I bulit a set of wheels with Ti spokes once..... Never again is all I have to say on the matter
Ti spindle Isis Bottom Bracket lasted a week.I bulit a set of wheels with Ti spokes once..... Never again is all I have to say on the matter
shut upI disagree....besides, sloping downward is essentially the same as arching upward. the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. If you used a straight tube from the headtube/toptube junction to the seattube/toptube junction, your standover would be improved. On the contrary, using a curved toptube that arches down allows you greater standover for the same given geometry (read: functionally advantageous).
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Brace yourself... The shortest distance between 2 points is a straight lineshut up
MAn I lvoed the Isis Ti BB's..... Those were friggin bullet proof. Lets just say some parts are great built in Ti, some are notTi spindle Isis Bottom Bracket lasted a week.
Looks to have been built to spec. Just a hair over 23lbs without pedals. Will report on ride when I get a chance to put a few dozen miles on it.
Note: I'll trim that cable after I pick up a new barb. Also... Rear brake cable routing is funky. Shock needs to be removed inorder to route cable without detaching brake hose... Suckage.
I thought it was standard practice to build a pivotless frame at 50% travel. That way it will never see strain more than 50% of travel whether topped or bottomed out.Looks like an off the shelf "breezer" to me
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If you remove the linkage, do the seatstays spring into a straighter line? Curious if they are preloaded since the dropout has no pivot and is obviously gusseted so it won't move.
When the shock bolt is removed the seat stays look about the same... But the chainstays spring up about an an inch... Makes for an interesting time putting the shock bolt back in place.I thought it was standard practice to build a pivotless frame at 50% travel. That way it will never see strain more than 50% of travel whether topped or bottomed out.
Never heard of that... what are you talking about? The strap holding my tube to my saddle?Is that a simple strap?
It was built to race XC. Light and fast.Honestly not my cup of tea for a mountain bike, but nice job!
Never heard of that... what are you talking about? The strap holding my tube to my saddle?
It was built to race XC. Light and fast.
Nope, a very handy thing to have. I never use them to strap tubes to my seat but have found a million other uses. Not much different than any other generic strap other than the rubber strip which prevents it from sliding around.That's a joke, right?
Same thing... mine is a bit wider though, was originally for tying down the right leg of your pants for commuting. I keep a tube, 2 co2's and a small lever in there. I've seen some pro guys do the same with duct tape.Yes, friend of mine makes these.
There are a few small complaints I have with the frame design. That is one of them. I also wish it had more tire clearance in the chain stay/BB area, its too tight for comfort on 2.2+. The other thing is that there is very little clearance between chain and the top of the chain stay when shifted to 32/11... it clears, but it's stupidly tight... if the stays had either a slight bend near the dropout or had been welded just a hair lower they could have doubled the clearance in that area.the rear derr cable routing on the top tube isn't too aesthetically pleasing but overall the bike looks fast. Hope you enjoy it and it lasts a lifetime