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06-10-09, 10:45 PM
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I would imagine depending on where you're from or if you know someone in Taiwan, that you should be able to buy the Jango version. It's the same bike without the Merc badge one would think... so it shouldn't be over priced. The Merc version was never over-priced in the first place because it is not for sale to the public, as bhkyte mentioned earlier. Apparently it came free with the car during the period when it was used as a promotional item.
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Incidentally, I know someone who know the someone(s?) who designed this in Germany. Here are the pics of the Jango...
06-11-09, 04:08 AM
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I like the look of that bike. Looks very well thought out. It'll be under-geared, though. Nice for commuting with an IGH.
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Thanks for the new pics!
Interesting little wee linkage there behind the front fork suspension boot. That wasn't there on the previous model. I know Cannondale owns the IP for the central "headshok" central style fork suspension. I wonder if that's a clever way of circumventing the feature that keeps the fork from swiveling awry from the steerer tube?
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Interesting little wee linkage there behind the front fork suspension boot. That wasn't there on the previous model. I know Cannondale owns the IP for the central "headshok" central style fork suspension. I wonder if that's a clever way of circumventing the feature that keeps the fork from swiveling awry from the steerer tube?
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Now that makes perfect sense to me... and satisfies my curiosity as to why these big car name brands even bother with such things. And yes, most of them seem to be duds in terms of cyclist acceptance - but obviously if it serves as a deal maker and the deal has been made, then it has served its purpose - not so much a folding bike, but rather a marketing bike.
So only available in Europe and only with the car?
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So only available in Europe and only with the car?
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Thanks for the new pics!
Interesting little wee linkage there behind the front fork suspension boot. That wasn't there on the previous model. I know Cannondale owns the IP for the central "headshok" central style fork suspension. I wonder if that's a clever way of circumventing the feature that keeps the fork from swiveling awry from the steerer tube?
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Interesting little wee linkage there behind the front fork suspension boot. That wasn't there on the previous model. I know Cannondale owns the IP for the central "headshok" central style fork suspension. I wonder if that's a clever way of circumventing the feature that keeps the fork from swiveling awry from the steerer tube?
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That is a 'plain old' knuckle design used in just about every single aircraft front landing gear. There's a few forks around that use this feature. Dunno what the 'headshok' looks like inside but Moultons had that ages ago on the very first ones, a spline. It's either that or some linkage system outside. I like the outside linkage better, less friction.
The Headshok Fatty has an octagonal-ish steerer tubes flanked by rows of needle bearings (four cluster banks). An all-internal solution for the same function. Could be similar to what Jango had on their earlier model... not sure tho...
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Another clever feature of the jango is the handle bars which are clamped by a stem-like clamp. To increase cockpit reach, very simple and straightforward - loosen the clamp and tilt bars forward.
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