Hip Hop Skid Bikes / Hipster Sleds / HHSB

That frame is not made for 23c tires.

Err.. no its made for tubes and the track.. But thanks! :-)

You're welcome. It's not my type of frame and I don't really agree with readers wives on here but thanks for sharing.

If it wasn't for the peculiar head angle, that would be total HHSB.

Can't work out way the frame builder made it like that, 'cause if the head angle was slightly slacker, the fork rake could be reduced, which should have kept the wheel base the same... very odd.

Lefty fixed? Good Idea?

^It should be fine, just odd looking.

^just stick a road fork on this.

Ermm...

"Killer Whale" Carbon VISP

Ermm...

"Killer Whale" Carbon VISP

I can't wait to see the colour-coordinated black and white builds that come out of this. I *almost *want one myself!

^It should be fine, just odd looking.

^just stick a road fork on this.

The problem is that if a road fork is put on, the increased rake would make it even more twitchy than it already is!

^^^ Look is quite nice, and I'm not a big Look fan. Well technically I am big, but not a fan.

The Visp actually isn't bad at all.

the look is mine, but its odd you got that photo from velospace when its in current projects ;-)

AngelD "The problem is that if a road fork is put on, the increased rake would make it even more twitchy than it already is!"

Well if i find a threaded 240mm road fork I'll certainly try it out..

And yes it's really twitchy, If i look over the shoulder the way i do on my regular geo track bike, sort of turning the head and upper body a bit, this bike jumps side ways due to the movement/weight shift. Same goes for transitioning between the hoods and drops, i cant do that standing up..

But as i said, it took some time getting used to..

THIS is what happens

OUCH

but LOL at the artwork in the backround

Serious chainring on that corratec - the rest of it is hideous

old school colours

Kdregg - ^^^^^ I'd love to have a ride on it, bet its well fun, particularly at first! :D

I like it, but in a kind of "ah fuck it!" manner, it has character that a lot of formulaic bikes lack.

^It should be fine, just odd looking.

Has anyone ever made a lefty road bike? I was thinking about it the other day, tried googling it, but nothing.

^probably not,too many unique things to manufacture,besides,why fix what's not broken?

I just thought someone would give it ago :)

Yeah the headtube/rake is pretty crazy. And no, it's not a result of a serial crashing, It's just a odd frame.
It's a Szekeres, apparently a east german frame builder and by the size and look's of it it was made for a giant riding on really steep banked tracks..
If anyone have any ideas for the reason of the ht/rake i would really appreciate it.

It's all about the resulting trail. A measurement taken between the tire contact point and the intersection of the steering tube axis with the ground.
Generally speaking high HT angle + high rake = low trail = "fast" or "twitchy" steering.
This makes for an awesome handling experience and best suited for low speeds as it can get unstable at higher speeds where steering input is amplified.
This is why Triathlon/TT bikes, and MTB's have slacker HT angles and lower rake, to make them more stable.
Road bikes have a "mid-trail" which is a compromise between stability and handling, so do track bikes but with a steeper HT and lower rake.

All this talk about tight clearances sending people over the bars is making my shit it about mine:

and since i'm readerswive posting might as well wack a full shot up haha

The Visp actually isn't bad at all.

Those steel 'GT dragon' Visp actually look pretty good, just need to tape over the decals

It's all about the resulting trail. A measurement taken between the tire contact point and the intersection of the steering tube axis with the ground.
Generally speaking high HT angle + high rake = low trail = "fast" or "twitchy" steering.
This makes for an awesome handling experience and best suited for low speeds as it can get unstable at higher speeds where steering input is amplified.
This is why Triathlon/TT bikes, and MTB's have slacker HT angles and lower rake, to make them more stable.
Road bikes have a "mid-trail" which is a compromise between stability and handling, so do track bikes but with a steeper HT and lower rake.

Yeah i get that but i was interrested in the reason for my bike's rather weird geo. After what i gathered some bike's are built for racing on certain tracks and i'm wondering if that could be the case.

@Bon0r - what is the tubing? If it can flex that much I'd prob think about skinnier tyres on there