Furry's fat and long bikes

Could do. The top of property is probably 20 meters higher than the bottom, and its fecking steep. It also contains 11 12 meter tall pines. So I have the wood.

Maybe a homemade loop -t-loop ski jump.

Also the crankset on my longbike imploded :(

What's happened? Awesome wattage or manufacturing issue?

What's happened? Awesome wattage or manufacturing issue?

Awesome legs.....

Maybe a homemade** loop-t-loop** ski jump.

Are you from Yorkshire?

Really could'nt think how to type that.

Loop to loop?
Loop a loop?

I'm too sleep depraved.

'Loop the loop' I think, what is that thing thats actually snapped? looks like a clutch or something

'Loop the loop' I think, what is that thing thats actually snapped? looks like a clutch or something

Its the cog sitting around the axle in this pic. It is a big chunk of metal. after less than 50 miles, I'm hoping its a manufacturing fault. Although I reckon a SS MTB crank, with a 31 tooth chainring would do the job, having ridden the bike with various loads.

Did it break when the bike was loaded up? There seem to have been some teething issues with the cranks (from my googling), but not this one. Patterson sounds like a nice bloke!

Unloaded. I was pulling away in a slightly higher gear than ideal. Put my weight down, and 'CRACK'.

Must have been waiting to happen.

holy cow

just been browsing the Triton Bikes website. Very keen now to hear what you think of their work!

http://tritonbikes.com/gallery/

starting to envision a Ti, belt drive version of my Ogre :-)

The belt drive bits easy. Paragon do a special split sliding drop-out.

Combine that with Ti, and a SS drive chain, and you get a easy to look after bike. Its amazing what difference the lack of chain oil makes.

If you look under the down tube, the owner has specc'd a third set of bottle cage mounts. I'm having them too. Toying with the idea of an enable fork for the winter. So I can get some Salsa anything cages.

I have got this thing about simple & low maintenance recently ( hence the username ) I've not yet tried a belt drive & it seems like the only thing that prevents me just hosing the mud off & putting the bike away till next time*

*Or at least the next time I'm out fettling with the bar & saddle positions.

Its when you look out the window, and its shitty out, you only have an hour or so free, and your MTB is nice and clean hanging on the workroom wall.

Knowing that a minute with the hose pipe is all I'll need post ride. Is often the difference between jumping into my cycling gear, or fecking it off, and going for a run.

On the trail its no better than a well oiled, and tensioned chain as far as I can tell.

If you go this route, remember that the belt is wide, and that the beltring will need clearance to the chainstay.

You will also need a very nice chainline. So a rear hub with some adjustment room on the freehub i a good idea. I have a SS/trials hope hub that works well.

Also. Once you have a belt. You cant adjust length. So moving your slidding drop-outs back and forth for various extremes in tyres sizes would be out.

I've been doing the abuse-hose-abuse-hose cycle on mine for a year or so now. Still looks like new.

Hope SS would most likely be the hub of choice. Cheers for the suggestions Mr Furry, It's an awful lot to think about before committing.

FFS.... One day I'm looking at a simple steel SS cyclocrosser to hang some parts off. Then within the space of a day I've arrived at custom Ti, expensive drive systems & quadrupled the budget for a possible 29er. One of which I've recently built.

By the end of the week I'll be looking for helicopter made of Adamantium!

I knew there was a reason why I'd avoided forums for so long :-(

and your MTB is nice and clean hanging on the workroom wall.

And you've reminded me that I haven't finished my workshop yet!

:-(

Found a thread about Triton on mtbr to keep me entertained. You've no doubt read it already.

http://forums.mtbr.com/29er-bikes/triton-bikes-ti-29er-giving-try-711461.html

Hope SS would most likely be the hub of choice. Cheers for the suggestions Mr Furry, It's an awful lot to think about before committing.

If you go with Triton you'll have plenty of thinking time ;)

Doing a custom bike plan for yourself is an interesting process. It also gives you a solid idea of what you want. Even if it never gets made. Its how I ended up with my BMC road bike. A bike that is as close to perfect for me and its use, as I'll ever own I guess.

I spent last night looking at options for a second fat wheelset.

Already >:O

Want to keep the lefty for off-roading, and not kill it during the winter. Plus my 80mm GFS rims are heavy and a bit rubbish, for what is turning into a flash bike. It would mean picking up a set of fat hubs, and a new set of rims. I'm thinking of rebuilding the nice hubs I have into some Marge lite 65mm rims*. To be run with 45NRTH Husker du's. Then building a more buget friendly wheelset with my 80mm rims. To be run with my studded big fat larrys, and a Salsa Enabler fork.

(* building the front offset style for clearance with the lefty. Which would be better than my current build).

hhhmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Always wise to have a spare rear wheel too.

Better do it quickly, as your frame could turn up at any moment!

Just caught up on all this: Furry, you have the best projects going on. Serious.

Thought the trailer-toters among you might be interested in this...

http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8524906

@BareNecesseties Think long and hard about ordering from Triton. Mine has just shipped after paying (in full) on Jan 12th this year, so that's a 9 month lead time. And my frame is an all mountain geometry, not some crazy fatty like SF is building, his has taken even longer.

Saying that, they are awesome frames (this will be my 2nd), and are worth the wait, but you have to be patient!

@BareNecesseties Think long and hard about ordering from Triton. Mine has just shipped after paying (in full) on Jan 12th this year, so that's a 9 month lead time. And my frame is an all mountain geometry, not some crazy fatty like SF is building, his has taken even longer.

Saying that, they are awesome frames (this will be my 2nd), and are worth the wait, but you have to be patient!

Just about to shoot Dmitry an E-mail. Definitly being put on the back burner because of the complexity of the build.

One problem is that all the parts are in my workroom here in Norway. So everything is being done blind.

If the chainstays clear 115mm wide tyres, will my crankset clear the chainstays?

With my headtube being so short, it cant extend under the DT very much. Will my custom fork crown (lefty clamps) clear the DT?

....and a thousand other worries.

....and my fork is still in customs in Oslo, and my cargo bike crankset is still bust, and FSA have gone quiet, and I killed Mrs Smallfurrys BSO using it as a replacement.

Feck bikes, I'm buying a SUV.

I don't envy you lee, such a tricky build. Though it's your own fault for starting it!