Bike porn

And I don't like how cantilevered they make the rear end look.

The Thumbies do look neat though.

This was a factor in choosing 'rockers' over 'sliders'. Puts the rear axle inside the rear triangle. Not hanging out the back.

My thumbies were in the postbox when I got home today. Fit the T900 lever perfectly.

so many gear bikes on an ''fixed gear & single speed''- forum. i guess it's okay.
and not to go too off-topic

so many gear bikes on an ''fixed gear & single speed''- forum. i guess it's okay.
and not to go too off-topic

this attitude

"satan666death"

American wheel companies really need to work on their company names and/or stickers

Madfiber wheels are always anti; the clue is in the name. I'd go so far as to say that any wheel using tensioned spokes made from anything but steel is anti, since steel does the job better than any other commonly available material.

and they can't spell fibre properly

Because it is Teh Sex

Ocean has a point there... I would love to have that Santa Cruz, and a mountain to point it down.

Fairy nuff. I just thought it looked like something you'd pick out of a catalogue or from a rack in Evans and not really much porn about it. I always think bikes posted here should be a bit unique and individual.

Bollocks.

Thumbies are fecking genius.

http://cdn2.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2010/03/09/2/paul_sram_thumbshifter_600.jpg

#havesomeinthepost

Crazy prices for stuff that can easily be replicated for less than half the price. I mean, £13 for that ^? The bolt probably cost them 0.5p and the mount could be made in less than 5min on a lathe. They make some nice parts but it's all overpriced imo, I don't see a reason for the price apart from brand tax.

Exactly, Sturmey do this,

http://www.sjscycles.com/supersize/24028.jpg

Which is exactly what the Paul one is but includes a free lever and cost just over £16.

it looked like something you'd pick out of a catalogue or from a rack in Evans and not really much porn about it. I always think bikes posted here should be a bit unique and individual.

You think Steve Peat's race bike isn't going to be a bit individual?

this attitude

bikeradar>>>>>>>>>>>

The stars'n'stripes Racemaster is one of my favourate flag design bikes. But anything other than Hindcapie size seems wrong.

wouldn't say no

Madfiber wheels are always anti; the clue is in the name. I'd go so far as to say that any wheel using tensioned spokes made from anything but steel is anti, since steel does the job better than any other commonly available material.

I thought stainless steel was more common? ;)

Fairy nuff. I just thought it looked like something you'd pick out of a catalogue or from a rack in Evans and not really much porn about it. I always think bikes posted here should be a bit unique and individual.

I have to take issue with this: off a rack? from a catalogue? That's a bespoke race bike for one of the best downhill MTBers in the world. It represents the best bike tech money can buy, and although long travel full-sussers have an aesthetic all of their own, that is the best I have ever seen. I love the carbon-swoopy lines on it too.

I'd be very impressed if you could walk into Evans and pick that off an rack

I thought stainless steel was more common? ;)

When did the term 'steel' stop covering stainless varieties too?

Having looked at the question, I think I may have a candidate to replace stainless steel if anybody want to spend huge sums on a tiny improvement. Since the constraints are to use the least possible cross section (for aerodynamic reasons) to provide the required stiffness, we're looking for a tough material with a high Young modulus. I think TZM might be it; 60% stiffer than steel, so one could replace the 2.3x0.9 section of a CX-Ray with 1.8x0.7. Because it's a bit denser than steel, weight only comes down by 20%, but spoke drag should be cut by 20%, which is a worthwhile saving. Strength is probably sufficient, being a bit higher than spoke grade stainless steel, to get a way with the smaller cross section, although given the anchorages it is probably desirable to retain the 2.0mm round ends.

http://vimeo.com/34293503

Repost, and anti

That Colner frame up there is d i s g u s t i n g !

Yes, even the stem is hanging its head in shame

Better than any bike jumble I have ever been to!

When did the term 'steel' stop covering stainless varieties too?

Having looked at the question, I think I may have a candidate to replace stainless steel if anybody want to spend huge sums on a tiny improvement. Since the constraints are to use the least possible cross section (for aerodynamic reasons) to provide the required stiffness, we're looking for a tough material with a high Young modulus. I think TZM might be it; 60% stiffer than steel, so one could replace the 2.3x0.9 section of a CX-Ray with 1.8x0.7. Because it's a bit denser than steel, weight only comes down by 20%, but spoke drag should be cut by 20%, which is a worthwhile saving. Strength is probably sufficient, being a bit higher than spoke grade stainless steel, to get a way with the smaller cross section, although given the anchorages it is probably desirable to retain the 2.0mm round ends.

Well in engineering terms stainless steel is a completely different material group to carbon steel, but I was just trying to mess a bit with you.

Looking at the TZM Molybdenum I think its biggest problem is its tensile strength being fairly low at 760 MPa compared to most normal aerospokes being hardneded to about 1500-1600 MPa (CX-ray fx) and we know that even they are far from "bullet proof". That meens more spokes to make a working wheel for the TZM and eliminating the aero saving.

Bikes not up my street but he's supposed to be a real standup guy..

Always been a massive hero of mine, Steve Peat, down-to-earth yet utterly insane, and a British athelete (despite the Stella) to be proud off. Just to break the ongoing parade of beautiful steel fixed, here is his carbon 20102 race bike

/waits for the flames

Looking at the TZM Molybdenum I think its biggest problem is its tensile strength being fairly low at 760 MPa compared to most normal aerospokes being hardneded to about 1500-1600 MPa (CX-ray fx) and we know that even they are far from "bullet proof".

I'm not sure how close spokes are to being not strong enough. It's very unusual to break a stainless steel spoke by overloading it, even in a wheel-destroying crash.