Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
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Originally Posted by
Michael_S
thanks Fred, I had already told my builder 73 HTA and 60mm fork rake.
What tires are you going to use? That spec was predicated on 650b x 42mm slicks and 54mm knobbies
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Originally Posted by
Michael_S
As far as front center, with 700C wheels and my need for a slack seat tube, My size 12 shoes force me in to a longer top tube to eliminate TCO.
A slacker seat tube should always mean the physical top tube gets longer to keep the wheels in the same place, it'd be very silly to make the actual bike shorter just to preserve a virtual measurement
It's pretty hard to get TCO on a low-trail bike, you'd have to be quite short and be using very big tires
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
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Originally Posted by
blasdelf
What tires are you going to use? That spec was predicated on 650b x 42mm slicks and 54mm knobbies
Basically the same tires as on your bike ... Hetres and 50mm knobbies.
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Originally Posted by
blasdelf
A slacker seat tube should always mean the physical top tube gets longer to keep the wheels in the same place, it'd be very silly to make the actual bike shorter just to preserve a virtual measurement
It's pretty hard to get TCO on a low-trail bike, you'd have to be quite short and be using very big tires
Not really, my 58 cm 700C bike has a 575 mm top tube, 72d STA/73 HTA and 60mm rake fork. With 34mm tires and no fenders there was overlap .
Front center is 608mm.
I also have my cleat in the rear of the spd slot.
The new 650B bike will have a 58.5 top tube and similar angles. With the smaller overall wheel diameter I should have no issue even with fenders using the Hetres.
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
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Originally Posted by
Michael_S
The new 650B bike will have a 58.5 top tube and similar angles. With the smaller overall wheel diameter I should have no issue even with fenders using the Hetres.
On my new bike I have 4cm of room between my toe and a bare Hetre, with cleats slammed all the way back on 44.5 Sidis and 180mm cranks.
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
I love the front kickstand:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3825/9...12b33e5f_h.jpg
with the front lowriders it descends like a bat out of hell too
and with the tent poles there, they make a great elbow rest when getting in a full tuck
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
Gawdam....That thing is so complete ugly...It's...Beautiful. And Beauty Is as Beauty Does, for sure.
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
Using a longer stem now? Details on the bag? I can't wait to use mine. I've just been staring at it and carrying stuff in it off the bike for kicks. Where the hell's your light mounted (so David can copy it on my rack :)?
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
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Originally Posted by
lukasz
Using a longer stem now?
Yeah went from 12cm -6° to 13cm, mounted 1cm lower
I'm thinking about building a custom stem to parallel the TT exactly and integrate a decaleur, might want to go longer/lower
First I need to try a new old handlebar that's deeper in both dimensions (165mm drop, fuck compacts forever)
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lukasz
Details on the bag? I can't wait to use mine. I've just been staring at it and carrying stuff in it off the bike for kicks.
It's a prototype for the Ozette that I got when I was sharing a tradeshow booth with them, the waxed canvas makes it pretty heavy
It's also missing any attachment mechanism (they later settled on velcro), I'm currently using a strap to hold it down but at some point after I add some brazeons to the rack I'll be using some special boat hardware to attach it.
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lukasz
Where the hell's your light mounted (so David can copy it on my rack :)?
The bosses on the rack are 7/16" OD 4130 tapped M6
The little aluminum linkage plates are important, it's possible to avoid them for positioning but dyno lights REALLY need to be sandwiched from both sides. Chopping up the arms of a shitty centerpull is the best way to do this, I'll do that on mine after paint.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5337/8...d4f8ea9b_b.jpg
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
Ah, I see. Waiting until they have time to do a custom job for your new bag? The colors look wild in that photo so I thought this was it.
I'm going to try that center pull brake mount. This looks cool but I ain't paying $24 for something I can pull out of a junk pile at the LBS:
S O M A f e e d: Wingmann Light Mount
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
The peanut gallery is still waiting to see this steed in obnoxious painted form...what say ye?
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Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
That bottom bracket is udderly absurd.
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
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christian
....I believe I was promised peanuts?
Just say that 5 times fast and report back. :)
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
What is the m5/6 on the side of the fork crown for?
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
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Derek Raymond
What is the m5/6 on the side of the fork crown for?
on the NDS it's for a p-clamp brake housing guide
been meaning to fab a computer mount to attach there on the DS
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
That thing is teats. Well done! ... where have I seen this paint scheme before?
http://www.nycvelo.com/wp-content/up...15-600x400.jpg
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
Looks great, in all aspects!
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
Fred, what are your thoughts on the Spyres?
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
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Zandr Martin
Fred, what are your thoughts on the Spyres?
the lever feel is really good
some other implementation details not so much, I'll post a review after I get to the bottom of it
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
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Nierman
That thing is teats. Well done! ... where have I seen this
paint scheme before?
on a cow?
Re: My latest 650b low trail fredmobile for the peanut gallery
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Originally Posted by
blasdelf
on the NDS it's for a p-clamp brake housing guide
been meaning to fab a computer mount to attach there on the DS
Oh, Neat-O!