Cool deal. My first bike was a GT RTS-3, same basic design. Man, I loved that bike; I might have to blow the dust off it and enjoy the sweet 2" of 1994 travel.
yeah i hear you man, i was going to run a brace from the pivot to the down tube but it looked a bit wrong in the way it went around the shock so put it in lower than what i wanted, i guess time will tell?F**king cool man. If the geo in the flesh matches the on-paper geo you listed, that should absolutely rock. My only real concern is that the main pivot looks a bit underbuilt, but otherwise, awesome effort man!
While it sure is close, I think the problem was on the lower chain hitting the chainstay. (I could be wrong)have you thought about putting a bigger roller wheel on the frame in order for it not to rub on the last gear?
the frame weight with idler and idler guide and with out shock is 9.25lbs, made from 4130n.clap clap! that's really good, how did it come in weights? and how is it holding up? did you use steel to build it? or was it Alu? what's inside your boxxers, cause it defenitly doesn't look like your typical boxxer, and last... have you thought about putting a bigger roller wheel on the frame in order for it not to rub on the last gear?
Wait till you see the next one...what is with the crafty-ness of you new zealanders? i've seen so many cool homebuilt bikes (among other contraptions) come out of that country.
Good thing we never took a picture....Wait till you see the next one...
throw us a bone!Good thing we never took a picture....
I can't wait.
me? got talent? haha well i guess so.Good thing we never took a picture....
I can't wait.
Dirtdigger - any plans to get that thing out there? You obviously have some talent.
from when i had some kinda design to having someting to ride was 1 month.That is freakin' unbelievable!
How long did it take to build?