Hangar DH Proto:
"Looks Flexy"...
- Thread starter The Breaker Man
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this thread needs "moar" information 
looks nice though
looks nice though
looks like steel to me, which is refreshing surprisingly with all these carbon protos I've become accustomed to.
Pretty so far. Moar pictures please.
That's damn sexy, more pics/info please!
as a big fan of steel & straight tubes, i approve of these pictures.
looks flexy? more like looks stiff as ****
Needs to be a certain color for my interest to get peaked.
looks 2001.
kona stab - w/ slightly higher pivot.
Shiny. Distinct lack of rootbeer.
Run over bumps and get back to us.
Run over bumps and get back to us.
Himz thinks it looks good and moar pics!
super dig it. Not sure the upper "faux bar" is needed or if it could be a single swingarm piece, but whatevs. Reminds me of the katipo...will need to see one built to gauge pivot height.
64* HA
13.25 BB
13.25 BB
^rad. any add'l info about the company?
what he said
I like the two bottom brackets....
This is tentatively my new favorite bike. Will confirm after we get a shred report.
If it comes in at a decent weight, this thing has win written all over it.
Good job, whoever you guys are.
If it comes in at a decent weight, this thing has win written all over it.
Good job, whoever you guys are.
Although I'm a bit confused as to how the rear brake mount works!
f*ckin magnets, that's how it works.
It would be really great to see this come in at a price point like those chromo bikes from Chile. Those suckers were simple and rad and cheap as all get out.
It would be really great to see this come in at a price point like those chromo bikes from Chile. Those suckers were simple and rad and cheap as all get out.
Nevermind, got caught out by an optical illusion. I thought the top mount was part of the drop out, while the bottom mount was floating. They are both floating though. Silly me.Although I'm a bit confused as to how the rear brake mount works!
Rear end looks a little busy for my tastes. A full build shot would be nice... Nice work so far!
Sure has a low BB... I like that usually, but maybe half an inch too low?
Sure has a low BB... I like that usually, but maybe half an inch too low?
I agree.
Ditch the floater, raise the drive side swingarm, and run an idler.
Still, I'd rock it as is.
I'd like one with lesser travel as a trail bike.
Idler is a must imho. I like the design and the faux bar would help stiffness but without it it would be to close to a rodeo bike for my tastes.
Looks intriguing. Straight tubes are a favorite aesthetic of mine as well.
like.
its just a floating brake arm similar to this:Although I'm a bit confused as to how the rear brake mount works!
Yeah, I understand floating brake arms. But it looked like the top mount was part of the dropout, which wouldn't work. But it's just an optical illusion / brain fart on my part.
This is our first generation test bed. It has been around over a year. We lovingly nicknamed it "The Hotrod".
62* HA
12.8" BB
11lbs w/ vivid and steel spring
It was built to prove leverage rate/pivot placement, and to test geometry extremes. Fastest bike I've ever ridden. The steel is extremely quiet.
62* HA
12.8" BB
11lbs w/ vivid and steel spring
It was built to prove leverage rate/pivot placement, and to test geometry extremes. Fastest bike I've ever ridden. The steel is extremely quiet.
steel is real. love it.
I agree, keep the seat stay/Faux bar. It definitely would help keep the rear stiff. Split pivot or Horst link would be better than an idler IMO.
Horst would obviously change design a lot. But no idler is acceptable IMO.
Nice looking bike, why'd you guys abandon pretty much this whole design?This is our first generation test bed. It has been around over a year. We lovingly nicknamed it "The Hotrod".
62* HA
12.8" BB
11lbs w/ vivid and steel spring
It was built to prove leverage rate/pivot placement, and to test geometry extremes. Fastest bike I've ever ridden. The steel is extremely quiet.
and what was with the anti squat idler on the swingarm?
Is that a floater on the seat tube? Is the arm bent?
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The linkage design/layout change incorporates a bit more end-stroke ramp, while maintaining the unique mid-stroke support that allows such a low BB.
The pivot placement is just low enough that it can be run without an idler. It has been ran in both configurations and we found it pedaled great without the need for an idler.
The pivot placement is just low enough that it can be run without an idler. It has been ran in both configurations and we found it pedaled great without the need for an idler.
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Oh Snap!! I'll be following this thread. Me likey.....me likey very much. 
This, funny:
This, funny:
BTW - awesome name for the frame - keep it when it goes into production.
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Hawt. Vaguely reminiscent of my Draco. Linkage is obviously way different, but the same straight tube, steel aesthetic, and similar pivot setup, with the little tubes for the pivot hardware to go through. Similar HTA and BB height too. I dig it.
