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01-28-14 | 06:05 PM
#352
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Bikes: Friday, Brompton, Soma, Fuji, Haro, No_Name...
01-28-14 | 06:28 PM
#353
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I'm totally on board with this right up until the belt drive. Unless they've extended range of different cogs and belt lengths. And even then, I'd be tempted to stick with conventional chain. Plus save a few hundred dollar premium for belt. Also, would not go with aluminum rear cog, unsure what is used here, but if you do get a belt system, use a steel rear cog.
01-29-14 | 07:09 AM
#355
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01-29-14 | 09:54 AM
#356
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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..
Last edited by fietsbob; 01-29-14 at 09:59 AM.
01-29-14 | 07:27 PM
#357
master of bottom licks
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From: Lou-evil, Canned-Yucky USA
And that's a reason I almost didn't buy a Bike Friday. The company really needs to look for a different (and more knowledgeable maybe less clueless/annoying) spokesperson to do their YouTube vids. I know, "can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all"... but fer krisake I surely can't be the only one who feels this way. BTW, other than one quick "off camera" vid, I don't do any informational vids on YT and there's a reason why... because I know I suck at it. Some people should realize their limitations as well.
Bah hum bug grumble grumble.
Bah hum bug grumble grumble.
Last edited by BassNotBass; 01-29-14 at 07:36 PM.
01-30-14 | 11:34 AM
#359
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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.
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.
02-01-14 | 11:40 PM
#360
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i do hope you buy one so i can enjoy it vicariously...
02-07-14 | 09:59 AM
#365
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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.
02-10-14 | 02:59 PM
#368
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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
-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
02-10-14 | 03:11 PM
#369
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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:
02-10-14 | 04:13 PM
#370
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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
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
02-10-14 | 04:58 PM
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02-10-14 | 08:58 PM
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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 :-)
02-11-14 | 05:20 PM
#374
Len Rubin Brompton clone. Ti frameset with derailleur drivetrain. 
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