beer:

John K.

11-26-05, 07:18 AM

They're intended for riding in mud, sand, snow and such. I've ridden one and it doesn't feel much different than any other bike.

Lamplight

11-26-05, 08:38 AM

lala

11-26-05, 10:26 AM

I'd be fun to test ride one in Moab...or if we get some snow...

brokenrobot

11-26-05, 11:16 AM

Am I just looking at the wrong bike or something? Because to me it just looks like a very normal steel bike with big tires. Don't get me wrong, I definitely like it but the way you guys were talking I was expecting it to be the craziest looking bike I'd ever seen. :D

It's got some very unusual geometry because of the wheels... it's not symmetrical! Strange-looking to be certain, but it's hard to see a lot of the weirdness unless you see one in person ;)

zx108

11-26-05, 11:29 AM

i want one of those for like a day. mybe my lbs has a demo one :)

they look fun.

telenick

11-26-05, 11:39 AM

A friend of mine had one built up by the local shop in Leadville, Colorado. I rode it on the Mineral Belt Trail while there was about 12 inches of fresh snow. You can't notice even the slightest amount of slip because there is none. On the way to the trail and back the snow was hard pack on the road's surface. Same thing.

This guy's rig has the 14 Rohloff Speedhub with the large Marge rims and 4" tires and Jeff Jones bars.

I want one.

telenick

11-26-05, 11:41 AM

It's got some very unusual geometry because of the wheels... it's not symmetrical! Strange-looking to be certain, but it's hard to see a lot of the weirdness unless you see one in person ;)

You can run the front with a duplicate rear wheel.

telenick

11-26-05, 11:41 AM