Foffa Bikes

What a heap of crap

There's no point in pussy-footing around Rob, say what you mean for fuck's sake.

Why out of interest?

I like it but not if it's made out of gas-pipe. Why? Because it's different and would very likely give an incredibly upright, comfy, riding position for around London because of the geometry. Being more upright also gives better visibility. So, some subjective reasoning and some objective.

yeah but just get an upright bike...it looks like it's backwards, but forwards at the same time.

Comfort is subjective, as is height being required for visibility (in bicycle terms).
Some bikes are designed to be utilitarian transport and as such, have fairly slack head and seat angles and low bottom brackets.

Look at this bike's geometry, are you seriously suggesting it will handle like a town bike?

Brilliant. Well, what little respect I had for Foffa has no completely gone.... What the feck is that thing^^^^^^

Needs MOAR brake cable

What a heap of crap

I also quite like the look of it. Which only goes to show that you are right about porn and anti-porn being two sides of the same tedious coin.

Look at this bike's geometry, are you seriously suggesting it will handle like a town bike?

I'm not really sure if this geometry is what people are after? I mean... are there lots of people riding steep track bikes with hi-riser stems? Because I've not seen them.

On the other hand... nice to se a little Foffa Bendāge.

The bars are behind the fork crown with a super steep HT = Twitchy as fuck?

it looks like a backwards lo pro

It's only a track frame with a bent top tube and shortened seat tube.

Foffa Bendāge.

I think the bendàge should go the other way

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has this been resolved?

Comfort is subjective, as is height being required for visibility (in bicycle terms).
Some bikes are designed to be utilitarian transport and as such, have fairly slack head and seat angles and low bottom brackets.

Look at this bike's geometry, are you seriously suggesting it will handle like a town bike?

Comfort can be measured objectively. And from personal experience of riding motorbikes around London for many years I've always found those with a more upright riding position offer a better range of visibility than those with a more tucked in 'sporty' riding position. Same for bicycles. I don't know how it will handle to be honest, I guess the only way to truly find out would be to ride it.

Comfort can be measured objectively.

Quoted for preposterity[sic]

has this been resolved?

Not yet, we now have 4 designs in contention, so there needs to be a semi final and then a final, with premium rate phone votes for the public to choose which version is best.

Quoted for preposterity[sic]

Sure what's comfortable for one may not be comfortable for another but that doesn't mean to say that comfort cannot be objectively measured. Amongst any test group there would be a range of preference based on common factors.

Not yet, we now have 4 designs in contention, so there needs to be a semi final and then a final, with premium rate phone votes for the public to choose which version is best.

i don't want to call, cause i don't want to be recorded, can i send a text instead?

Sure what's comfortable for one may not be comfortable for another but that doesn't mean to say that comfort cannot be objectively measured. Amongst any test group there would be a range of preference based on common factors.

You have no clue about the difference between subjective and objective measurement, which is no surprise as you also have no clue about the difference between a pile of shit and a nice bike.

i don't want to call, cause i don't want to be recorded, can i send a text instead?

I think you could probably send a post card, just do something because remember folks, it's your votes that count!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOOYVCjCdv0

34 pages of flaming. And all the while Mr Foffa trots off into the sunset on streets paved with gold, trailing fixehs in his wake.

well said

You have no clue about the difference between subjective and objective measurement, which is no surprise as you also have no clue about the difference between a pile of shit and a nice bike.

I'd say you've either been on the beers or you're making a lame attempt at 'Internet hard-man'.

Here's a link to an article being written by an MD called 'Objective Measurement of Pain':

http://journals.lww.com/anesthesiology/Citation/1968/01000/Objective_Measurement_of_Pain.104.aspx

It takes you to a PDF you can download if you'd like to read it. Pain is arguably an indication of excessive discomfort. So if discomfort can be measured objectively then so can comfort.

It's not solely things like the melting point of Reynolds 531 that can be measured objectively...

34 pages of flaming. And all the while Mr Foffa trots off into the sunset on streets paved with gold, trailing fixehs in his wake.

Cycling's a fickle mistress. Those bandwagon jumpers to the burgeoning phixeh wagon may be crying into their stocks of powdercoated toeclips before too long.