here u go, all the way form sunny england..lol....I think its one of the best looking dh bikes i have seen...i would have one
Empires Cast dh frame.. up to date pics!!
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honda without the gboxx?
how much?
About £1800 or £2000 with Ti spring and headset www.rideon.co.uk
Mountain cycle must be stoked!
hm cast aluminum? i am no engineer in any sense... so many some of you guys can chime in.. but any cast metal i deal w/ i can smash w/ a hammer and it explodes...
also holy crap that shop has soooo many downhill bikes in stock.. insane
I'd hate to bang my knees on that top "tube"....er.... bar?
edit: i do like the frame's aesthetics.
simple, elegant, different.
edit: i do like the frame's aesthetics.
simple, elegant, different.
i like it.....its cool to see something that actually is different.....so many bikes are so similar now.......
i dont know much about casting, but there are ways to make it strong......
and damn for selection of cool bikes.....that store rocks!
i dont know much about casting, but there are ways to make it strong......
and damn for selection of cool bikes.....that store rocks!
Totally looks like a honda without the g-box. Cool and something different.
hey cool, another over-priced single pivot
yes, i know its cast and that makes it super cool
yes, i know its cast and that makes it super cool
sarcasm noted.hey cool, another over-priced single pivot
yes, i know its cast and that makes it super cool
Holy San Andreas!
(I really liked my SA back in the day though.)
(I really liked my SA back in the day though.)
Any word on how they make the aluminum strong enough?
Just like Junkie, I'm intrigued as to how that will hold up.
Generally cast-alluminum is very brittle.
Looks like a very nice ride.
For some reason I really like the look of the removable seat-tube on that bike.
Just like Junkie, I'm intrigued as to how that will hold up.
Generally cast-alluminum is very brittle.
Looks like a very nice ride.
For some reason I really like the look of the removable seat-tube on that bike.
sick welds
it definitely looks like the honda w/o the g-box.
Regardless of the integrity of the frame or weight that casting is beautiful. Amazing. Sooooo much work goes into the molds for that! I'm digging it.
I'd imagine there are some alloys that are not so brittle when cast. Look at aluminum automotive wheels and blocks. Both take very extreme loads, and take it very well.
I'd imagine there are some alloys that are not so brittle when cast. Look at aluminum automotive wheels and blocks. Both take very extreme loads, and take it very well.
it definitely looks like the honda w/o the g-box.
(lets see how many times we can say it)
(lets see how many times we can say it)
Not all casting is the same. Not all casting alloys are the same. Many highly stressed airplane parts are cast. Not so much anymore because it's almost always cheaper to machine them now. I would wager that 40-50% of the parts on a 737 or a KC-130 are cast.
I'm really curious how they did the swingarm.
Cast and then welded a cover on?
E-speculation at its finest, but that frame smells heavy and/or brittle.
Sweet looking frame, but same comments as everyone else about the strength.
yeah but hayes brakes suck all together. By that logic "Hayes brakes suck, so all brakes must suck! No brakes for me!".
sam hill fanboy
wow honda w/o a gearbox
I forget the details, but there was a spread on this frame and its manufacturing/casting in a past issue of DIRT, maybe 3 or 4 issues ago???
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every derailer comes in a box, honda just left it that way
I fully agree.
post of the year.
Very industrial looking, like a bridge with wheels on it or something, lol
I can't believe this thread is 3 pages deep and no one has said; "LOOKS TO FLEXY"!!!!! Ha Ha!!! I think they did a great job with it, but would like to see some real world test results on it. What are the Specs on it too?
DIRT (UK) Mag tested it on one of their issues a few months back. Don't remember it getting rave review but I also don't remember them saying anything bad about it.
Wow. 1800 quid for a frame using a manufacturing technique sub-standard to welding tubes together. I thought the upside to casting frames was mass production and dirt cheap frames? If they expect their first customers to subsidize their molds...ha.
looks like a flexy honda without a gearbox...
Definitively flexy. Honda should stick to making cars, lawnmowers and motocycles. They are never gonna mass produce these and I will never ride one.