[foesjunky]

From www.mbaction.com

RACE NOTES
*Ex World and current NORBA Champ Greg Minnaar ended up winning the second World Cup of 2005 on a parts bike. Only five days before the race thieves broke into the factory box van and stole a bevy full of $200,000 RN01s.

Bummer for Honda. What would you do with one of those bikes, you couldn't ride it anywhere. F**King thieves :angry:

 

[tacobelldhr]

wow that is an extreme bummer ...they will get cought eventuall you cant do anything with that bike with out anyone knowing

 

[Transcend]

Best part is that the honda engineers take the gearboxes to their rooms at night. The bikes are 100% useless to anyone, no way to mount a drivetrain/cranks/pedals.

 

[DH biker]

What a bunch of idiots... Lets go ride the bikes we just stole... No wait they are so unique we will get caught...

 

[dump]

Best part is that the honda engineers take the gearboxes to their rooms at night. The bikes are 100% useless to anyone, no way to mount a drivetrain/cranks/pedals.

where'd you hear that? That's good thinking.

 

[OGRipper]

It's not about security, those engineers just really really like those drivetrains...

 

[dexterq20]

It's not about security, those engineers just really really like those drivetrains...

Those sealed gearboxes are lubricated with KY jelly, aren't they?

 

[Juano]

where'd you hear that? That's good thinking.

That's atleast what they did last year when nowbody knew what was in there. They might still do it or not.

 

[mack]

I still think that its a bunch of BS. I just cant see how it can be considered superior to a rohlf hub or the traditional 9 speed deralur?

Well, thieves usually are stupid. It was probably just a bunch of drunk dudes, they will turn up.

 

[Slugman]

If it's anything like cars they probably care more about the rest of the components... but still funny that they went after such a unique bike.

 

[WhiteRavenKS]

-the weight is inboard compared to a rohley hub.

-you can shift without pedaling, weight inboard again, no smashing off der's on rocks.

make it half the price and somewhat standardized and i think it would be a welcome change. sad to hear about this kind of stuff though. makes me sad that people can be that stupid.

 

[toodles]

Maybe they wanted a peek at the fork internals?

 

[Transcend]

I still think that its a bunch of BS. I just cant see how it can be considered superior to a rohlf hub or the traditional 9 speed deralur?

Well, thieves usually are stupid. It was probably just a bunch of drunk dudes, they will turn up.

Well let's see...a Rohloff is a boat anchor that blows up from DH duty much of the time and needs 2 cables and a special shifter, and a regular derrailleur gets destroyed when you hit rocks. Any more stupid questions?

 

[Transcend]

where'd you hear that? That's good thinking.

They have done it since the bike was developed actually, and are constantly tweaking the system.

 

[Lexx D]

Any more stupid questions?

Do you really need to ask that question?

 

[mack]

Well let's see...a Rohloff is a boat anchor that blows up from DH duty much of the time and needs 2 cables and a special shifter, and a regular derrailleur gets destroyed when you hit rocks. Any more stupid questions?

Umm yeah, i have another one. So, how much does a new deralur cost? And how much does a new Honda frame cost when you break those lower tubes because there is no guard?

 

[Transcend]

Umm yeah, i have another one. So, how much does a new deralur cost? And how much does a new Honda frame cost when you break those lower tubes because there is no guard?

If you are breaking frames like a hack, a Honda isn't for you.

 

[Pegboy]

Hmm, in the mtb world, that would be like stealing the statue of liberty.

 

[mack]

Funny, i can see this frame hitting allot of logs on the DH courses i know. I can also see this thing never making it into production.

 

[H8R]

Any more stupid questions?

This is a stupid question in and of itself.

 

[Transcend]

Funny, i can see this frame hitting allot of logs on the DH courses i know. I can also see this thing never making it into production.

So I take it you hit your BB shell alot huh? You should probably stick to badminton.

 

[H8R]

Funny, i can see this frame hitting allot of logs on the DH courses i know. I can also see this thing never making it into production.

I can see you going OTB in a parking lot, with hella chicks laughing and pointing.




I can also see Honda putting these into production with chips installed in the frame that give you data downloads at the end of each run.

They make robots for chrissake. A bike is cakewalk to these guys.

 

[lovebunny]

So I take it you hit your BB shell alot huh? You should probably stick to badminton.

so your saying uve never once hit your bashguard on a rock?

 

[Transcend]

I can see you going OTB in a parking lot, with hella chicks laughing and pointing.




I can also see Honda putting these into production with chips installed in the frame that give you data downloads at the end of each run.

They make robots for chrissake. A bike is cakewalk to these guys.

Robots that can ride frikkin bikes! (no, not minnaar, remove your tinfoil hats now).

h8r...halo tonight?

 

[binary visions]

mack, you may as well just stop talking right now before you make yourself look like even stupider...

 

[atrokz]

Rohloff ......blows up from DH duty much of the time

Um, no it doesn't.

Having it on the rear axel blows for DH, but it definately does not blow up from heavy usage. I thought Super T and the like showed us this already?

 

[H8R]

Robots that can ride frikkin bikes! (no, not minnaar, remove your tinfoil hats now).

h8r...halo tonight?

I'll be on probably after 9:30 PST.

Where the hell is RM these days?

 

[blue]

Maybe they plan to post a PDF of everything inside of that monster for all of us e-speculators to ogle.

I don't think you'd steal that bike for the bike, you'd steal it to find out what made it go (provided they got a gearbox).

 

[H8R]

mack, you may as well just stop talking right now before you make yourself look like even stupider...

Might as well tell a chimp to stop being hairy.

 

[James | Go-Ride]

Mack, like it or not, internal transmissions will be the next big thing. It simply makes more sense: you don't have a derailleur hanging off the back of your bike, you can cut down a ton of unsprung weight, the transmission can stay sealed, you can run a burlier chain if you want, and ALWAYS have a perfect chainline, and you don't need to run a huge bashring that will cover your 40t ring. I hit my bashring a lot on my DH bike, but when I had an LRP that covered a 34t, it rarely got hit, unless I was trying to grind over a log or something.

That said, bummer for the Honda guys. Hopefully some of the bikes will get returned, but we all know the return rate of stolen bikes is abyssimally low.

 

[valve bouncer]

even stupider...

more stupid. ...sorry mate, couldn't resist.

 

[MikeD]

more stupid. ...sorry mate, couldn't resist.

That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard...
What language do you speak again??

It's stupider in the comparative, stupidest in the superlative (a dubious term for this word, though.)

Sucks about the bikes...

MD

 

[binary visions]

more stupid. ...sorry mate, couldn't resist.

Man, I am on a roll tonight, between the lounge and here. I guess I'm going to have to pay a little more attention...

Or, I could just say: go to hell, bastard :eviltongu

 

[Transcend]

Um, no it doesn't.

Having it on the rear axel blows for DH, but it definately does not blow up from heavy usage. I thought Super T and the like showed us this already?

Well according to many users, and Rohloff itself, it will not survive the constant pounding of DH runs..yes..according to Mr Rohloff himself. When i specifically asked, he did not recommend it, so take that for what it's worth.

 

[MikeD]

Man, I am on a roll tonight, between the lounge and here. I guess I'm going to have to pay a little more attention...

Or, I could just say: go to hell, bastard :eviltongu

Or you could say, "Shut up, marsupial felcher...I'm right!!"

MD

 

[Duzitall]

bummer for the Honda guys. Hopefully some of the bikes will get returned, but we all know the return rate of stolen bikes is abyssimally low.

Prolly stolen by tweekers and cut up for scrap aluminum. They will get $10 at the recycler for the frames. :mumble: I hope they die soon.

 

[zerossix]

Those sealed gearboxes are lubricated with KY jelly, aren't they?

they are when the engineers are done with em

 

[mack]

Maybe they plan to post a PDF of everything inside of that monster for all of us e-speculators to ogle.

I don't think you'd steal that bike for the bike, you'd steal it to find out what made it go (provided they got a gearbox).

http://www.dirtmag.co.uk/honda.html

That is all it is.


I know it is hard for you guys not to be assholes, but the fact is that gearboxes are allot of money. I am not saying that a derailleur is superior to a gearbox, because the benefits of a gearbox are obvious. For most of us the derailleur will remain a staple in mountain biking. I don't really know how bashing my riding ability has anything to do with this, have any of you people ridden the Honda bike? Do you know how it performs? Not just assumptions based on Greg Minnar's Performance race results. Its time to get rid of your RacerX mentality.

 

[blt2ride]

It's not like you can simply paint that bike and ride it...I wonder if someone from a bike company took it???????

 

[LukeD]

It's not like you can simply paint that bike and ride it...I wonder if someone from a bike company took it???????

or maybe someone that just wanted the next coolest thing to come out.