Hip Hop Skid Bikes / Hipster Sleds / HHSB

still not 100% converted but that one looks LOADS better with a bit of straight post showing.

Yours is about the only bike I like that set back Thomson on TM, still think they look crap for the most part.

Yours is about the only bike I like that set back Thomson on TM, still think they look crap for the most part.

+1 on that!

yeah the bend looks terrible on a setback thomson.

should be more like van nicholas or this:

Another quick ride on the bulls has confirmed that I need a slightly shorter stem.

Think a 90mm stem (possibly 0deg) and saddle all the way forward should be about right.

Out of interest, how much shorter stems do you guys use going from normal set up to bullhorns, if any?

Hoping a shorter stem will solve things and not an inline seatpost.

I don't know how long your current stem is but I wouldn't go much shorter than 90mm. In my expreience an inline seatpost is actually beneficial because it puts you in a more forward position over the bb. And I happen to like the aesthetics but that's kind of a personal thing innit.

Does anyone by the way know which hubs that might be are? Unfortunately shi*y pictures, I know. :s

@Rzjay

Looks like generic Formula flip-flop's to me..

Has balcony dude got competition from concrete garage bro??????

@Rzjay

Looks like generic Formula flip-flop's to me..

+1

Good hubs.

Another quick ride on the bulls has confirmed that I need a slightly shorter stem.

Think a 90mm stem (possibly 0deg) and saddle all the way forward should be about right.

Out of interest, how much shorter stems do you guys use going from normal set up to bullhorns, if any?

Hoping a shorter stem will solve things and not an inline seatpost.

I wouldn't mess about with the saddle too much. You should work that out from the pedal distance - the general rule is your knee should be in line with the ball of your foot:

Depending on your previous set up (and the bull horns) I'd say you need to lose at least 10-20mm off your stem. If you think about where your hands end up when riding on the drops it's a fair bit further forward than the actual bars.

Absolutely nothing wrong with going down to 80mm.

had 100mm stem with drop bars and 70mm on a bullhorn on my Nelson

^ isn't this the HHSB thread ?
Surely it's about the look - anything less than 120mm can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

naah, t-rex setups are hhsb as they ride like a hybrid

real track/road setups

is that a band on or braze on plumb bob?

Does anyone by the way know which hubs that might be are? Unfortunately shi*y pictures, I know. :s

Could be Formula, could be Halo most look the same now really.

Love this.

Another quick ride on the bulls has confirmed that I need a slightly shorter stem.

Think a 90mm stem (possibly 0deg) and saddle all the way forward should be about right.

Out of interest, how much shorter stems do you guys use going from normal set up to bullhorns, if any?

Hoping a shorter stem will solve things and not an inline seatpost.

I dropped from a 100mm to 70mm and then it still felt a bit of a stretch. I doubt many consider how far forward bulls set you (the ADB-x also do this by about 20mm).

I think it's the risers, but this is actually a nice, really clean looking Kagero, like it.

I wouldn't mess about with the saddle too much. You should work that out from the pedal distance - the general rule is your knee should be in line with the ball of your foot:

Depending on your previous set up (and the bull horns) I'd say you need to lose at least 10-20mm off your stem. If you think about where your hands end up when riding on the drops it's a fair bit further forward than the actual bars.

Absolutely nothing wrong with going down to 80mm.

Ah, thank you very much, that helps quite a bit. Had been using risers on a 100mm stem, but that really doesn't feel good transferred to pursuits.

had 100mm stem with drop bars and 70mm on a bullhorn on my Nelson

Starting to get some idea of what I'm doing wrong now!

Love this.

Hells yeah! See what I've been saying about the hot pink and lime green now?!

got the perfect cockpit for that pink lime mash on my gangsta:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7400902862_7f20cfb43b_b.jpg

(not posting the image here straight as it is my own bike)

(cockpit not for sale!)

Nothing to stop you posting your own pic here, it's not the porn thread!

Damnit, I'll do it -