Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

That's not a lopro..

the nice thing to do would be to explain why.... but then you don't seem to care much for being friendly to others on here.

@eyebrows, in case you weren't aware a true lo pro has a 650c front wheel

in case you weren't aware a true lo pro has a 650c front wheel

Thought it was to put your hands where they would be on a normal bike in the drops in the same position as they would be on the lo pro were you to use bullhorns?
Age old controversy that I'm sure tester will rectify in a jiffy.

What about all those lo pros with 16" front / angel bars / disc wheels.... I thought it needed more variations than you can name before it's a true anything

@eyebrows, in case you weren't aware a true lo pro has a 650c front wheel

Yup, calling bollocks on that.

It's about the geometry, not the wheel size.

That said, you could put your hands in the same position on drops and horns by using different stems.

It's about the geometry, not the wheel size.

Precisely. You can have 700 front on a LoPro (e.g. ХВЗ Тахион) or 650 front on a bike which isn't a LoPro (See Dave Lloyd)

Thought it was to put your hands where they would be on a normal bike in the drops in the same position as they would be on the lo pro were you to use bullhorns?
Age old controversy that I'm sure tester will rectify in a jiffy.

You're right and @mdcc_tester has explained this numerous of times before.

To illustrate, here is a (close enough) lo pro with a 700c front wheel and horizontal toptube:

Though I do still have a question @mdcc_tester might be able to answer.

@HCC said:

Thought it was to put your hands where they would be on a normal bike in the drops in the same position as they would be on the lo pro were you to use bullhorns?

What is considered a "normal" bike/geometry? When does a normal bike become a lo pro? Is a squared frame "normal" geometry? As in the seattube and toptube are the same length.

I stand corrected. In any case old matey up there could've gone about things in a less smart arse way. That kind of attitude stinks and there are a few on here that have adopted it... makes the place less enjoyable for the rest of us civil folk

What is considered a "normal" bike/geometry?

One that fits the rider. If people were normal, that would resolve to 56cm square with an 11cm stem, but people come in different proportions and with different ranges of motion in their joints. @HHC really meant a pursuit or TT bike with drop bars when he said "normal", because drop bars were normal on pursuit and TT bikes before Lo Pros were invented.

i like to think the original post was ironic

So could it (theoretically) be possible that a frame is a regular frame for person A, but a lo pro for person B?

So could it (theoretically) be possible that a frame is a regular frame for person A, but a lo pro for person B?

Yes.

I'm not trying to be a smart ass, I didn't want to derail this thread into talk about what is or isn't a lopro (even though I love is/isn't discussions) I refrained on doing so as it's a conversation most of us have already had.

meanwhile...

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Macvillains are indeed linked to Bicycle Ambulance, easily the loveliest bike shop in Cambridge, if not the world.

That one is nothing like anti, it's retroporn c. 2008.

Hi Anti?

functional bikes >>>>>>

https://vimeo.com/145035921

When you fuck up, but steam along with the project anyway.

Why the hell would you want a scooter and a bike in one?

Scooters are a way to legally rlj?

I just found this at a software conference

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It weighs LOADS

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