Furry's fat and long bikes

On the fatbike front. Confirmed front facing seatube slot, and 34.9mm seattube. So I have loads of seatpost options.

This ones blue. Which is nice.

...and a 30mm blue Hope seatpost clamp I dont need.

^^ Very nice. I got my Nephew one of these not too long ago.

For Christmas it's one of these.

Not attempting to influence him in any way ;-)

Electra kids bikes have 'flat foot' geometry. Which means when the saddle is at the correct height, because of the slack seattube, the kid can still put a flat foot on the floor while seated.

Not something that really impressed me TBH. But everyone in the house bar me, want him to be able to touch the floor seated. This way we all win.

Kinda cross posting from Black Rainbow Project's English build. But I had a bit of a brainstorm regarding my desire to run a rigid fork for snow riding, and winter commuting.

A custem steel lefty style fork. Made to the same dimensions as my squishy one. No need for a second front wheel.

http://www.englishcycles.com/custombikes/forkstems/23-october-2012/

That's actually a pretty good idea ( not saying that's a surprise ). Would Triton entertain the idea of making you a ti version?

That's actually a pretty good idea ( not saying that's a surprise ). Would Triton entertain the idea of making you a ti version?

Awesome as that sounds. I'd worry about the axle. Needs to be spot on. I may ask though, still playing ideas.

Spent the evening dismantling my front wheel. Drilling new holes, for the right side spokes, in line with those on the left, and relacing.

I now have a 30mm offset front wheel with near zero dish. So I can center the tyre in the Lefty easily.

This also means Bud, and Lou could be doable off-road tyres :D

If Gabes' polo Triton was anything to go by, Ti forks = terrifyingflexi

If Gabes' polo Triton was anything to go by, Ti forks = terrifyingflexi

This would be a totally different fork. Stiffnes coming from the big axle, and double clamping. I'd guess Rob English has better knowledge of the tube dimensions needed though.

BTW credit were its due. Cheers Gabes for suggesting I redrill my existing rims. The wheels now tensioned, and despite looking odd. Its perfectly balanced, and far stronger than it was, while offering better centering, and clearance.

Need to tru it in my lefty.

Truing my rear was fine, as I have a one sided truing stand.

http://www.lfgss.com/post3128833-596.html

Would have been my first chioce. Expensive by the time it gets here though.

This is in my office waiting for Crimbo.

Probably not ergonomically correct. But bollocks, dont you wish you had one as a kid?

Those 20" x 2.5" flame patterned tyres are going to be pretty fat when I get some air in them too.

Knock up some moon disc style wheel covers for the back for extra radness

looking at fattys right now, anyone ridden one on tarmac ? are they horrendous

Not especially if you up the tyre pressure.

I came out of LMNH hands on Saturday just as a fully-faired recumbent whizzed past at about 25mph. It was glorious.

I looked at my girlfriend with an expression like a six-year-old boy who'd just found a puppy under the Christmas tree. She looked back at me with an expression that said: "no fucking way".

Shame.

This one?

Pops by LMNH quite often, awesome little thing!

^ That looks brilliant!

Not especially if you up the tyre pressure.

i was thinking that, the on one weighs the same as my old gt dh bike, before mods, drilled rims, crabon, loss of fat etc and i lugged that around for 15 years pogoing everywhere ok

looking at fattys right now, anyone ridden one on tarmac ? are they horrendous

I already use 2.5" hookworms, on 47mm wide rims. Feels amazing. 3.8" black floyds, on 65mm rims, given they're more flexible, would be an amazing ride I reckon.

If pricing was different I'd be very tempted to get some.

Once I get a Bud/Lou pair, I would have spent a horrible amount of money on tyres alredy though.

My E-mails been down all weekend. Dont think I Specified a reinforcing strut at the rear brake caliper mount.

Gah. E-mail Y U Stress me so.

yeah the tyres arent cheap are they, im between a trek domane crabon or a cheapo btwin road bike and a fatty for the same money as its for a business (my excuse for more toys) and means ill never be stuck weather wise, i did look at cargo bikes but they just dont do it for me

Dont think I Specified a reinforcing strut at the rear brake caliper mount.

I'd sort of assumed that with rockers you'd have the brake calliper mounted inside the frame. In which case you don't really need that reinforcement do you?

Though I believe I've seen both inny & outy options.

This one?

Pops by LMNH quite often, awesome little thing!

That's the one. Isn't it beautiful?

https://sites.google.com/site/mobilitylabbe/Home/waw/what-is-the-WAW/snel

I'd sort of assumed that with rockers you'd have the brake calliper mounted inside the frame. In which case you don't really need that reinforcement do you?

You're right. Spec'd the mounts to be inside the rear triangle for better protection (nicked idea from Fatback), and ease of rack mounting. This thing was throughly thought through it seems. I've just forgotten all my musings. Even had the rack mount positions calculated to foit a specific rack I know will fit over a fatty. Forgotten which one.

Could'nt find my drop-out part number to check. Bah

superb.

Kid Fat Bike, a new project methinks?