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Hella Bikeporn: Volume 2

Curb Hucker

I am an idiot
Feb 4, 2004
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Sleeping in my Kenworth
MMcG said:
Nice bikes - how do you like the single crown WB fork? Or haven't you had ride time on it yet?
:love: Ive ridden it twice on some urban rides, it handles drops and stairgaps like a pro and feels all around good. Its no cushy zoke where you blow through travel, its super heavily sprung, and super stiff, just like a DJ/urban fork should be
 

MMcG

Ride till you puke!
Dec 10, 2002
15,457
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Burlington, Connecticut
ViolentVolante said:
:love: Ive ridden it twice on some urban rides, it handles drops and stairgaps like a pro and feels all around good. Its no cushy zoke where you blow through travel, its super heavily sprung, and super stiff, just like a DJ/urban fork should be
What model WB is that one?
 

xy9ine

Turbo Monkey
Mar 22, 2004
2,940
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vancouver eastside
quadricolour said:
I think they spelled "Evil" wrong on the downtube...
didnt the nicolai actually precede the evil?

oh - and whats with the weeds growing out of the deck? totally ruins the pictorial aesthetic (ie, the cold, clean industrial theme). i give high marks for composition, but the juxtaposition of unruly organic matter is incongruous.
 

Curb Hucker

I am an idiot
Feb 4, 2004
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Sleeping in my Kenworth
xy9ine said:
oh - and whats with the weeds growing out of the deck? totally ruins the pictorial aesthetic (ie, the cold, clean industrial theme). i give high marks for composition, but the juxtaposition of unruly organic matter is incongruous.
im either lazy or riding my bike
 

punkassean

Turbo Monkey
Feb 3, 2002
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SC, CA
what's with the welded triangle of material on the hardtail's headtube? And the funky drop-outs, is is for a QR or TA?

oh yeah, you need to see a shrink man! This has now officially surpassed "hobby" status...
 

Curb Hucker

I am an idiot
Feb 4, 2004
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Sleeping in my Kenworth
punkassean said:
what's with the welded triangle of material on the hardtail's headtube? And the funky drop-outs, is is for a QR or TA?

The triangle is a gusset, i for one think its for tree ramming.

the dropout is a 12mm TA, it threads into a welded on bolt on the non-drive side, and the big black bolt you see on the drive side is the axle, and there is a pinchbolt on the dropout right behind the derailleur
 

MikeD

Leader and Demogogue of the Ridemonkey Satinists
Oct 26, 2001
11,737
1,820
chez moi
Bulldog said:
That's what I was thinking too, though the HT will get steeper and the FS slacker when you sit on them.
The HTs are really slack, but the chainstays are only 15 3/4", so it ends up working somehow. I love the geometry on mine, and with the firefly lockout, it becomes relatively normal when you need it to be. Since I ride mostly DH on mine, it's a great bike. Really short bike, but somehow it's stable at speed and tons of fun on steep stuff.
 

MikeD

Leader and Demogogue of the Ridemonkey Satinists
Oct 26, 2001
11,737
1,820
chez moi
His pics are hosted elsewhere and linked to the site via html tags. Uploading limits you, because RM is footing the bill for the space.

MD
 

Curb Hucker

I am an idiot
Feb 4, 2004
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Sleeping in my Kenworth
Guess?Who said:
Nice Nicks, How come I can't get my pics that big on posts.
i have PBase photo hosting

and ya, all that crap mike said is true. My bike wont see DH it is getting the piss beat out of it on drops to flat and other concrete obstacles. Ive taken it out on 4 rides, and it rocks, so easy to throw around :D
 

me89

Monkey
May 25, 2004
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asheville
dude those are some pimp bikes man. awsome tire combo on the ht i really like the hookworms.

ohh and how to the mono 6ti work they look sick on that thing.
 

Incubus

Monkey
Oct 17, 2001
562
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Boston, MA
quadricolour said:
I think they spelled "Evil" wrong on the downtube...
NoCoastFreeride said:
Wow that's a sick Imperial, I mean Nicholai. Nice build.
Tame Ape said:
heehee

never gets old...
Yes it does. In fact it did quite some time ago

xy9ine said:
didnt the nicolai actually precede the evil?...
I think that 'officially', both dw and kn are saying that they were conceived simultaneously but independent of one another.
 

ssaddict

Monkey
Oct 4, 2001
472
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Phoenix, AZ
priceseliger14 said:
Those are sick bikes... How do they ride? Anything like an Evil(same geomitry wise)
Geometery wise that HT looks more similar to a Sovereign, and for the same reason it probably doesn't ride anything like an Imperial... especially since there is no adjustabilty.

Clean bikes though! :D


(EDIT) I take it back, it's not even similar to the Sovereign. That HT looks like 66-67deg's or something crazy.