Methinks you haven't read the article?They are 3D renderings of bicycles based on people's drawings-from-memory of what a bicycle looks like (it turns out that people are surprisingly bad at remembering how a bicycle fits together). For once it's not designer cluelessness that's at fault.SCIENCE: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/~rlawson/cycleweb.html
Quote from: Kim on 09 May, 2016, 09:06:56 pmQuote from: fuzzy (retd.) AAGE on 08 May, 2016, 12:26:00 amToday, for a little while, I got to play with this beastie-Photo0267 by fuzzy4130, on FlickrHad a go on one of those at York last year. It does wicked endos. Sadly there weren't any Sands Of Doom to hand to really test it out on.My chum Mr Hill has one, which he brought to Battle Mountain last year. Wasted on the motel car park...
Quote from: fuzzy (retd.) AAGE on 08 May, 2016, 12:26:00 amToday, for a little while, I got to play with this beastie-Photo0267 by fuzzy4130, on FlickrHad a go on one of those at York last year. It does wicked endos. Sadly there weren't any Sands Of Doom to hand to really test it out on.
Today, for a little while, I got to play with this beastie-Photo0267 by fuzzy4130, on Flickr
A chrome Carlton track bike with Airlite hubs, Chater Lea cranks and inch pitch block chain. Seen in my garage after a friend said he was running out of storage room and thrust it upon me.Now interested as to whether it meets the specification for the Olympic velodrome, which might lead to riding there.
Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 11 May, 2016, 02:07:01 pmA chrome Carlton track bike with Airlite hubs, Chater Lea cranks and inch pitch block chain. Seen in my garage after a friend said he was running out of storage room and thrust it upon me.Now interested as to whether it meets the specification for the Olympic velodrome, which might lead to riding there.Bottom bracket height should be fine, probably 6 1/2 cranks, if so all ok. New tyres will be needed, old rubber goes hard, and therefore slippy. The late Bob Maitland fitted some lovingly kept Dunlops for a Manchester vets worlds, and promptly slid down the banking every time he got off the cote.
Quote from: Giropaul on 17 May, 2016, 08:58:26 pmQuote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 11 May, 2016, 02:07:01 pmA chrome Carlton track bike with Airlite hubs, Chater Lea cranks and inch pitch block chain. Seen in my garage after a friend said he was running out of storage room and thrust it upon me.Now interested as to whether it meets the specification for the Olympic velodrome, which might lead to riding there.Bottom bracket height should be fine, probably 6 1/2 cranks, if so all ok. New tyres will be needed, old rubber goes hard, and therefore slippy. The late Bob Maitland fitted some lovingly kept Dunlops for a Manchester vets worlds, and promptly slid down the banking every time he got off the cote.New tyres were on the cards anyway but point noted.It seems that the Lee Valley velodrome has specific requirements regarding tyres (e.g. no Michelins) and even get upset about cogs on double-sided hubs. https://ebookings.leevalleypark.org.uk/docs/track-clothing-spec.pdf The accreditation process seems very drawn out, particularly if you can't get to sessions during a working week.
I saw a Circe Helios on Monday, with dad and little daughter aboard. The first I've seen in the wild, I think, other than Butterfly and Nye's (which doesn't count as "wild" really, but certainly real life!)
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 18 May, 2016, 10:05:12 amI saw a Circe Helios on Monday, with dad and little daughter aboard. The first I've seen in the wild, I think, other than Butterfly and Nye's (which doesn't count as "wild" really, but certainly real life!)We saw one on Friday in Henleaze, perhaps the same one.
Kim, you are very bad!
A Klein mountain bike in orange, mostly. I swear it had a hinge in the middle. Did Klein make a folder?
Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.