I've been building this
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I've been building this
I know it's not very conventional and not straight exactly, but is more a proof of concept/mock-up then a real piece of bicycle perfection, I cannibalized an old cheap frame and slapped it together with tubes laying around. It does not have brakes as of yet, but it rides quite smoothly.
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Greetings from the Netherlands!


Oh, and I,m new here!
Greetings from the Netherlands!
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Stealth bike!
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I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
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An update:
my bike ? coaster brake added
my bike ? coaster brake added
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Interesting, flat black it and call it the Blackbird or B1. Stealth bomber bike fkr sure.
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From an engineering perspective, it looks like an accident waiting to happen with the first significant bump, nothing stealth about the impending road rash. Sorry.
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Triangulation has its merits.
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
Maybe no shame, but significant pain. I would wish you luck but its all about physics and material properites and no luck.
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triangulation is only important if you are going for light weight. Given the OP's location, weight probably isn't as much of an issue for him. And it looks to be plenty sturdy enough
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