Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

Every day I see at least a dozen small-wheeled folding bikes equipped with full road drops.

Mini Velo. Big in Japan, and yet also small.

From what I've seen, Mini Velos are a separate category from folders.
ie - They don't fold, unless under great duress.

True, but Raleigh 20 + drops is the poor man's mini velo

^ Solid frames, even in the folder versions.

only if you can cut down the steerer nicely yourself, which most people coudn't.

With a pipe cutter everyone is good at cutting steerers

Wow wow! Easy. First I need to get a black headset. How can I know the stack size?

Wow.

best title ever

Fixie Fixed Gear Bike Cycle New Mens Ladies Urban Flip Flop Hub Single Speed

Needs unpacking

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/71724998/TREK%2069r/Trek%20%2069r/IMG_1925.JPG

Wow.

Someone took BSNYC's "dog's penis" comments as a suggestion, I guess.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/71724998/TREK%2069r/Trek%20%2069r/IMG_1925.JPG

Somebody told me a funny story along those lines yesterday.

London West testers will be familiar with the parties. As you know, in his later years Chris Hart kept riding in spite of his body letting him down, and as a result had various special frames made to accommodate his special needs. One was a TT frame with geometry adapted to take a suspension fork, which naturally gave the tall stack height he needed and reduced the jarring which troubled his old bones. On Chris' demise, Mick Fountain inherited the contents of his bike shed, and thought to repurpose this bike for his own use, and in spite of his grey beard Mick still gets as low as anybody. So, he bethought himself to simply drop a road fork into this frame to bring matters down to his level. What he had not allowed for, or seemingly noticed in his haste, was that Chris had shaped the frame to have a low BB, another concession to his dotage with which many ancients will sympathise. So, upon setting out for the first time on this new steed, the already low BB, now dropped even further by the radically shortened fork, and in combination with some doubtless length cranks, meant that MIck travelled no more tha a few feet before his pedal hit the ground - not while cornering, mind, but in a straight line!

/csb

Someone took BSNYC's "dog's penis" comments as a suggestion, I guess.

oh god, that's exactly what that looks like. that makes me very uncomfortable.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/71724998/TREK%2069r/Trek%20%2069r/IMG_1925.JPG

is that a 29er frame?

Somebody told me a funny story along those lines yesterday.

London West testers will be familiar with the parties. As you know, in his later years Chris Hart kept riding in spite of his body letting him down, and as a result had various special frames made to accommodate his special needs. One was a TT frame with geometry adapted to take a suspension fork, which naturally gave the tall stack height he needed and reduced the jarring which troubled his old bones. On Chris' demise, Mick Fountain inherited the contents of his bike shed, and thought to repurpose this bike for his own use, and in spite of his grey beard Mick still gets as low as anybody. So, he bethought himself to simply drop a road fork into this frame to bring matters down to his level. What he had not allowed for, or seemingly noticed in his haste, was that Chris had shaped the frame to have a low BB, another concession to his dotage with which many ancients will sympathise. So, upon setting out for the first time on this new steed, the already low BB, now dropped even further by the radically shortened fork, and in combination with some doubtless length cranks, meant that MIck travelled no more tha a few feet before his pedal hit the ground - not while cornering, mind, but in a straight line!

/csb

ultimate CS. I will summarise for people who can't be bothered.

[CSB]Guy inherits odd bike, changes fork, gets pedal strike. [/CSB]

Inappropriate colour fail for naming.

this is a funny read standard shit FIXIEYZ
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=199005&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

this is a funny read standard shit FIXIEYZ
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=199005&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

More people saying you can ride faster with a front brake, don't get why they say this, you can ride as equally fast without it.........

is that a 29er frame?

It's a 69er frame, designed for 26 inch rear wheel with 29 inch front and 100mm travel forks

yeap, thanks, i realized that a few minutes after my post (((

this is a funny read standard shit FIXIEYZ
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=199005&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Can someone please point out the clearances... THE CLEARANCESSS!!!!!

just remembered I got a retrobike account...

Wow.

dog's penis

My thoughts exactly.

^ could be so nice with a few changes.