any news on the new frame, riding reports from this weekend?
The Obsession
- Thread starter c.o.d51
- Start date
The new bottom bracket just came in, and is getting put on. If he can get the headtube reamed and faced, the bike will be ridden at Plattekill this weekend for its inaugural ride.
Right now, he's working hard to get his hands on a mill and designing newer versions of the bike. With any luck though, he'll be on it this week.
no, i still look at it, and am very curious to see how it rides, pics of riding would be awsum too
It'll be done Friday night. He's been a little slow lately with work and school.
If all works out, people can check it out on Saturday at opening day for Diablo.
oh ok, i know how he feels, too bad im in Cali, it would be awsum if i got a chance to race at Diablo
i care
Eager Anticipation.
This has been one of the more interesting threads on RM. So cool to see grass roots innovation. Some buddies and me are eagerly anticipating the ride reports and seeing what the sled looks like built up and powder coated.
This has been one of the more interesting threads on RM. So cool to see grass roots innovation. Some buddies and me are eagerly anticipating the ride reports and seeing what the sled looks like built up and powder coated.
I'm sure I read somewhere it was going to be painted.....maybe I'm wrrrrr........
Looking forward to hearing about the performance. Having a somewhat consistent WB length through the range of travel should be quite stable.
Should be built early to mid June. Ride report on the first one will be coming very soon as well.
I'm still wondering how that bottom is going to feel. I'm thinking that the bottom might be a bit hard with that leverage rate. I was messing around with your jpeg, just playing with you range of shock motion really, and I was pulling something like a 46 degree full extension and something around a 77-78 degree full compression... seems like the bottom might currently feel a little hard, compared to having the rate fall off a bit at the end... like you commonly see so often.
what I was playing with:
Anyway, I'm really interested in how she's gonna feel... nice work guys, keep us up to date
It was ridden on opening day at Diablo. The shock blew up, the idler pulley broke off, the bike didn't ride well. Haha, oh well. All I'll say now is that he has something new in the works, that is quite different, and should be here in 4-6 weeks. Design for it should be done in two weeks.Alright here it is, my weekly nag. lol
10 or 11 pound steel frame??? that would be so sick in aluminum
New frame will be steel front triangle with an aluminum swingarm. Yummy.
any update on how the project is coming along? this is the first time i've looked at this thread.
All I'm saying for this one is that it's a single pivot, and it should be done in a few weeks. It's real sweet too...
Mabye im seing it wrong, but if you make the distance between the lower forward bearing and the shock eyelet the same as the stroke and the upper link twice as long as the radius (6' if the stroke of the shock is 3' or 5.5' w/ a 2.75' stroke) you will have a damn near vertical wheel path.
The new front triangle pieces are teal and the new rearend/ links are red.
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shawturr chane stai!
It's much shorter now. Actually, this new one is totally, 100% different. He could alter the Obsession, but I don't think he wants to. Time for some new things...
:huh: 
5 posts up you may need to zoom in to see the new lines because i just drew over it in photoshop.
ouch, sucks to hear that man. the bike looked so good!
Pop will go the shock
More wheel path optoins
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That "new" bike has been canned. He's got a couple of really cool designs, but doesn't really want to put the money and effort into building one at this time.
Oh, you'll see more from him, and hopefully in about a week
. Just not a frame at this point in time.