Would you want this bike? (pic)
04-21-12, 07:26 PM
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I'd buy it in a flash - if it was actually available!! Sort of figured that the need to adjust seat height for various riders would obviously mean that the seat could be lowered below handlebar height. In this case rotated might be a better description.
But can the bars be raised????
But can the bars be raised????
04-22-12, 01:19 AM
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04-22-12, 01:43 AM
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dont want
singlespeed not pratical for commute
also looks like the frame would be really flexy/heavy/weak(pick one)
and why would you put brakes on a track bike? now its not race legal.....
singlespeed not pratical for commute
also looks like the frame would be really flexy/heavy/weak(pick one)
and why would you put brakes on a track bike? now its not race legal.....
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Softride? Flashback to the '90s.
Could be fun. Would probably sell for good money. I wouldn't turn it down if someone offered it free. I'd probably buy it if it was my size, didn't seem like it would break if I rode it, and it was under $300.
Could be fun. Would probably sell for good money. I wouldn't turn it down if someone offered it free. I'd probably buy it if it was my size, didn't seem like it would break if I rode it, and it was under $300.
04-23-12, 11:40 PM
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Looks like it might have single-sided wheel attachment. If I were to do that, I'd talk to Rob English, who's built a "real" bike like this, not vaporware:
https://www.roadbikeaction.com/New-Re...sh-Cycles.html
https://www.roadbikeaction.com/New-Re...sh-Cycles.html
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04-24-12, 12:58 AM
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If all the riding I did was racing, then I might consider it. But since I never race, a much more vertical position is more apropos.
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04-24-12, 01:02 AM
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for a folder it looks interesting. I would try it since I have been looking for a folder for the future.
04-27-12, 08:59 PM
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Personally I'm betting on dual adjustments considering the amount of other items built-in( dyno, lights etc). My guess is that the pivot at the headtube that is part of the bike's folding functionality can be locked at different points of rotation to custom fit different leg lengths and the reach to the handlebars fine tuned by sliding the seat forward.
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