Goddammit Carpenter get in here and talk about your new frame. I am so freaking excited about this thing, I could just spit.
Y'all were blabbing about it the 29/26.
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177836&page=3
you said
and then keep on doing it.
Everybody I talk to doesn't want to make a bike for me. 6', giant feet, 29" wheels, 2.5" tires. No.
not maybe. just no.
I don't even get my foot in the door and say I want short chainstays. And a narrow chainline.
they'll laugh you out of place!
Or "I don't have the jigs, I've never done anything like that, blah"
That thing is gorgeous! I can't beleive he can actually build it!
The other big thing is the fork! You can't make it work without a custom rigid fork. You need a slack headtube and tons of offset.
nodody likes to make forks anymore, so what are you gonna do?
does wolfhound make forks? Can you tell us anything about the tony P fork? how does it clamp the axle!
I swear to god if you don't give up the goods and post about your bike, including pictures when you get em, I will find you and throw eggs at you until you do.
The split chainstays! oh man I could just sh!t, I never thought of that. I haven't even heard of wolfhound. it's all brilliant!
The sinuous curves! The fillet brazing!
I have got to meet this guy and see how he works.
And i must have one! I need to hear how yours fits and rides, to give me feedback on geometry.
He's even used to using chainguides! do they use the iscg tabs?
And what about this bottom bracket? I really need details on it. what cranks does it use, how wide is the shell, blah. I had an old fisher (early 90s 29er) with pressed in bearings. 85 mm shell. They died and I couldn't find replacements, gave away the bike.
Y'all were blabbing about it the 29/26.
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177836&page=3
you said
My favorite is how you apologize for derailing the thread,
the fork will be Tony Pereira's first 20mm
rigid, steel, ss. I have other bikes with suspension. Between the a-c & the offset of the fork, it would be pretty hard to match the handling with suspension....which is just fine by me. I do not like suspension on my ss at all.
Paragon sliders, internal cable routing, integrated Hopey mount, split ST & the wide BB shell with XBB bearings pressed in (2 per side), so no BB cups.
MikeD...sorry of for the derailment
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=91327&d=1178721048
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=91328&d=1178721048
nah, completely obvious thing to do from my perspective. 20mm front wheel is a no-brainer for someone over 200 lbs that abuses their bikes. The Hopey just seems very intuitive to me....personally. When I called Tim Hopey to ask about the mount specs for the frame builder, he asked about the project & said that there is a surprising amount of rigid 29er ss riders ordering them as of late. He seemed to think it would be an awesome complement to the ride (as do I).
Mark, consider that the BB height will remain static...ie. I have no suspension or sag. 11.5" will be perfect for me, I like low bb bikes.
and then keep on doing it.
Everybody I talk to doesn't want to make a bike for me. 6', giant feet, 29" wheels, 2.5" tires. No.
not maybe. just no.
I don't even get my foot in the door and say I want short chainstays. And a narrow chainline.
they'll laugh you out of place!
Or "I don't have the jigs, I've never done anything like that, blah"
That thing is gorgeous! I can't beleive he can actually build it!
The other big thing is the fork! You can't make it work without a custom rigid fork. You need a slack headtube and tons of offset.
nodody likes to make forks anymore, so what are you gonna do?
does wolfhound make forks? Can you tell us anything about the tony P fork? how does it clamp the axle!
I swear to god if you don't give up the goods and post about your bike, including pictures when you get em, I will find you and throw eggs at you until you do.
The split chainstays! oh man I could just sh!t, I never thought of that. I haven't even heard of wolfhound. it's all brilliant!
The sinuous curves! The fillet brazing!
I have got to meet this guy and see how he works.
And i must have one! I need to hear how yours fits and rides, to give me feedback on geometry.
He's even used to using chainguides! do they use the iscg tabs?
And what about this bottom bracket? I really need details on it. what cranks does it use, how wide is the shell, blah. I had an old fisher (early 90s 29er) with pressed in bearings. 85 mm shell. They died and I couldn't find replacements, gave away the bike.