No-Fork project, bicycle geometry hacked

NoFork project continues, now adoptable to regular bikes

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Still mad

And dangerous with using just a seatpost clamp (not forgetting the stem on the bottom).

Would not trust that for one minute

Isn't the stem clamp at the bottom just doing the same thing as the stem on the top? Which is OK?

this needs moar @mdcc_tester

Isn't the stem clamp at the bottom just doing the same thing as the stem on the top?

I can see why you think that but on the handlebar, the whole mass isn't on the stem (less than you think, like 60/40 weight distribution between saddle and bar), so it's fine to cope with stress and a bit of your body weight on the handlebar.

However, once you placed it on the drop out, the stem is now under a lots more stress due to excessive amount of weight (you + the bicycle), with the seatpost clamp previously just fine holding your body weight, now have to deal with the bicycle and your body too, the amount of vibration from the fork surely won't be kind.

Worse thing is - not only it's offset, but the clamp isn't even covering the axles at all.

@mdcc_tester may be able to be a lots clearer on this, but at first glance, no fucking way.

I've re-read the first 5 pages and thought, well it's just a guy with a novel (nonsense) idea what harm could it be, let him be creative and try things but this new thing is just stupid and dangerous.

I would think that the clap on a stem is easily capable of holding your body mass and body weight. As with the seat clamp.
Also- I'm not an engineer, I'm just guessing.

I would think that the clap on a stem is easily capable of holding your body mass and body weight.

But what about the bicycle weight as well? is it also capable of holding the bearing in place?

WoW! Thats a really great piece of...

this needs moar @mdcc_tester

Judging from the responses so far, my work here is done.

Double stem, I'm in.

I like riding no hands.

I also like my teeth.

These weren't mutually exclusive until now.

No fork, u mad

What you lose in forks you make up for in extra stems.

In stems we trust.

The problem is that stem for holding the wheel. It needs more adjustability. @No_Fork has clearly missed a trick as he needs to integrate this into his design

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Actually, he missed another trick, he could also have incorporated the dropper stem.

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Needs more pointless added weight pls. I like my bikes heavy as fuck.

Made the design a little better. DOUBLE the number of bolts as the seatclamp is replaced with a stem. I also think this way you could use the adjustment in the stem to fold the front wheel away, the front wheel doesn't even fold away on a brompton so that's like super portable foldable right there.

Waaah @dancing james You get the idea :)) Didnt know these existed! Not exactly a complement to simplicity and weight, but definitely a way to enhance adjustment
The almost endless options in adjusting have become the most attractive part of the project to me. As soon as I figured out a way to adjust camber of the wheel (i like to ride no hands too) the idea of using the stem, and the options it creates to adjust trail and height came following. It has always amazed me how little attention there is for trail considering how much it determines a bike's riding characteristics... So now I use two different stems to adjust my bike for city or country riding :)
Kind of obvious, equal stems top and bottom has the best looks in my opinion

HHHH Thats great @Clockwise Dont know if these exist, parallel stem...
Lego away with tubes stems and clamps :)

Dangerous anti is dangerous

Didn't think of that...

...add another stem to get from vertical to horizontal again.

Not happy with the front / rear wheel alignment.
Cannot imagine that bike tracks well..

Yeah Thats the spirit, add more stems :)