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  1. Ted Wojcik

    The Monkey Butt

    Thanks for the photos and report. We still have a snow in the ground up here. It sure looks like there is some good riding in your neck of the woods. I would like to point out that it is hard if not impossible to predict how a bike is going to handle based on numbers alone. Over the years...
  2. Ted Wojcik

    The Monkey Butt

    I want to thank those who have taken the time or are going to ride this bike. I welcome the feedback. There is such a big variety in rider preference in mountain bikes recently, I wasn't sure how the bike would be received. I tried to make this frame for the more experienced rider and I wouldn't...
  3. Ted Wojcik

    amateur design

    This is what a custom frame shop does. Give me a call or PM
  4. Ted Wojcik

    cable housing

    Where my information on cable friction came from is when Ride-on cables were first introduced, some builders were asked to try top routing, bottom routing, full housing, segmented housing in any configuration we could think of. At that time, Ride-on clinics were conducted in conjunction with...
  5. Ted Wojcik

    cable housing

    I have found it easier and cheaper to simply pull the housing from the split stops, wipe the inner cable down from time to time and apply some cable lube. I remember when Huffy's, Murray's, and Columbia's all came with full housing. i can't get that $100 bicycle memory out of my mind. There is...
  6. Ted Wojcik

    cable housing

    I've seen a bunch of bikes now with cable housing used the full length of the cable. And I had someone tell me that this is an improvement over using stops and having open wire. Who actually believes this is an improvement in dérailleur control? Can you prove to me that it is an improvement...
  7. Ted Wojcik

    The Monkey Butt

    I forgot to answer your question about the head angle change going to a 100 mm travel fork. It will change by 1.117 degrees. 70.883 would be the static head angle before sag.
  8. Ted Wojcik

    The Monkey Butt

    The tubing is Columbus. The down tube is a 29er specific tube that I get from a frame builder's supply called Nova Cycle supply. It does not require the use of a gusset. There are two plates silver brazed on the down tube to add some thickness for the the threads to secure the removable...
  9. Ted Wojcik

    The Monkey Butt

    The head angle is a bit steep in comparison to some other bikes, but what I tried to do is make the bike a bit more single track oriented. There is a lot more to how a bike steers than the head angle. One of the things that must be taken into account is the rotational mass of the wheels. That is...
  10. Ted Wojcik

    Custom Road build

    My client was hoping for something a bit more exciting than an all steel frame. He hasn't made up his mind yet.
  11. Ted Wojcik

    The Monkey Butt

    B.B. height relates to tire size. Drop is how far the B.B. is below a straight line from axle to axle. with the tires that are on the bike now, B.B. height is 12.380" without a rider on the bike. It will change with different weight riders and/or fork pre-load.
  12. Ted Wojcik

    The Monkey Butt

    The chainstays are set at about 17.25" now. Thanks for the kind words.
  13. Ted Wojcik

    The Monkey Butt

    The frame weighs 3.9 lbs and the complete bike weighs 25.8lbs. Ted
  14. Ted Wojcik

    The Monkey Butt

    I did not weigh the bike or frame
  15. Ted Wojcik

    The Monkey Butt

    Click here to read the original Monkey Butt brainstorming and development thread. Here is the Monkey Butt in it's finished form. Thanks to all who took the time to give an opinion on what this bike should be. I was surprised by a number of posts that said slow, steady handling was a trait that...
  16. Ted Wojcik

    Frame design

    I'll have some better photos tomorrow as well as a write up on the build. Here are a few low grade photos to keep you interested until we finish the photo shoo and text/
  17. Ted Wojcik

    Frame design

    The fork in here and I'm just waiting for the wheels from Mavic. It should be done Friday. Full report soon. I won't be at NAHBS
  18. Ted Wojcik

    Custom Road build

    This isn't the first "Ted" this client has and I'm sure it won't be last. He wants another bike from me and is open to what ever we build. Let me give you some more info to sway your decisions. Carbon is strong and has a great stiffness to weight ratio. It does not easily lend itself to custom...
  19. Ted Wojcik

    Custom Road build

    So, it looks like it is going to be a carbon rear, carbon fork, fast road frame. I was hoping that there would be a bit more dialog here on the frame type. I'll wait a few more days before I order the materials to see if there is any interest in the other stuff.
  20. Ted Wojcik

    Custom Road build

    I have sold a good number of them and they have been received well. Probably the number one reason is weight. Carbon's biggest advantage is it's rigidity to weight ratio. There will be an increase in lateral rigidity without a weight penalty. To sum it up, for the same reason we would want a...
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