Furry's fat and long bikes

^^ That looks just....

WOW!!

WOW!!

This!

I hate to say it furry, but that's quite a tasteful build there ;-)

No more mister brakes, no more mister nice guy...

Who needs brakes in the snow - just fall over sideways.

Hot

afline gears...

If honest my bike is mainly going to be used in the UK on trails, with the occasional use on snow and beaches. I tend to spin more than push pedals, my 29er has 38/26 chainrings and 11/36 but I rarely use the bottom end of that gearing, though I would imagine I would be more likely to with a fat bike.

and i have massive bike envy, you bastard

I hate to say it furry, but that's quite a tasteful build there ;-)

No one is more surprised than me.
No blue bits left either.

At least the saddle is fugly.

I can only remember back so many months at a time... what stem is that on there?

Also, you should beg Surly to make a blue version of those tyres.

That'll stop all this tasteful nonsense ;-)

I can only remember back so many months at a time... what stem is that on there?

J&L Ti from t'bay.

Seems nice enough. The real bonus is its quite thin, and extends above and below the actual stem tube. So I did'nt need to space the lefty clamp for clearance. The head tube is a crazy mess already.

Stem captain thermometer
1mm spacer
top lefty clamp
stem
headset
head tube
headset
bottom lefty clamp.

The chain is on. All I need to do now is connect the rear mech. Brakes on order. I will probably add an extra row of studs to the front tyre too.

best brake levers going.

I'm a big fan of the Hope brake build in general. All the fiddly little bits fit nicely, and are well made. My mini pros have survived all sorts of abuse and neglect.

Bonkers. I'd very much like one.

Some questions - I did a bit of thread trawling but I'm lazy...

What are the modifications to the Lefty, and who did them?

Which lefty is it?

Who made the custom lefty clamps?

that's a tractor, man. do you plan to do any real farm work with it?

Bonkers. I'd very much like one.

Some questions - I did a bit of thread trawling but I'm lazy...

What are the modifications to the Lefty, and who did them?

Which lefty is it?

Who made the custom lefty clamps?

The lefty is a 140max. I forget the year. It has new clamps, a new modern pbr damper unit dropped in, and is travel limited to 110mm.

Done by merdon cycle works.

Ah Mendon - yes. His name gets around when it comes to 'dale forks/struts :)

So there's enough clearance between the strut and the tyre without modifying the axle?

Ah Mendon - yes. His name gets around when it comes to 'dale forks/struts :)

So there's enough clearance between the strut and the tyre without modifying the axle?

The clamps pull the strut and tyre to the left. You need to move the tyre and rim back to the center, thus clearing the leg.

The clever bit it is that Mendon's clamps are 17.5mm offset. Which is exactly the same as the surly standard for their rear wheels. So you simply use a surly rim and build it offset. I drilled 16 new holes in a GFS 80mm rim to achieve the same thing. You can see this in the first pic perhaps.

Another bonus for me.

Having bolt on clamps mean I can lower the front end, and simply rotate the leg to re-dial in the fork trail.

I rode the fork during last winter, and kinda regreted getting sucked into the cleverness. It did'nt feel like I needed it, even on frozen mountain trails. Then I locked it out for a similar trail ride and was blown away by the difference. With the right amount of rebound you dont notice the work the fork does. But believe me its working.

That's worth the wait.

Looks fantastic, well worth the wait.

The clamps pull the strut and tyre to the left. You need to move the tyre and rim back to the center, thus clearing the leg.

Ah yeah - of course - you just dish the wheel :)

I rode the fork during last winter, and kinda regreted getting sucked into the cleverness. It did'nt feel like I needed it, even on frozen mountain trails. Then I locked it out for a similar trail ride and was blown away by the difference. With the right amount of rebound you dont notice the work the fork does. But believe me its working.

Guess that's the upside to having those four strips of twenty two roller bearings - the small bump sensitivity is pretty awesome.

Ah yeah - of course - you just dish the wheel :)

I tried a simple heavy dish. Could'nt get there. You need the offset drilling most fat rims are availible in. Or drill new spoke holes.

Guess that's the upside to having those four strips of twenty two roller bearings - the small bump sensitivity is pretty awesome.

Exactly.
We get crazy amounts of freeze - thaw - freeze up here. So there is a lot of frozen tracks that shake you around, and steal traction. The lefty keeps the front end planted.

I tried a simple heavy dish. Could'nt get there. You need the offset drilling most fat rims are availible in. Or drill new spoke holes.

Got you.

Anyway - looks brilliant, a whole lot of fun and a dream project. Good work!