Lo Pros, Represent

Does losing a tooth from the chainring move the wheel back the same as it would losing a tooth from the cog?

Yeah i would of thought so. I know my wheel is in the exact same place with 46:17 as it is with 47:16.

I got some slight wiggle room in the drop outs, i think with some trial and error i could fit a fix-fix hub, i know i can use 46:17 and 18 with the same length of chain, when using it as a fixie skidder that is...

The wheel moves by ⅛" for each tooth change on chainring or sprocket, and by ½" for each link pair change in chain length.

Orbit looking a bit more respectable, still plan on doing a few changes as mentioned ^

Fixed and small front wheel in a relatively recent TT:

Any obvious reason you're not running tri bars here? Will be building up an older TT frame and just thought clip on tri bars were compulsory.

The most obvious reason is that I'm not a 10-stone teenager any more, so I can't get down to the elbow pads if I clip tribars onto my lo-pro any more. Also, that bike is old-school legal under our club's rules, tribars would rule it out.

Ah I see, it now seems I have no excuse but to get down to some neck spasming angle. Will investigate if my club has such a category for older bikes too. Cheers.

My Casati lo-pro in current TT form:

^ I showed that photo to the author of your wheel stand and he seemed very flattered!

Should be the The Encyclopaedia of Mamils

Ha, although OMIL would be more appropriate in this case :-)

haha - it just so happens to be pretty much spot on the right height, one day I will shell out for a proper riser

casati is fucking rad

Anybody seen a more extreme ratio of wheel sizes?

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Anybody seen a more extreme ratio of wheel sizes?

Has the almighty 'tester never encountered penny farthings?

Good bit of lateral thinking, but I was really thinking about bikes with small front wheels. I was going to be more explicit with my comment, but in view of the rider I thought it would be needlessly confusing to ask whether anybody had ever seen such a small front accompanied by such a large rear.

The design pictured does actually come up as the result if you search for 'reversed penny farthing', as does its direct drive precursor

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Tbh I think I saw a similar bike to the one ridden by the eccentric lady up there ^^^ at the nocturne, it was way more expensive though, electric and carbon but I believe it just had a trolley wheel at the front.

^ no way to talk bout your mother

Anybody seen a more extreme ratio of wheel sizes?

Just remembered this

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Will_Robertson_of_the_Washington_Bicycle_Club_riding_an_American_Star_Bicycle_down_the_steps_of_the_United_States_Capitol_in_1885.jpeg

My Chick -
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v98PECeTR1E/UXbxX91zjAI/AAAAAAAAAZI/jZ-mVqyvcvQ/s1600/Chick_6k.jpg

At first I was ooooo but then I was converted.

Then I was slack chain, huge rear cog, pointless gear levers, root retainers with no straps and of course...converted

nice bike though!

Yeah, love the set back crown shoulders.