Bike porn

It's so you can adjust the seat angle for steeper european tracks or bb height for the same reason and not have to adjust the chain. There is a noticeable amount of difference from one end to the other.

When i rode it at Calshot i had the bb in the most foreword position with the wheel near the back of the drop out.. then changed it to the other extreem it was like riding a different bike.

If you record all the settings and the handling characteristics you'll have the perfect bike for every track, its a brilliant idea.

Makes sense, although not sure how you can move the position of the BB and not have to adjust the chain?

That´s fucking beautifu, can you link us to the original pics, PLEASE!
I´ve been looking for Cyclops frames for ages,,.... I´ve got a Decal set , )

I had a google for the orig pics but I couldn't find that. That shot was lifted straight from the HKfixed blog

Makes sense, although not sure how you can move the position of the BB and not have to adjust the chain?

what i meant was, as the dropouts are quite long there is no need to use the chain link tool to adjust the length of the chain. Sorry for the confusion.

Ha! +1
(but it has to be way overpriced!..cranks alone r over 3k)

Looks like he'd run out of money by the time he got round to sorting out a rear wheel.

Coat Hanger
http://www.carbonsports-shop.de/catalog/images/kleiderbuegel_DSF2593.jpg

Mirror
http://www.carbonsports-shop.de/catalog/images/_DSF2917_klein.jpg

Does that mirror come in 'boozehound' as well?

Looks like he'd run out of money by the time he got round to sorting out a rear wheel.

The latest Hed Jet Disc is a non-structural cover over a spoked wheel. The air flow doesn't care about structure or cost, only shape.

More photos of the blue Cyclops bike :
the whole set is here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/morganouk/sets/72157608357821654/
Apparently Cyclops was a small canadian brand run by a frame builder named Mike Mullholland

I want a Cyclops.

Badly.

well at least you don't want an angry pirate.

oooooooooooooooooooooh

I want a Cyclops.
Badly.

+1

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i think they're only looking good in smaller sizes

Metal porn: a Mercian lug, naked

Utter bollox. The top of the line avid BB7s were a revelation for me having previously used Hayes hydraulics brakes. I've tried to find fault with them but can't. They stood up to a UK winter punishment and came back for more.

That doesn't prove that BB7s are the dogs knob (and I have used them), it rather shows that whatever Hayes brakes you had were shit (or they were set up by a shit mechanic, as the blame should fall where it is actually due). Avid BB7s are leagues ahead of rim brakes, but leagues behind my Shimano XT 755/6 hydraulics for modulation, power and convenience. I've had the Shimanos on both MTBs since 2002-3 and have never had to touch them except for pad changes, unlike the BB7s which have to be adjusted altogether too frequently to compensate for cable stretch and pad wear.

BB7's are the nuts, i have them on both my 'disc equpped' bikes (for the record - both custom bikes) and i chose to run those for the simplicity and performance, i actually ran magura marta SL's before but i had a hose pop on me up in scotland 20 miles from anywhere with no way to fix them, since then, i have used BB7's and a spare cable is carried at all times - IMHO BB7 is the choice of a mtber with his priorities in order - the fact that they are cheap is just a mega bonus.

p.s i am looking forward to them releasing a lighter version though!

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possibly the nicest track frame ever... phils are an odd choice though>

Schweet bike, are those carbon sections in the toptube/seat tube/seat stays?

yup.

makes literally no difference to ride quality though on the top and seattube, just saves a few grams and looks pimpin, i used to have a similar frame for off road

i think they're only looking good in smaller sizes

Bollocks! That looks sweet as.

WANT!

^ Fuckin plus 1,000!! I was gonna say exactly the same thing.

Want :-(

It might look nice, but its gonna need some outrageously stiff tubing on seat stays that long, if its not gonna flex like a soggy noodle, and ride like shit.

I'm sure Geekhouse have thought of that though James.

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Expensive components.

Shame about the frame.

(Dracula's I presume)