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Old 02-12-16 | 11:10 AM
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flyboy2160
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
Copenhagen (version of) Dursley Pedersen is another truss triangulated frame design ..
.... I saw one built where all the tubes, But the chainstays, Bolted to the BB shell, so they all could come apart for compact travel ..
Yup, fully triangulated - reminds me of the new Fubiefixie


My worry with those is the inevitable play in all those joints making stiffness a problem, especially laterally.

I have just one fold joint in my old Downtube frame, but just a little slop in it was enough to make me fix the joint with an interference fit spring pin:
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