get at the end of a long and growing line, I'm sure it will be worth the wait tho.
Superbowl? Nah, SUPERCO SILENCER!!!
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I only wish there was a way to mount an Alfine or Rohloff wheel in there, but with the thru axle and brake it would be tough.
gold?
I'm assuming the name is a hint of it's intended effect on internet fanboys?
This is 100% an American thread... WTF are you talking about!!sick M4all kitted out with some fun parts. Very fun gun to play with although it doesn't have the knockdown power of a 7.62 used by an AK. but anyways.....
very sick bike
Nice bike by he way!
fixed.
damn holy shizzle. that thing is amazing. I dig the name too. I will own one. I'm really impressed at how it might look similar from 50 yards but just how totally different the bike is from the RL.
My fiancee and i have decided to move to the Colorado Springs, Co area in the fall of this year, 2009. That's close enough to make a weekend trip to pickup my new whip in person over the winter of 2010.
I'll be glad to leave living downtown dallas and get to the mountains while i have alittle youth in my side. cant wait to have the Silencer in my stable as well as a 20 pound xc hardtail. two bikes on the opposite ends of the spectum is the only way to roll.
My fiancee and i have decided to move to the Colorado Springs, Co area in the fall of this year, 2009. That's close enough to make a weekend trip to pickup my new whip in person over the winter of 2010.
I'll be glad to leave living downtown dallas and get to the mountains while i have alittle youth in my side. cant wait to have the Silencer in my stable as well as a 20 pound xc hardtail. two bikes on the opposite ends of the spectum is the only way to roll.
Hey Joel,
This is Rick. I met you at AF in 07. I had the white Brooklyn.
When you get down to the Springs get in touch with me and we'll go riding.
Your gonna love Colorado Springs, I been here 4 years now and will never go back.
you bet i'll be calling to go ride. ive spent quite a bit of time in Colorado over the years including several years as a kid living in Woodland Park. I'll be living in a relatives second home in Monument, CO while we build a house of our own. stoked!
That is seriously one of the sickest bikes I have ever seen. Curious to see what the price will be? Just got a new DH bike the other day though so it will be a couple years before I'm ready for a new one - maybe if I start saving now. Litermag has been on it lately!!
The name originated from how quietly the bike runs.
RM boy, LOL "...100% American thread..."
Reminds me of this comment we received recently:
"...my idea of economic stimulus basically involves buying high quality products that are made locally (In the US, that is). ...even if it costs a little more than buying some mass produced imported product."
If you're reading this, thanks again Mike.
JimmyPop, very excited about the news of your relocation.
RM boy, LOL "...100% American thread..."
Reminds me of this comment we received recently:
"...my idea of economic stimulus basically involves buying high quality products that are made locally (In the US, that is). ...even if it costs a little more than buying some mass produced imported product."
If you're reading this, thanks again Mike.
JimmyPop, very excited about the news of your relocation.
are they trying to summon some sort of ancient lake monster with a sacrifical offering???? 
http://www.ridesuperco.com/2008/torch/photos/2009 01 spo pho sesh p by doc 2.jpg
http://www.ridesuperco.com/2008/torch/photos/2009 01 spo pho sesh p by doc 2.jpg
and prolonged wood
I'm sure I'll never own one, but it looks amazing. Props for one of the best bike names I've ever heard, as well.
Awaken, awaken, awaken, awaken,are they trying to summon some sort of ancient lake monster with a sacrifical offering????
Take the land, that must be taken.
Awaken, awaken, awaken, awaken,
Devour worlds, smite forsaken
rootbeer
no flex
Bit OT and a bit of a dig.
Does anyone know where to get those alloy rose joints like on the floater there?? Can't find them been looking for ages!
Thanks in advance
Does anyone know where to get those alloy rose joints like on the floater there?? Can't find them been looking for ages!
Thanks in advance
I'll have a dig, I might have some spare somewhere. Send me a PM tomorrow or I'll forget
Here ya go.Bit OT and a bit of a dig.
Does anyone know where to get those alloy rose joints like on the floater there?? Can't find them been looking for ages!
Thanks in advance
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Aluminum-RH-Male-Heim-5and16-ShankandHole,9631.html
TMX! So rad seeing you and Doc at Bootleg, wish i wasn't so busy with the team and my Pops and whatnot I woulda tried to hang out a bit...
Joel! Making the move to Them Sprangs eh? Guess I'll have to be seeing you at a lot more races than just Angel Fire from here on out then eh? Perfect!
Joel! Making the move to Them Sprangs eh? Guess I'll have to be seeing you at a lot more races than just Angel Fire from here on out then eh? Perfect!
Oh its on:
CCDB next to a rusty chain, really just doesn't sit well. You'd think they could find a KMC X9 (or 710) SL Ti-N or something blingy to throw on for the photo shoot.
Lucky that pic was mainly white.
The LHD needs a single speed chain. I guess they could have gotten a blingy-er chain, but I'm pretty sure that bike is the proto that Doc is actually riding. So I'm guessing he's going for reliability. The KMC Z1 chain is rock solid reliable. As the owner of a Race Link, I can tell you, you need a stout chain on the LHD side.
That bike doesn't need a fancy chain to make it drop dead sexy. It just is.
Other than it being sexy,I'm having trouble seeing thee advantage of this thing for racing .unless adding extra ,unneccesary weight.You still have a derailer to rip off too.it is pretty though .
no pedal feedback, much more stout than an idler. No huge chainring to bash, usually eliminating the need for a bashguard. Jackshaft also acts as the pivot, so that area doesn't need to be doubly reinforced. Have you ever pedaled a racelink? You crank, it goes. No creaks, no twisting, no falling apart. Yeah, you could run an idler, but this system is actually so much cleaner on the drive side.
i'm just dying to find out when it'll be available and how much it's going to be. I've got money in the bank and may soon have no dh sled.
Dont forget the high Pivot that eats anything. The only Brooklyn Ive ridden was a TMX and that thing was redonkuless, I cant imagine this thing!
And then there were two..................... Superco Silencers
Thats a sick M4 !!! I like the 223 round but the 7.62x39 on my Romaian AK just tears sheet up way better!! cinder blocks become dust, but long range the M4 is way better!!sick M4
very sick bike
Let´s see a good pic of the one with the 40s as well please!!!
i sooo want to ride one
hopefully doc will make some for us tall guys
hopefully doc will make some for us tall guys
We need more pics
Sandwich pretty much nailed it for you.
But as far as unnecessary weight..........It's a steel frame and the complete build is around 38lbs. Good God!!!! How much lighter would you like it to be?
As far as worrying about the derailleur. I had a Nicolai Nucleon with the internal gearbox. You wanna talk about extra, unnecessary weight? Frame, Rohloff and shock was 22lbs. Bike built up to around 52lbs with a super light build. Yeah, bikes like the Lahar are pretty light. But really, the main people who think gearbox bikes are great, have never ridden one. Let alone raced one. Way to many gears for DH and excessive drive train slop between the Rohloff and the freehub, it's like the equivalent of a 8 point engagement hub, if not worse. It's a great idea, but until someone refines it, it just isn't worth it at this point in time.
You can buy one helluva lot of derailleurs for the price of the gearbox itself.
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Unnecessary weight? A 38 lb steel bike with a solid part spec?
This wasn't from a photo shoot, these were photos taken at a race or test ride.
Bingo. Now that you mention it, I don't think I've ever seen a RL with a bashguard.
To expand about your point on the jackshaft; Its not a matter of a cleaner execution, its a matter of function. They both work to accomplish the same thing (separating pedaling force from the suspension - and eliminating (more or less) pedal induced bob). A jackshaft just does a better job of it than an idler. Don't get me wrong, idler's do a fantastic job of it, and most people would be hardpressed to find a difference between the two (performance wise).
Actually, I can tell you exactly the performance difference. Since I converted my Race link to an idler, while I was experimenting with a light weight build.
It was actually pretty easy. I simply moved the LHD 17T cog to the drive side and used it as the idler. Not only did it not save weight, it actually added weight, since I now had to run a larger chainring and a chainguilde. And although I only needed one chain it had to be MUCH longer to go over the idler. It ended up saving about 12 links of chain.
As far as performance. It pedaled decent, but had more noticeable pedal bob, especially when standing. Pedal feedback was also perceptible, where as with the jackshaft, it was none existent.
I went back to the jack shaft drive after one ride.
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