ok guys. Couldnt find to much info on the new clifcat tankass or sidestep. Lets hear any info, pictures, anything. Anyone have it set up for street? like this.
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nice! Tankass is a name I haven't heard in a long time... but that doesn't look like a tankass
Looks good. Hear they make some bomber frames.
the latest tankesses were/are tight!
not too heavy, nicely designed, very flicky and rideable.
a short fork and 24"s and it's almost bmx geometry.
or at least it felt like that on the last one i tried out.
not too heavy, nicely designed, very flicky and rideable.
a short fork and 24"s and it's almost bmx geometry.
or at least it felt like that on the last one i tried out.
yeah, I haven't heard clif cat brought up in awhile either...
those chainstays look like they can go VERY short for 24"!
but is that a 1.5" ht? why?
those chainstays look like they can go VERY short for 24"!
but is that a 1.5" ht? why?
^looks like it
And square chainstays means home-fabbed grind plates are much easier!
What are the length of the CS's and how heavy is it?? And WTF 1.5?
What are the length of the CS's and how heavy is it?? And WTF 1.5?
And it needs black Tuffs...
aluminum??
not really any less of a chance to ovalize, and there's actually less welding area too... there are a few frame makers out there who actually despise the beer can headtube...
I can see the reasoning on a big FS bike, like one designed around a huge Totem 1.5 or something, but not on a bike that will only see ~50-100mm of travel.
and hmm, 15" chainstays are nice, but looked shorter to me.
28# is killer too... but I have a bit of a hard time believing that with the build I see in the pic.
that thing is 28lbs, i'm impressed.
isnt the frame alone 8+ lbs?
isnt the frame alone 8+ lbs?
1.5 is lighter, stronger, stiffer and less prone to ovalization. chase loved and ranted about his 1.5 80mm jumper.
why does chase run a slammed fox 32 now then?
I know what you're sayin' about the 1.5, I really dig mine, but it's ironic, I ride a sinister splinterMX with the 1.5, but now recently FTW has been speaking out about all of the downfalls of the 1.5 and how he is no longer using it in his frame builds... Unless you use some ridiculous RAD tubing or that of very large diameter on the tt/dt, you lose too much welding area by going to the larger beer can ht, compared the smaller reg. 1 1/8" that gets more tube miter wrap = more weld area...
Chase doesn't ride for Manipoo anymore caus they dropped their gravity riders.
But they still have the zero-g riders on board? Sick!