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It's not often one finds a pic of a modded tandem mini!
Bike Friday Twin Air! (When using the drop bars in back, the back rider doesn't really have the greatest forward view! ha!) :p http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-83whx7Putz...9-0930_IMG.JPG |
Originally Posted by darukhan
(Post 16444432)
Hot damn! ^^^^ Those frames are really works of art! I love that smoothed brazing.
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Originally Posted by darukhan
(Post 16446029)
Bike Friday Silk with an Alfine 11 speed hub, Gates Carbon CenterTrack Belt Drive, FSA carbon crank arms, ControlTech Ti bars, stem, seatpost and carbon clamp.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...93036381_n.jpg |
buy it with a chain drive then save money .. My Pocket Llama is a bit different , that one will not need a chain tensioner..
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
(Post 16448989)
buy it with a chain drive then save money .. My Pocket Llama is a bit different , that one will not need a chain tensioner..
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What do you think of the new Silk design? Tempted to upgrade? though I've never seen any pictures of left side, how the disc mount is done.. Is it fixed on the slider with the rear axle. so unchanging with chain/belt tension.. My Koga WTR's approach. Or like Surly's bikes tension chain. then move caliper to follow where the disc went, and is there another 'heavy-rider option' With a front triangle its a solid Lock-up to stuff. With just 1 big tube there is a difference between lock Through, and Around.. |
Bah hum bug grumble grumble. |
regardless of that, it's a ugly bicycle.
Looks like something out of junkyards wars or something. absolutely LOVE the Ti NYC bike. |
Originally Posted by darukhan
(Post 16447185)
you must be referring to this layback detail on the controltech seatpost (pictured below and in my previous post)?
I do agree, it does seem unnecessary; however, if you imagine the post was completely straight with a 0 offset, you wouldn't be able to slide the seat back as far as you can with this slight setback. It's a minimal difference though, maybe a difference of 10mm? ...15mm? Probably 5 mm at most bolt head to the front rail which is limited by the saddle rail bend choice.. Only the angle that the hole drilled through the ti tube is closer to the way the rail bend is in relation to the seat itself . So sliding the seat rail is a bit more horizontal than if it ran straight thru .. Maybe the kink gave them a bit more metal in the tube above the rear of the piece that pierces it. https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...31466568_n.jpg |
Originally Posted by jur
(Post 16443428)
Wow absolute wow. Is that steel? What finish is that, chrome?
I'll have that above the Swift any day. I am putting enquiries for that out. i do hope you buy one so i can enjoy it vicariously... http://i.imgur.com/oAl3duA.jpg |
i'm probably the only one here who likes these, but here's a copper-plated 12" wheel model of the bridgestone picnica. looks great. i like those hubs...
http://i.imgur.com/iaHTQpa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6DoMP5M.jpg http://i.imgur.com/A7vpPLB.jpg |
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geometry quiz: what other possibilities for tube configuration exist for the doppelganger-hooligan-bully format?
http://i.imgur.com/yd5PPg2.jpg |
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I'd toss the current Moulton designs in with this type of frame class, too. Or, rather, the rest of the bunch are trying to make a cheaper-to-manufacture design based on Moulton design/engineering. Instead of a truss frame with many small diameter tubes, use big tubes and a traditional single-plane frame design. Easier/cheaper to manufacture leading to more attractive retail price.
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Originally Posted by smallwheeler
(Post 16462426)
i'm probably the only one here who likes these...
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Originally Posted by BassNotBass
(Post 16477828)
I wouldn't say that... well OK maybe you're right.
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saw this on ebay. pretty sweet:
-Hope Mono Mini hydraulic disc brakes -Phil Wood disc single speed hubs -20" Velocity Aeroheat rims with Continental Grand Prix 406x28 tires -Action-Tec Pro Shock short travel cross-country suspension fork -Chris King 1-1/8" threaded headset -Paragon sliding dropouts -Shimano Ultegra crankset with 56T chainring and 17T freewheel -Bontrager seatpost -Selle Italia saddle -Ritchey Comp stem -Easton EA70 flat handlebar Bike measurements: Pedal spindle to top of seat at max height- 97cm Bottom bracket center to top of seat at max height- 80cm Effective top tube length- 53cm Wheelbase- 130cm http://i.imgur.com/aaDbf1N.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ZcjkfrA.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zYHSI3y.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SVqPAJX.jpg |
saw this also. a very nicely made custom bike trailer designed for a "dahon 16" bike". made from mahogany. love that bent and laminated arm and the dowel construction elements. also very cool re-purposing of a US mail canvas carrier:
http://i.imgur.com/nU8eYl3.jpg http://i.imgur.com/O4nlnYF.jpg http://i.imgur.com/DsEcU5J.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9FyxPHm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/d5i3HdZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/s9XtwN7.jpg |
looks like somebody had a sailboat tiller floatin around ....\
and about that postal bag .... its forbidden under death penalty to use those and not return to the postal office ... at least thats what I understand ..coming from the postal office :-) Best Thor |
the mail handlers totes are all CoroPlast these days , so canvas is a nostalgic Item.
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Originally Posted by ThorUSA
(Post 16484508)
looks like somebody had a sailboat tiller floatin around ....\
and about that postal bag .... its forbidden under death penalty to use those and not return to the postal office ... at least thats what I understand ..coming from the postal office :-) Best Thor |
Originally Posted by smallwheeler
(Post 16484615)
no. had you read the listing, you would know he wet-bent the mahogany and laminated it himself. he designed, built, laminated, and varnished the whole thing himself. it's called craftsmanship. i realize in a world of off-gassing injection molded plastics and cheap aluminum rivets, craftsmanship isn't generally appreciated... also, vintage and decommissioned postal bags can be bought and sold freely.
didn't you see the :-) |
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Len Rubin Brompton clone. Ti frameset with derailleur drivetrain. :)
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Very nice
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