Just in case you've all forgotten about Zedro's concept bike...
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looks flexy
someone had to say it.
someone had to say it.
Cool.
that down tube is somethin crazy
does it lock out?
what does it have a floater for? we all know that brake jack is just a marketing term invented by mountain bike action! 
It's a 'downbeam'...
drat! that was fast!it's a down 'beam'
just messin Zedro, I think it's a helluva design
and i'm keeping the page open in my browser!
Actually, if you look at the linkage design, there isn't any real travel.
It's all just bolted and beamed and the shock is totally unconnected to any load...
Hell, it was just for a term paper, anyway...
what tire size can I run in that frame
didn't that frame crack at one of the welds?
You can run a 24 x 4.32 or a 20 x 5.56what tire size can I run in that frame
Although we did try a 26 x 1.75 but it rubbed on the floater arm on off-camber turns...
(nice to see you, shocktower! been a long time!)
Notice there's no pics of the head tube?
Um...does it even pivot?
Nope.Um...does it even pivot?
just a machined aluminum back end bolted to a welded steel front end.
Thanks I thought ,I miss ridemonkey ,and all of the fun stuff
Jesus, the mad professor and the mad chef know each other? :huh:
Anyway I love looking at that thing.
EDIT: If I squint, I can see a gearbox in there somewhere.
Anyway I love looking at that thing.
EDIT: If I squint, I can see a gearbox in there somewhere.
Dude!!! How you been? Hope all is going well for you now.
A) Yes, though not well - I sent him some of the bearings the rigid back end used as mounting hardware [he was supposed to write something on the frame like '...and Nobody helped!' but he's a Francophone, so I was just happy he didn't kick me in the 'nads...
and
B) there's a Gearboxx in there to adjust seat height.
So is that a 9 speed seat height adjustment?
9 x 2 = 9 height and 2 nose angles.
Honestly that rear supension design is probably only 2-3 degrees from beig fully functional. It looks like it could be made to perform along the lines of the Mountain Cycle Shockwave.
Are you serious?
The whole thing is fully functional. Zedro's been riding it for, what, a couple years now I think.
Yah, but I think the brace on the swingarm started to crack and he couldn't afford to fix it.
Are you serious?
The whole thing is fully functional. Zedro's been riding it for, what, a couple years now I think.
What the he!!?yeah, uhh, I was joking.
That's cool. I always wanted to build my own bike but don't have a machine shop available anymore...plus now I don't have the time. It looks kinda old-school Turner DHR-ified and I like seeing the natural finish and welding.
awesomeyeah, uhh, I was joking.
Yeah, it's actually their new Urban MotherHucker Series. The whole back end is adjustable for different head tube angles and with the 236-point mounting turnbuckle assembly [you can see it at the bottom of the frame] you can fine tune the Effective Chainstay Length by the micrometer.
But where are the speedholes?!?!
Interestingly, the speedholes are in the Headtube [which is actually a Headbeam, like the rest of the frame - which reduces 'steering flop' considerably and allows the bike to track a straight line like a hot razorblade through a puddle of coco-butter] but since the Headbeam broke off while casing a flight of stairs in "Le Stade Olympique" - Montreal's Olympic Stadium - now an open-air skate park with extra potholes...
...well, you get the picture.
Mmmm, coco-butter...
...and good in cocktails, too...
Actually, I like to baste all my beach-babes in coco-butter just before eating...