triple triangle frames
03-22-05 | 08:18 PM
#26
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On the triple triangle thing, the idea was nothing new even in the 70's...Thanet were making them in the 50's, 60's and a small frame builder named Bill Tilston did all of his that way, his shop was on Mandale road in Thornaby about two miles from the Jack Taylor factory.
I was asked to make one in 1955 by a local hill-climb time-trial champion...at the time, anyone worth his salt road either a Jack Taylor Curved Tube model or a Baines 5 barred Gate model...I made the chap a curved tuber with the triple triangle..for no other reason than it looked strange.He used it to many victories.
For the record, I made another today with three tubes curved and a triple triangle for a fixed wheel road bike...for no other reason than it looks strange....COLIN LAING
I was asked to make one in 1955 by a local hill-climb time-trial champion...at the time, anyone worth his salt road either a Jack Taylor Curved Tube model or a Baines 5 barred Gate model...I made the chap a curved tuber with the triple triangle..for no other reason than it looked strange.He used it to many victories.
For the record, I made another today with three tubes curved and a triple triangle for a fixed wheel road bike...for no other reason than it looks strange....COLIN LAING
03-22-05 | 08:41 PM
#28
Iguana Subsystem
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From: san francisco
Originally Posted by COLIN LAING
On the triple triangle thing, the idea was nothing new even in the 70's...Thanet were making them in the 50's, 60's and a small frame builder named Bill Tilston did all of his that way, his shop was on Mandale road in Thornaby about two miles from the Jack Taylor factory.
I was asked to make one in 1955 by a local hill-climb time-trial champion...at the time, anyone worth his salt road either a Jack Taylor Curved Tube model or a Baines 5 barred Gate model...I made the chap a curved tuber with the triple triangle..for no other reason than it looked strange.He used it to many victories.
For the record, I made another today with three tubes curved and a triple triangle for a fixed wheel road bike...for no other reason than it looks strange....COLIN LAING
I was asked to make one in 1955 by a local hill-climb time-trial champion...at the time, anyone worth his salt road either a Jack Taylor Curved Tube model or a Baines 5 barred Gate model...I made the chap a curved tuber with the triple triangle..for no other reason than it looked strange.He used it to many victories.
For the record, I made another today with three tubes curved and a triple triangle for a fixed wheel road bike...for no other reason than it looks strange....COLIN LAING
03-22-05 | 09:28 PM
#30
Grease Monkey
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From: cleveland, ohio
Bikes: Schwinn LeTour, Giant TCR2, Fetish Cycles SAC Aero, Fixed gear Pursuit bike, Fixed gear Raleigh, Hoffman Momentum Flatland
hey, incase it matters to anyone, i have a nishiki tripple triangle frame, its not a track frame, but a tt bike, with a 24" front wheel, but i ride it fixed!
03-23-05 | 09:35 AM
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From: kings county, nyc
Bikes: allez fuji tracku nishiki TT GT KHS arrow Miner 29'er CIOCC Corsair and now a f*cking awesome waterford skeet velo
Nishiki in its earlier stages, it was fitted with two 700's at the start. Didn't like how the front wheel jutted out though, so I ending up staying with the 24" wheel too.
03-23-05 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Ceya
No! San Fran.. Former NYC Messenger with almost 17yrs of service .
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S/F,
CEYA!
S/F is Semper Fidelis.. means ALWAYS FAITHFUL.. USMC. Yes I am Devil Dog also.
S/F,
CEYA!
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03-23-05 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Rex
I feel sorry for all those single-speed fixie riders in San Fran. Must be hard with getting up and down those hills with just one gear! 
it's not so bad. maks things interesting. i find a little joy in taking the "long route."
03-24-05 | 09:24 AM
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switching to guns
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From: kings county, nyc
Bikes: allez fuji tracku nishiki TT GT KHS arrow Miner 29'er CIOCC Corsair and now a f*cking awesome waterford skeet velo
Is there a reason why you don't see this design often anymore? I'd really like to see that and the sloping toptube in production again.
