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  1. Psychic_Pimp

    fork height?

    Don't know about your Monocog fork but I believe it is suspension corrected.Here's the White Bros web page with specs on the Magic 80. Note that suspension corrected takes static sag into account. Figure 20mm sag for the typical 80mm travel fork (most notably the Reba) and the typical...
  2. Psychic_Pimp

    Cool New Gear!

    Perhaps Stinkyboy would have liked his Monkey better if it had been appropriately renamed like this one;
  3. Psychic_Pimp

    Frame design

    Thanks Ted. I had never taken a close look at a bike with an e-type mount. I did indeed wonder how the long flat mount was kept from flexing too much. Next question; The chainstays look great. Nicely shaped without big divots in the bends. Did you have to do any shaping on those or do you get...
  4. Psychic_Pimp

    Frame design

    Oh boy! New techno bike lingo! So, would the nerblur be used in lieu of the bracket that would clamp to the frame via the BB, or in addition to? Is it still possible to use a bottom swing clamp on derailleur with the nerblur there?
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    Frame design

    What's this lug? Derailleur mount of some sort? I've not seen the like before. Hmmm, the picture is of the knob on the seat tube above the bb. Just in case you don't want to click.
  6. Psychic_Pimp

    29er Suspension

    The XXIX does not have a suspension corrected fork to start with. This means there will be a significant change in the geometry with a suspension fork. This doesn't mean you can't do it, nor does it mean you will find the handling worse, but you might. Since the XXIX was not made for long...
  7. Psychic_Pimp

    Frame design

    Is that an Exi Wolf in there? Is the tire clearance as tight as it looks with the sliders in the middle? It's really cool for bike geeks like me to watch this take shape.
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    What's the deal with Colonnade?

    Yup, I'm still in my stacky cardboard box around the bend from Alki. Let's see if your phone number still works...
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    What's the deal with Colonnade?

    Hey man, long time no see! How's the skeleton feeling these days? You been riding at all? If you take the Lakeview exit off I-5 heading north the park is under the freeway as you exit. If you pull up 1800 franklin ave e on google maps it will center in on the north end of the park.
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    Santa Baby

    Looks flexy ;) With this rain it damn sure isn't going to stay so shiny and clean for very long. For resizing pics for posting I use Photobucket. You can set the max size when you upload the pictures to Photobucket so no matter how big they are on your camera or pc, they will automatically be...
  11. Psychic_Pimp

    RST Fork

    I have one on my Sinister Simon Bar. I think it's a great fork for the price. Also the customer service was great. The only other fork that I know of that comes close to the price is the Reba. The Reba has a much higher msrp but can be had used or clearance for ~300. I think Speedgoat still...
  12. Psychic_Pimp

    Frame design

    Height at center of BB should be just about 12.29"
  13. Psychic_Pimp

    Frame design

    On that we can agree. Alas, those poor mis-guided souls... Tonight's libation here, NOT a light beer...
  14. Psychic_Pimp

    Frame design

    I'm not an east coast resident but I have to ask; have you put in any time on a sub-17" chain-stay bike on tight, twisty trails? Even here in the soggy northwest, I can feel the advantages (or at least the difference) of short stays on my Simon Bar vs. my previous two frames built up with the...
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    Frame design

    Ted, I would like to hear your take on extending and gusseting the seat tube like the Scout. Perhaps its just an aesthetic issue for me but the ever-extending seat post bugs me somehow. What are the pros and cons, from the mind of the frame builder, of making that seat tube, say 21" and giving...
  16. Psychic_Pimp

    Frame design

    Ah, I think I understand for real now, I was not seeing that you wanted to mount the der. on the short tube. The length of the shorter tube would be rather longer than I had imagined, especially if you use a high clamp derailleur. Well, as an extra added bonus, the extra 9 or more inches of...
  17. Psychic_Pimp

    Frame design

    If you're still referring here to the drawing you posted earlier, I do understand what you're trying to do and why. Here's the problem; the seat tube where a clamp-type derailleur attaches must be perpendicular to the bottom bracket or the cage won't match the chain rings' radius properly...
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    Frame design

    I was just thinking about this same type of solution and trying to remember where I have seen this done, perhaps pics from the handmade bike show? The question is, what is this a solution to? It can allow more clearance between the tire and seat tube but it won't make more room for the...
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    Frame design

    The Shimano site does claim that the new XT front derailleurs have been redesigned for better tire clearance both for the cage tail and behind the seat tube.
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    Frame design

    This promises to be a fun discussion, indeed. Another option to make a frameset more versatile is what Frank the Welder has done with the Simon Bar and others. Interchangeable dropouts could be used so that one could run a track end or vertical drops. Different sizes of vertical drops could...
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