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Old 09-24-16 | 04:49 PM
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TT riders are all about being aerodynamic so with such small wheels....

Technically this is a minivelo; I think it's awesome.

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Old 09-24-16 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ttakata73
TT riders are all about being aerodynamic so with such small wheels....

Technically this is a minivelo; I think it's awesome.

Mike's 20" Fat Bike ? FeCycles
ahhhh. that's awesome.



reminds me of this stead from those crazy dudes at peacock groove:



they're the same guys who made this sick cargo bike- love it so much:

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Old 09-25-16 | 02:40 AM
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More peakocks..

I think I like these better than the other one..
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Old 09-25-16 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ttakata73
TT riders are all about being aerodynamic so with such small wheels....

Technically this is a minivelo; I think it's awesome.

Mike's 20" Fat Bike ? FeCycles
Oh, man, this is what I'd luv to have. A fat tire minivelo,...
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Old 09-25-16 | 05:40 AM
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Bikes: In service - FSIR Spin 3.0, Bannard Sunny minivelo, Dahon Dash Altena folder. Several others in construction or temporarily decommissioned.

Any ideas on what rims and tires those are? What's the hub width?

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Old 09-25-16 | 09:38 AM
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Any ideas on what rims and tires those are? What's the hub width?
the tires are vee mission command 20x4. rims look like ridewill rims, but could be anything. hub spacing is probably 135 front and 170 rear.
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Old 09-25-16 | 12:58 PM
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ace bike's fat mini:





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Old 09-26-16 | 07:45 AM
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I've been wondering, as of late, what it would be like to ride a bike with fat tires like that. One thing that bothers me riding my Brompton is that with such small and narrow wheels, the ride can be a bit rough unless the pavement is as smooth as glass. Unfortunately where I live, they are experimenting with new road surfaces that would cause the fillings to pop out of your mouth. I can imagine that with these huge tires, the ride must be quite smooth. I've seen a number of guys riding mountain bikes with these large tires. I must stop one of the riders when I can and ask him/her what the ride feels like. Too expensive to keep going back and forth to the dentist.
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Old 09-26-16 | 08:58 AM
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The fly in the ointment is the lack of gearing. It's a fixie, it seems.
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Old 09-26-16 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Abu Mahendra
The fly in the ointment is the lack of gearing. It's a fixie, it seems.
Could just as well be a 1 speed freewheel. it Does Have disc brakes after all ..

Second identical wheel Up Front? wheel swap for 2nd speed?






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Old 09-26-16 | 12:28 PM
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Could just as well be a 1 speed freewheel. it Does Have disc brakes after all ..

Second identical wheel Up Front? wheel swap for 2nd speed?

hehe. pretty obviously a single speed. also, you're right again (of course), the rear and front spacing are 135, hence, the rear hub used up front. your idea is a great one. i'm sure the builder thought of it but, for whatever reason, didn't add a cog to the front wheel..
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Old 09-26-16 | 12:40 PM
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brooks 150 anniversary limited edition tokyobike: it's a nice bike but, i think they blew it on this copper powdercoat. it just comes off looking like "ash pink". if actual copper plating was too expensive, they should have just gone with a classic black.







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Old 09-26-16 | 04:27 PM
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I'm with Abu, it's a fail.
Even a brown frame would look better.
I think copper plating is soft so scratches easy.
They should have just chromed everything.
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Old 09-26-16 | 06:09 PM
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Must be clearcoated....if it developed verdigris that could be interesting.
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Old 10-06-16 | 10:30 AM
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I like the Gulf Porsche colorway.
Too bad the graphics are so busy; I count 9 Mosso logos on this side.
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Old 10-07-16 | 08:42 AM
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I havent see my bike in this thread, a Beixo Gsus Bike shaft driven, i mount maximum tyre size on it (20 x 2.15).
I like his "mini downhill" unusual look





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Old 10-07-16 | 02:55 PM
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That is the best shaft drive I have seen. What a great bike!
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Old 10-11-16 | 04:29 AM
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Yeah it's cool , the geometry of the frame is really good.
In fact this mini velo has a the full sized frame, it's not common on the market.
This is a quick comparison between the Gsus, the Dahon Dash, the cannondale hooligan and is cousin yooniq.



They are not in the same boat exept for the dahon dash which is close but without the offroad capacities.
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Old 10-11-16 | 05:02 AM
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I would love to see the above Bexio in a folder. Fudge type swinging seatpost design and maybe a monoblade front fork would fold really tight with front wheel
removed.
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Old 10-13-16 | 04:29 PM
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Old 10-13-16 | 05:09 PM
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Check out this guy touring in the 'Cold'

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Old 10-13-16 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by mirfi
Check out this guy touring in the 'Cold'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5YVpF6PPm8
This is cool, but this isn't the thread to post this in. Why don't you create your own threads for these things,...
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Old 10-13-16 | 06:04 PM
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You are correct, but thought it was more interesting that it was on 20 inch tires.
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Old 10-14-16 | 03:39 AM
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You are correct, but thought it was more interesting that it was on 20 inch tires.
Yes, it is interesting. But this isn't a "Bikes We Like" subject, it's about an accomplishment. And it's a pretty solid one at that. 20 inch wheels and tires means it's in the correct section of the forum.
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Old 10-14-16 | 04:13 AM
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20 inch wheels and tires means it's in the correct section of the forum.
Only by de facto.
It good to belong to a subset of a forum.
Small wheels, folding bike sect.
You are all welcome, but you can never leave.......
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