Does it mount vertically and horizontally as well?
I AM impressed!
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lurker wrote: Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:17 am no, just horizontal. i could probably come up with some sort of rotating head, but i'm happy with what it is, and the complexity... now you've done it, i'm going to have to figure out how to add a rotating clamp, just because.
That’s really nice, secure looking. The only downside might be the potential to crimp top tube cables. But you could hog out some material around where those cables would lie. Well done.lurker wrote:no, just horizontal. i could probably come up with some sort of rotating head, but i'm happy with what it is, and the complexity... now you've done it, i'm going to have to figure out how to add a rotating clamp, just because.
Forgive my OldTimer's condition...what bike is this that you got for $10?inomaha wrote: Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:42 pm I put a pair of SPD pedals on the bike that started this thread. The pedals cost more then the bike. You can see the original clips I had on it.
I think I'm up to $75 in stuff on it now. Fenders, pedals, rack, etc. The bike cost me $10.
thanks, this gives me an idea for the peugeot.Mason wrote: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:02 pm I despise clips of any kind. Clipless or big old MTB flats like the RaceFace Chester.
https://www.amazon.com/RaceFace-Chester ... ll_reviews
Thanks! Nice Platform to build on! Looks VERY 70's!lurker wrote: Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:31 pm page 1, post 1. i just spent the last hour reading the thread from the beginning, got thru page 5. fascinating.
Whoa! Too rich for my blood! But it sure is pretty!Mason wrote: Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:03 am This is arriving for my wife and son on Monday. My son is about to outgrow his 24" bike. I noticed at the kids races the other day a lot of folks putting their kids on small frame 29's. When my son has outgrown it, which will be only a year or two, it will become my wife's trail bike, which I have been trying to talk her into for a while. Bwhahahah!!
http://www.jensonusa.com/Kona-Process-111-Bike-2016
That will be a whole lot of fun! And a great price! I'm interested to hear how he adjusts to the 24" to 29" jump.Mason wrote: Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:03 am This is arriving for my wife and son on Monday. My son is about to outgrow his 24" bike. I noticed at the kids races the other day a lot of folks putting their kids on small frame 29's. When my son has outgrown it, which will be only a year or two, it will become my wife's trail bike, which I have been trying to talk her into for a while. Bwhahahah!!
http://www.jensonusa.com/Kona-Process-111-Bike-2016
Mason, I'm sure you'd know. But I just thought I'd raise the question. I'm amazed that even ones in the $500-$1000 range like my Motobecane rides INCREDIBLY well on the street, even though it's not a hybrid. Haven't tried it off-road yet, but as an older guy I plan on sticking to milder trails!Mason wrote: Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:02 pm YT, I know my wife's bike fit relatively well after 16 years. If she dosn't like it, I'll move the components to a bigger frame for the boy or just sell it outright.
I feel VERY sure she will LOVE the ride once she discovers what a bike like that can do in almost ANY trail condition. Any minor fit issues I can address. If you've never ridden a modern trail bike you just have to to understand. She never has but she loves purpose built swoopy singletrack and that bike will eat it up!
Thanks for your vote of confidence AOTK. It is a smoking deal!
YES! Overbuilt is better than underbuilt. I am so jealous right now. We are so close to open trails, yet so far away. F-ing rain!Mason wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 9:43 am Well, the new Kona arrived yesterday. I'm not sure my son is going to get much time on it. It fits my wife perfectly and she loves the ride. It's definitely a bike that you are "in" rather than on. Even I, way to tall for it, can feel that when I ride it. The wagon wheels coupled with the four or so inches of good travel make it just steam roll over everything. The only thing I would change, actually, are the wheels. They are a bit heavy and over built for my wife but will be fine for a couple of years.
Now to find a day to play hooky from work and get it into the woods...
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