[FlipFantasia]

my bb7 has been killer for 3 years of solid riding and racing, two of those in whistler.....I for one hope they come out with something new.....

 

[Universe]

NO frame ever made has perfect alignment, it a matter of how close you can get, I guess you must just be a WAY better rider than me if you can notice the difference between a .005mm deveation and a .009mm. In the end what realy matters is how you like your bike and I love mine, so stop bashing it and go ride your own.

The shop I used to work at gave Balfa the boot, because the product was so bad. All of the issues mentioned above were contributions to the fact.

 

[loulou]

Hey thank everybody for the comments,
Since i want to make everybody happy, i will soon be offering a pillow block pivoted, hot rolled steel sheet, stick welded, zinc dipped dh beauty.
With tolerances to make a Frost fence jalous, this bike should rip.
But i need input for bringing a successor to the bike that brought you the thick enough headtube, the lowest c.g., the strongest pivots...
I am thinking of shorter rear, simpler pulley and lever and lighter overall weight...

I would welcome any comment!
Thanks

jerome

 

[Funky Monk]

sounds promising...I think the biggest worry on the BB7's was always the weight, even though it just rails...drop some of the excess weight and I'd consider one seriously.

Those specs you mentioned also sound good... just keep your tolerances right eh?

 

[vitox]

sounds promising...I think the biggest worry on the BB7's was always the weight, even though it just rails...drop some of the excess weight and I'd consider one seriously.

Those specs you mentioned also sound good... just keep your tolerances right eh?

bb7`s are light actually. sub5kilo with a fox and steel spring.

 

[ChrisRobin]

NO frame ever made has perfect alignment, it a matter of how close you can get, I guess you must just be a WAY better rider than me if you can notice the difference between a .005mm deveation and a .009mm. In the end what realy matters is how you like your bike and I love mine, so stop bashing it and go ride your own.

We're still on this Balfa thing???

All I can is this...on a scale of 1 to 100% in terms of alignment and sht!t not tearing itself apart, the BB7 I had very briefly (I promptly got rid of it) was a 70%. My buddy's was worst.

To compare, my Nucleon ST is a 99%. Granted it's worth a lot more (more expensive too because of the huge rear hub and rohloff hub in front) but it has more pieces in it, more things happening, more things running closely and it's pretty much perfect.

Balfa burned Balfa. That's all.

 

[bigbirdie]

I have a '03 bb7. I love it. the only thing I didn't like about it was the fact that you couldn't do any adjustments to the shock while it was still in the frame. what a pain in the a** that was. the other issue was the rear tire clearance. those are the only things that I had issues with. other than that it treated me very well. I am sad to say that I will be selling it due to acquiring a sponsorship for next season.