Lo Pros, Represent

Basically the pain of extra weight on your arms and a crooked neck is outweighed by the amount of hip eminating from your constant downhilling, which is great on the flat, but shit on any hills or over any distance. (Longer than a commute) In my faux experience.

Don't really want to open an argument again seeing as it's already been discussed, but if you're riding a lo-pro with the (originally) usual long bullhorns, then the transition from bullhorns to tops can feel quite different due to the length. Also, quite often longer bullhorns are fixed to shorter stems. The seat position is sometimes further back, over the rear wheel, depending on frame design.

The aero position on a lo-pro can leave you with a sore neck and lower-back on longer rides. The handling on the tops of you have a shorter stem can be twitchy.

The only real noticeable advantage I find is when you're over 25mph-odd, and you find that you can push the speed with more ease, up to a slightly higher top speed. For road/commuter use, this is next to pointless.

Modern time trial bikes often use tri-bar attachments. These put you in a similar position, but have benefits when it comes to breathing due to the difference in body position.

proper noob question but what is the benefit of a lo pro frame? is it just that the stems in a lower position? I love the look of lo pro frames but can't you just raise the seat to get a similar position? As I said total noob but would love to be enlightened!

aerodynamics, your constantly in the position you would be when your in the drops of a road or track bike, also stiffer and a little lighter

and maybe for a shorter wheelbase? just a guess

Couple of new bits on the bike. Installed a Dura Ace head set and put a Thomson post on.

I'm looking for a 27.2 Dura Ace aero post if any one has one?

What sup lo pro's !

imagine this frame with the same bars, but with gears and brakes.

I want.

The mental Red Lo-Pro, mentioned elsewhere.

if taking the time to hack the dropouts, why not remove the shifter mounts, braze ons, ??

eh

if taking the time to hack the dropouts, why not remove the shifter mounts, braze ons, ??

eh

Could not sort the chain line and tension with the existing rear drop outs, but otherwise wanted to keep the frame as original as possible.

Not to everyone's taste, but such is the way of lo-pros.

if taking the time to hack the dropouts, why not remove the shifter mounts, braze ons, ??

eh

So you can put some nice canti's on it with nobbly tyres and then use is as a cyclocross lo pro

So you can put some nice canti's on it with nobbly tyres and then use is as a cyclocross lo pro

Oh, now that would be truly mental. Imagine the speed in the mud, freewheeling up hill given the lo-pro effect.

Another worthy winter project.

Mini Lo Pro

that is brilliant!

if taking the time to hack the dropouts, why not remove the shifter mounts, braze ons, ??

eh

Are canti brakes common on this kind of timetrial bikes?
Seems a bit odd.

p.s. that thing is a mess.

Mini Lo Pro

Please tell me these are for sale somewhere, my niece is going to need a balance bike for Christmas

Details here http://www.lfgss.com/thread52613.html

Are canti brakes common on this kind of timetrial bikes?
Seems a bit odd.

yeah i want to know more about that strange frame too..

I'll join in the fun. This is my lo pro...

NZ made J.Foster Custom Pursuit (Columbus Max Tubing)
Dura Ace 10 Pitch cranks, chainring
Dura Ace 10 Pitch lockring, chain
Dura Ace stem, seatpost
Dura Ace EX headset
H+Son TB14 x Dura Ace 10 Pitch rear wheel
Campy Khamsin 650c disc
Selle Italia Flight saddle
Nitto RB021 bullhorn
MKS pedals
Toshi doubles





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Welcome to the forum. Stunning bike.

Oh. Oh my

Thanks. I didn't know where to start to participate.. So I just posted up my bike.. If I posted in the wrong place, please let me know.

Luscious bicycle.

Thanks. I didn't know where to start to participate.. So I just posted up my bike.. If I posted in the wrong place, please let me know.

Welcome to the forum!
The only time people get funny is if you post your own bike in the porn thread, or nudey ladies for that matter. Nice to see this in porn already :D

I almost bought this. My friend has a matching road version.

I sold this a while back, kind of regret it. I liked it loads but felt it was a bit too wee.

Wonder what became of it?

Against my better judgement, I like this.

Also, can anyone explain the canti mounts on the other one? I'd have thought it was for some sort of centre pull brakes?

Ah yeah funny bikes, I have a problem resisting buying these. Here's two I own:

Concorde Colombo, Athena gruppo:
http://velospace.org/files/concoltt1.jpg
I consider this one done, except maybe for a different rear tubular.

Unknown frame, Chorus gruppo
http://velospace.org/files/unkntt1.jpg
Rebuilding this with older bits at the moment. No idea about the origin of the frame unfortunately :(

nice

supernice