Hip Hop Skid Bikes / Hipster Sleds / HHSB

Some track only bikes have had zero rake forks in the past with no eye towards doing tricks.

Like this one

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Needs straight blade to work with the spok, and the levers look lame

i don't know the reason that that bike was built without rake.... if indeed there is no rake... which appears to be the case.

but the facts remain. if you have any HA. you need some amount of rake if you want to build a bike that has a neutral handling point of going straight.

the only HA that would technically tolerate zero rake is a 90 degree HA. But honestly that like diving by zero.

@IR

that vitus appears to have rake in the dropout.

i'm through with this conversation. It's not a debate on my end. I am correct. argue amongst yourselves.

the frame was built as a trick frame by Bob Jackson, I agree a very misguided attempt by them to cash in on the fgfs market when it was booming.

however, I did own the frame for about 4 years, and it handles very well and the forks are completely straight and the headtube is slightly slacker than normal. so what i said stands

Anyone on here want to buy a Zipp 3000 in white?
Its nearly summer.. so might want to stock up on slave points for then.

i'm through with this conversation

Probably shouldn't have started it in the first place.

http://davesbikeblog.squarespace.com/blog/2007/5/4/trail-fork-rake-and-a-little-bit-of-history.html

Isn't trail more important?

Anyway this is HHSB and it's a pink bike with tight clearances so it's fine here.

None original fork

IMG_1456 by 40 skid patches, on Flickr

IMG_1462 by 40 skid patches, on Flickr

Misunderstanding

I believe he was replying to BigH's post about the white Zipp. The world doesn't revolve around you :)

For someone called bright, you don't seem to be so...

for someone called Roboto you seem to be a dick .... Lol. I'm kidding.

I no c my avatar?

for someone called @dick you seem to be a dick .... Lol. I'm kidding.

Touché old man, touché.

Someone verbacious young lad by the name @badmanlongtime very astutely agrees with you there @BigH

#trufax

@kenzo if this is your pista concept on the left I would very much like to discuss the purchase of those FSA Vigorelli cranks plzz. Now.

nope, none of them mine

Alloy finish component builds bore me. Especially skidder builds #justsayin #needsadisc