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  1. loulou

    Balfa BB7 ye or ne?

    some young guys go crazy when they find something too small!
  2. loulou

    Balfa BB7 ye or ne?

    Yeah I dont know what bearing load ratings are! I got lucky and bearing lasted for years on bb7s. Keep it on Zedro!
  3. loulou

    Commencal Supreme DH questions

    Yeah the chain line is out 7mm, looks like they wanted a 150mm rear axle but had to run a 135... Surprised that this is still not solved!
  4. loulou

    Why does my Ti spring feel like crap?

    I think that since the Ti springs have turns widely spaced and so more angle, they have a slight falling rate; not as linear as a spring with a closer pitch.
  5. loulou

    Appalache Real - 33lb full on DH bike, now thats light!!

    Thanks Ricardo, Yeah the bicycle is a open text on the state of technical knowledge.There are so many way to acheive the same goal. I like all machines from looms to skidders and helicopters... I just read the text on the work of Alex Morgan in Decline Magazine, that was good! and the frame...
  6. loulou

    Appalache Real - 33lb full on DH bike, now thats light!!

    Well, the appalache Réal is light, under 10 pounds with a regular steel coil, but what it is not is a race only fragile frame. Jamie did a very nice and light build, but it still is a very strong and stiff serious downhill chassis. Granite table flex measurements have shown its rear axle...
  7. loulou

    from the bayou to the hills

    yes! and I'll try to make them straight for you Chris!
  8. loulou

    Introducing the Appalache Real, reborn Balfa BB7

    it is true that if you have to have a single crown, then the 1.5 is justified. But I have seen 7'' SC with 1.125 steerers, I dont know if they are good... The pivot on the Appalache Réal is slightly changed; dia. went from 12 to 15mm, fixing bolts are M8 and the bearing tension washers are...
  9. loulou

    Introducing the Appalache Real, reborn Balfa BB7

    available now at yodo distribution in Montreal
  10. loulou

    Introducing the Appalache Real, reborn Balfa BB7

    Well the stickers are so so, we are working on that...
  11. loulou

    Introducing the Appalache Real, reborn Balfa BB7

    I don't think much of the 1.5 headtube, but time will tell... As for the rear spacing, we are planning a 150 x 12 swing arm. I like narrow cranks but if 150x12 is widely adopted, we'll follow. Again thanks everyone for the encouragement/advice, kind or not!
  12. loulou

    Introducing the Appalache Real, reborn Balfa BB7

    steel, regardless of alloy or temper, is about 3 times stiffer than any aluminum... Believe me the Réal rear is stiff!
  13. loulou

    from the bayou to the hills

    Most 2.75/ 8.75 shock will fit. Mine has a Avalanche, a Fox DHX fits. production bikes (They will be available just after the btac show) have a Manitou swinger 6 way. The 6.7'' travel will not use a hi pivot/pulley.
  14. loulou

    from the bayou to the hills

    Flipside is right, 135mm hub, 73 BB shell, 9 in. travel, 16.5 chainstays, 14.75 BB height, frame weight with a steel spring is around 10 pounds. The pictures are courtesy of Jamie at Balfa UK and I will be with Yodo at the BTAC in Montreal. Thanks to everyone! and see you soon!
  15. loulou

    from the bayou to the hills

    well it is finally done, a new shop and a new frame. Short rear, mid rear pivot, two pound less than its predescesor. Pivot concentric pulley... It is called Réal (Mont réal!) My new company is called cycles Appalache. And a 6.7''travel frame coming!
  16. loulou

    who sold balfa bb7 in 2002?

    Thank you MMcG and Kornphlake for the info, as for the bike, yes it is coming, I would have hoped bringing it to the st anne wc, but sadly they are not quite done, they should be at the heat treat next week. The company name now is ''Cycles Appalaches'' the dh is called the Réal, The dh frame...
  17. loulou

    who sold balfa bb7 in 2002?

    Hello, I am jerome (formerly with Balfa) . I am looking for a US retailer that sold Balfa in 2002 and who would still have an invoice for the sale of a 2002 bb7. If you can help please get in touch with me. Thank you!
  18. loulou

    Tech-head roundtable(rear suspension)

    well i am happy to have helped you; i cutted these threads. the bb i.d. was just right! are you still in montreal?
  19. loulou

    Tech-head roundtable(rear suspension)

    did not go much to bromont this summer... hey, were you in the concordia group that made the dh bike project... in any case, your bike is really nicer. i am gearing up for making a few frames this winter. i will do a little 3D modeling and f.e.a., but i still think actual frames and swing...
  20. loulou

    Tech-head roundtable(rear suspension)

    i had never seen Zedro's bike before, very very nice! Alex BCD 2x4 is amazing, has anyone heard of a 2 D.o.F. suspension on any vehicle before? Only in this business!
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