Custom Oak Cycles 650B French Randonneur Project.

Disks lol!

Care to elaborate on this? Power, easy wheel removal, clearance, etc... I fail to see why suggesting disks for this project is comical other than the perhaps non standard aesthetics

Fork need to be strengthened to compensate, as well as the rear triangle, it also mean that the fork may not absorb the road vibration well due to the way the disc mount is brazed on as well ...... I've thought about it and decided against it especially as I plan to aim for an average 9.5kg fully equipped.

Thanks for that explanation Ed, seems like you've really done your research. Best of luck with the project, are you getting a custom rack made?

Velo Orange front one for now, until I can afford to have a custom stem/front/rear rack.

The Hope hub would make a pretty incongruous noise for a 650B rando...

Ah, but for I am deaf, and the noise would wary off the wheelsuckers.

It will also drive you mad.

Good looking build Ed. Coming along nicely.

Stupid question, but tyres for 650b are the same as 26 x 1 1/2 right?

It will also drive you mad.

Will point out to the first sentence;

**Ah, but for I am deaf, **and the noise would wary off the wheelsuckers.

Stupid question, but tyres for 650b are the same as 26 x 1 1/2 right?

If the 26 x 1 1/2 is 584mm, then yes.

All my freehubs are noisey. Just keep pedalling all the time.

I actually have a bike that requires such constant pedal action.

Also, if you're cycling down a country path, you can subtly let peds know you are approaching. Seems more polite than a bell.

^ Look out you're being chased by a swarm of angry bees ...?

^Less scary than a fast moving, over enthusiastic, MAMIL on a MTB

Also, if you're cycling down a country path, you can subtly let peds know you are approaching. Seems more polite than a bell.

Or scaring a horse in the case of Fox.

I forgot to reply to that thread, but yes, a Hope freehub definitely spooks horses - after that incident I passed three in a row and conducted an experiment, as soon as I stopped pedalling the horse freaked out.

Smallfurry is right in that you should be constantly pedalling anyway. I think of it as a reminder to start pedalling again, unless I'm on an epic descent.

I have a hope tandem hubbed wheel I used on a tourer. Like towing a bag of spanners.
Not ideal on a majestic freewheeling descent on Skye.
Hub is a thing of beauty though.
Threaded NDS for a drum brake, weighs a ton.
By contrast the freewheel pawls in my Mavic hub are almost silent.

Hope it is, since the noise would not bother me one jolt.

Surely it's got to be a full DA build :(

It is a lovely project tho ed. In fact asides from the never-ending-story of Smallfurry's BMC and Fat Bike's I'd say it's my favourite.

Oh and what is this rack?

ps found this when trying to find the rack:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/racksnsacks/pool/49353569@N00/?view=lg

some nice stuff.

Looking good, Scoblatron... Welcome to the Oak family...

Do you have one?

Looks like quite a small rake on the fork I thought you would have gone for classic low trail French geo?

Do you have one?

Yup!

Looks like quite a small rake on the fork I thought you would have gone for classic low trail French geo?

Should be enough, here's the geo chart for the Oak;

Here's a full view;

Oh right, cool. It's hard to tell without the fork in the frame and the bike built up.
I'm used to low trail forks having the bend at the fork ends.

Pretty much collected 90% of the part.

Most of the part are with Ryan (brakeset, mudguard, rack);

Gonna put a cheap 100mm stem on and cotton bar tape on.

King Cage Iris? Nice set of parts.

What's the 'preferred' brand of cotton bar tape, Ed? I'm considering some for the Bob as it'll need re-taping soon.