Bike porn

An oldie but a goldie, wouldn't mind having that.

Knicked off hrrundel flickr stream.

I think to not drill a sub £200 track frame would be incredibly naive.
It's not a high end frame that's going to be babied by every owner, only used on the track, it's a cheap frame that will appeal to people who want :

1. an entry level track bike
   
2. a track-able bike that will be used for other things
   
3. to jump on the fixie bandwagon
   
4. to jump on the fixie style bandwagon with a singlespeed bike (and ride legally with 2 brakes)
   
5. a winter training fixed or singlespeed bike
   
6. a road legal(sensible ie 2 brakes) training bike to sit alongside a high end track only bike
   
   

Omit the brake drilling and you can pretty much totally exclude at least 4,5 and 6 and partially exclude 2 and 3.

That's a lot of potential market to throw away for the sake of brake drilling.

Totally agree, again not the point I was making!

KolngaO prOn

Bianchi pron

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2010/09/06/1283773057672-tytyy0ytq838-950-75.jpg

Bianchi pron

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2010/09/06/1283773057672-tytyy0ytq838-950-75.jpg

That is not porn.

blue chain fail.

Saw one of those carbon Trek Belt drive up close and personal a few months ago. Lovely but silly money ($3500) and the stealth black would show every single finger print/dirt/smudge known to man.

Close up pic of the drive train...

The full bike here...

i didn't realise they were production, i think if you've got the money go for it

The full bike here...

Finally one without a coupler but with some mysterious ingenious rear triangle opening device instead. I think, with an alu frame, a coupler would probably not work because of the material's lack of flexibility. But then, how does this one work?
I would simply love to have a go at one of those belt-drive bikes.

There's a belt drive thread that is full of useful info on this stuff. I know very little about belt drive but what I do know I learned from that thread.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread10338.html

No, damn serious.
Pls tell me, what did I miss ?
Perhaps I misunderstood that Merckx bike.

I wouldn't jump into the mud & forests with that one either, it's neither fish nor flesh

maybe it's suitable for Hyde park tough :)

try elaborating on this without sounding like more of an idiot than you already do.

No.

Finally one without a coupler but with some mysterious ingenious rear triangle opening device instead. I think, with an alu frame, a coupler would probably not work because of the material's lack of flexibility. But then, how does this one work?
I would simply love to have a go at one of those belt-drive bikes.

What flexibility is required when a coupler has been put in?

What flexibility is required when a coupler has been put in?

I imagined they worked by allowing the frame to be stretched apart just enough to allow the belt to be inserted. I can't recall seeing couplers on an aluminium or carbon frame.

KolngaO prOn

you're not...you're not, selling it, are you?

I imagined they worked by allowing the frame to be stretched apart just enough to allow the belt to be inserted. I can't recall seeing couplers on an aluminium or carbon frame.

Oh yes, I was thinking of the coupler unscrewing and making a gap. I may have made those couplers up though :-)

belt drive... me want

@Mechamorgan
i could be

I wouldn't jump into the mud & forests with that one either, it's neither fish nor flesh, maybe it's suitable for Hyde park tough :)

Giant Hyde Park: also no porn...

@Mechamorgan
i could be

how much do you want for it?

but it's got matching tires, chain and pavement

ultimate HHSB accessory!

http://a.imageshack.us/img828/9043/districtcarbonblack.jpg
http://www.trekbikes.com/images/bikes/2011/xl/districtcarbon_black.jpg

I do really like that.

I dislike the seat tube.

meh.

so in theory, could converting to belt drive not be done quite simply/cheaply?

Chainring, cog and belt? I don't know the ins and outs of the system so apologies if this is a daft question.