nice zerode.
The Zerode thread
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Thought you guys might be interested in this.
Just made up 3 neoprene gearbox mudguards.
a practical solution. Cant wait to get mine.
well it does catch the ****....
Alfine undies! Ha! Not for sale. These are the prototypes. Trying to talk Sam into making them.
Sorry, it is coming! We have been flat out since Christmas.
Sorry... Zelvy has been on vacation for 3 months.
SORRY Kntr and others... Been cleaning up a flooded workshop this week!
We also took on distribution for BOS, and One Ghost Industries AND I knocked this up for my son (not quite finished)
Picking up a Zerode this week to take back to make some moulds. Anything else you guys want apart from a gearbox guard and downtube guard? When we shuttle in Aus we throw the front wheel over the back of the tray, the next guys brake lever then rubs your top tube. I am making a V10c top tube guard for this. would a Zerode need one?
What about any guards for the chain stays?? I should have the frame for a week or more. So good time to do all this.
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Will you be selling the kids bike? I need something with 14" wheels for my littlest one.
Been cleaning up a flooded workshop this week!
We also took on distribution for BOS, and One Ghost Industries AND I knocked this up for my son (not quite finished)
Wow that kids bike is bad ass.
MrPlow you have a PM
although its dry and dusty as all hell here I took the big bitch out for a burn on Saturday morning to test out the alfine undies.
Wanted to make sure they didnt interfere with anything.
Had to make a teeny tiny adjustment to it but all in all a raging success.
Keen to see how the other 2 find them in Morzine and Britain.
Wanted to make sure they didnt interfere with anything.
Had to make a teeny tiny adjustment to it but all in all a raging success.
Keen to see how the other 2 find them in Morzine and Britain.
you'll get nothing and like it.
"Another great result for team KB Zerode at the latest round of the NZ National series. In a star studded multinational field Kieran Bennett and Nathan Rankin took out 2nd and 3rd places. With Sam Blenkinsop and Brook MacDonald taking out 1st and 4th. Reuben Olorenshaw snuck into the top ten just in front current junior world DH champ Loic Bruni. Lawrence Cawte rounded off a great weekend winning the Under 19’s by 4 seconds."
sorta 
so my buddy started a new company called SEIPP and one of his little projects was adding some protection to the Zerode. It is made of derlin and has proven to be pretty strong. he is selling them for $120USD and he can be reached here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SEIPP/458362347552722
Demo9's mom bought one for him and he can attest to it's strength as seen below in a few pics
so my buddy started a new company called SEIPP and one of his little projects was adding some protection to the Zerode. It is made of derlin and has proven to be pretty strong. he is selling them for $120USD and he can be reached here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SEIPP/458362347552722
Demo9's mom bought one for him and he can attest to it's strength as seen below in a few pics
$120USD. doesnt look very finished. and still a bit open if we are being internet picky
what doesnt look finished? the metal piece covers up the middle of the bracket which is all you really need
The new model will be 100% airtight and rated up to 80PSI
rode it all year and especially in the beginning gave it a few hard hits. this is the original proto that i have been running all year. first hit was a crank case on the windham WC track straight out of the box. We Opted for plastic bcuz its light and has better sliding properties. One of the biggest differences betweent his and the stock one is that this one has a better angle so it slides more than it digs. Additionally it is incredibly strong. This is the bottom of my bike today.
the hose clamp. the big exposed bolts out either side. I dunno just for 120 USD looks a bit untidy. but im sure it works and is fantastic ,what do i know really. my kevlar guard is on the way over the ocean soon.
Also Im not sure Id want to be taking hit where the force is being taken directly on the shock mounting bolt...it could end up doing more damage than good.
I do like the idea though...but maybe find a new way to attach it to the frame rather than the shock mount.
I do like the idea though...but maybe find a new way to attach it to the frame rather than the shock mount.
i brought that point up but as you can see from Demo9's bike, it can take a beating...plus shock hardware is a lot cheaper then a new shock
The original Zerode guards (white ones) were mounted this way, We bored and tapped the new style holes to try to accommodate another type of guard but decided that it wasnt worth pursuing and could never be strong enough. That is why he made it how he did.
Looks good, but so bulky, especially for the very small piggy back of the Double Barrel. If it was made a touch smaller to increase ground clearance, not take from it, I think it'd be better. It might be better than it apears in the pics though. Just in the pics it seems to stick down quite a lot. I'd rather half the material, and they break twice as easy. Looks like replacing them every now and then wouldn't be bad anyway. Does it need the bottom bolt? Could be thinnner without it. And could it be made closer to the piggy back by having internal recessed bits for the piggy back to clear? Great idea, I'd just refine it a touch. I've always thought bikes should have a built in skid plate like this. I tried to get it on my Katipo years ago. Great concept.
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It provides more ground clearance than stock, despite its thickness. Rather, the ground clearance is the same, but the stock one is more triangular than ramped, it cant possibly get any closer to the shock, it could technically get skinny-er, but we designed this to be strong. (not that it has to stay that way.)
we essentially took a stock one, and "bent it in" so it didnt have that "sharp" angle on it. I had 2 stock ones before i got this one, the stock ones seemed to "dig" in a bit more and get ripped off. Not that it is a problem for everybody, but I wasnt having luck. I contacted SEIPP and he said he could get this made. Called a few days later and it was done. He says the key to hsi is that instead of starting on the bottom of the frame, it starts on the shock hardware. It lets it be thicker and have the same clearance, but get a better angle so it can slide. (my main request) If you contact him, I bet he can make it skinny-er for you and customize it. They are different per shock and he is just wrapping up on an RC4 model since this has proven to be successful.
Scientific drawing done with a micrometer and correct calibration
we essentially took a stock one, and "bent it in" so it didnt have that "sharp" angle on it. I had 2 stock ones before i got this one, the stock ones seemed to "dig" in a bit more and get ripped off. Not that it is a problem for everybody, but I wasnt having luck. I contacted SEIPP and he said he could get this made. Called a few days later and it was done. He says the key to hsi is that instead of starting on the bottom of the frame, it starts on the shock hardware. It lets it be thicker and have the same clearance, but get a better angle so it can slide. (my main request) If you contact him, I bet he can make it skinny-er for you and customize it. They are different per shock and he is just wrapping up on an RC4 model since this has proven to be successful.
Scientific drawing done with a micrometer and correct calibration
Yeah it does look sweet in the last shot.
Screen capture taken from:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/New-Zealand-MTB-Cup-Final-Round-Hunua-2013.html
Seems it was a 60 ft step down at 75 kmph.
he can be lucky that hi not make a front loop at this speed!!!
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Wow that's nuts snapping those bolts, they're M6. Possibly been bottomed a lot through it's life for that to happen. I wonder if they were the titanium or steel ones.
Correct spring weight on any bike, and correct pressure in the resi are a must.
Where both bolts still in place, or had one fallen out?
Crazy fast section.
Correct spring weight on any bike, and correct pressure in the resi are a must.
Where both bolts still in place, or had one fallen out?
Crazy fast section.
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