Hip Hop Skid Bikes / Hipster Sleds / HHSB

What frame is this?

Not Louis Garneau or Leader...

Could be Pro-lite?

We should commission a LFGSS crabon frame.

we should all contribute £1 to a Dosno*** crabon frame, copy it and then order a few hundreds of them from a Chinese Factory

or better get the Dolan proto as a template

What frame is this?

affinity kissena

Not Louis Garneau or Leader...

Could be Pro-lite?

Not 14r?

fixie skidding on a carbon rear?

Not 14r?

Are you defective, or something more?

I think it may have been a joke

fixie skidding on a carbon rear?

I have never seen Chas skid, ever.

I think it may have been a joke

I thought it could of been either way... but I wasn't in a laughing mood.

from prolly about the dosnoventa/dolan-frame

"This Dolan is a one of a kind... Dolan asked the Framebuilder for a prototype and they became a "standard mold" frame. As it was too expensive to produce, they decided to change their business strategy and work with some Asian company on different models (see their Web). The 290 (Dosnoventa) looks similar as it has the same rear triangle mold (same framebuilder, same mold...) but the overall geometry is different as the headtube and some other details. I think it's great seeing "local bike shops" developing their own Frame lines. As there are only a few serious framebuilders (and i'm not talking about massive companies) able to produce quality frames at a reasonable price, it is normal that everybody tends to finally ask the same guys... Similarities, maybe, but this frame doesn't look like a copy to me (and, no, i'm not working for them)"

^^ cool story...

It is the same frameas the Dolan. It is not a copy.
If it is a "standard mold", why don't Dolan produce it?

Just because you put "hand crafted in italy" on your chain stays... don't mean it's true. ;)

I thought it could of been either way... but I wasn't in a laughing mood.

Alright sorry for making you upset
Just saying..

Alright sorry for making you upset
Just saying..

I was not emotional. It's all good :)

(and, no, i'm not working for them)"

You keep saying this. But It seems strange that you are so committed to defending Dosnoventa... Weird?!

i just don't like opinions based on rumors. i know the owner and sent him a message to get his point of view. if you're right, than it's fine for me.

from prolly about the dosnoventa/dolan-frame

"This Dolan is a one of a kind... Dolan asked the Framebuilder for a prototype and they became a "standard mold" frame. As it was too expensive to produce, they decided to change their business strategy and work with some Asian company on different models (see their Web). The 290 (Dosnoventa) looks similar as it has the same rear triangle mold (same framebuilder, same mold...) but the overall geometry is different as the headtube and some other details. I think it's great seeing "local bike shops" developing their own Frame lines. As there are only a few serious framebuilders (and i'm not talking about massive companies) able to produce quality frames at a reasonable price, it is normal that everybody tends to finally ask the same guys... Similarities, maybe, but this frame doesn't look like a copy to me (and, no, i'm not working for them)"

that makes sense. Substantiated claims FTW.

they do not seem to be identical, do they ?

more sleds less chat

Apart from the intergrated seat post a it's a smaller size, it is the same.

Hipsters love triangles though....

Apart from the intergrated seat post a it's a smaller size, it is the same.

I edited to add the other Dosnoventa from Prolly's blog, which is a bit bigger and without the integrated seat post (easier to compare)

has anyone got he affinity kissena?
do they ride well
seems ok price for aluminum frame

Are all the other dosnoventa frames a copy of Dolan too andy? You seems to know everything!

i think the most interesting dosnoventa frames are those light alu frames with integrated seatposts. Dunno why ya all stuck with that horrible crabon stuff