Hip Hop Skid Bikes / Hipster Sleds / HHSB

http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=1266&pictureid=13729

Driveside.

this would look so much cleaner if you put a thumb shifter on the rear of the seat tube!

this would look so much cleaner if you put a thumb shifter on the rear of the seat tube!

You can't steer the bike whilst holding the seat tube though.

Shinkuu do you still have the Alan?
It's so rad hahaha

Yeah, when I had it for sale I put risers on for a picture and remembered why I like it...

mate you selling that tri-spoke

urgh. you wouldn't swap through gears that much on a 3 speed.

And god forbid someone takes their hand off the bars :o

Oh, Oh and since when was this thread about practicality?

practical bikes thread>>>

mate you selling that tri-spoke

Mate, I have a trispoke, complete with skid resistant waterproof stickers.

Yours for $1500 + postage.

this?

Basket is this, very pricey for what it is really.

yes buddy thank you that was it.. why was i thinking histogram??.... hmm but yes pretty sure this was it.

yeah.. now i am still undecided... would prefer supports to be honest but think the PDW does look good... any more out there guys? :P

like this. sorry its a rat.

^ ahah love this bike so much. Ran into Tim today on blackfriars. good seeing you mate!

Rack?

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/FSGBFRRACK/grand_bois_front_rack

That looks quite easily adaptable with some p clips to work with most frames I reckon.

Might even try it on the mash, which seems to be taking on a life of its own quite gleefully as anti as possible!

I've seen this before on Pedalroom (in fact I've favourited it - Peloton bros gotta stick together) and always thought the angles look CRAZY steep.

cross post from rat thread - I think there's sufficient radness to justify

I like the little nipper jack russell style neck scarf! not sure about the number plate but makes it more HHSB!

I'd lose the number plate too, particularly as it already has a hand stamped ID plate to commemorate it's concours pignon-fixe status - much more in keeping with the rest of the frame.

The chainset looks like it's an old Cook Bros unit - a rather nice touch - I've not seen one on a HHSB before

it also appears to be quite fragile

^ They had a reasonable reputation for bomb-proofness from the people I knew that used them - not as good as Middleburns, but not bad - the thing everyone hated was the screw-on spider that creaked all the time.

This review here says much the same - http://www.mtbr.com/cat/drivetrain/crankset/cook/e2-series/prd_350977_115crx.aspx

this would look so much cleaner if you put a thumb shifter on the rear of the seat tube!

Ha! Not sure that would be the most functional option.

One thing I was considering doing is making a wireless electrically operated shifter. So no cable, but the trick is to get a servo/battery powerful enough into a small space. (I already have the electronics from an old project)

I wonder if there would be any interest/market in this as a product? dis3x? :o$

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^ 2.5Nm is a typical limit for model robot servos*
Here are a couple to consider
http://www.servoshop.co.uk/index.php?pid=HITH7954SH&area=Servo
http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/55592/

• Please note: this information was obtained through professional activities as a product designer and does not infer any geeky hobbies (as if contributing to a fixed gear forum weren't bad enough)
  

Ha, can't get away from us.

Winch servos tend to be a bit heftier...

http://www.servoshop.co.uk/index.php?pid=FUTS5801&area=Servo

Thanks for info!

Check the torque ratings - the winch torque ~ 1 Nm (9.8kg cm) whereas those in my previous post were 2.5 Nm (24kg cm)
Trade-off is speed, the winch is >3x faster

Yeah, I'm thinking it actually needs to be incorporated into the hub ala pancake stepper.

Not really after market, as battery gonna be hooge.

Still, as long as the prototype works...right ;oP