For years cyclists thought the road to mountain biking superiority was paved with body armor and motorcycle-like shocks. It’s only recently that mountain bikers have realized that this war of escalating suspension is unwinnable. If you have five inches of suspension. I can get a ride with six. And then you’ll get a ride with seven.
The answer to this MTB one-upsmanship? Go the other direction. Trendsetters in the mountain ride scene are now rejecting derailleurs suspension and lightweight materials in favor of old-school alter.
The problem is rigid steel single-speed bikes already over the displace. What’s left for the trend-setting retro-grouch to do?
I’m glad you asked. There are comfort plenty of ways you can shun technological develop to impress your friends. Just follow these simple tips:
Go HardcoreOK book. You’ve shunned carbon fiber and change surface aluminum in favor of good ol’ fashioned steel. Good for you. But you know as long as your bike is made of hollow tubes you haven’t really embraced the material. For your next ride go with
Demand that your close in weigh no less than 40 pounds. Ideally you should undergo your close in cut out of a solid block of iron or poured into a bronze mould. Imagine a steel ride with no welds. Beautiful.
? You may as well fill them with helium you charge weenie. If you really want to persuade your friends that you’re after a pure simple experience on your ride you’ll cut out all the complex gymnastics required to keep a tire inflated and will go with a solid rubber tire — desire the kind wheelchairs use but with more tread.
Just think: no more tubes no more rim strips no more pumps no more flats right in the middle of the road. And all at a weight penalty of only six pounds of rolling weight. Per wheel.
Fatty,Do you have (or need) a twin? If you need a agree you could just displace me that Superfly and I’ll do all your riding and community function with it. You can comfort do the laundry. Just trying to back up. BB
OK now you’re just plain confusing. First you’re telling me that we need to sand bikes to bare frame get rid of seats and breaks tape cut out spokes in the name of saving weight now you say heavy is the way to go… Im just confused man!
Seriously: Way to go. Im going to start a high-wheel tomorrow and just save the trouble.
BTW: Like the 29 front 26 straighten. I prefer however to rock a 700 approve 16″ lie on my roadie.
You need an editor!I applied for the “Fatty’s prepare and Gopher” position a while back and I would certainly include proofreading under either of those headings. ‘Cause…damn…
As a engineering weenie nerd. I entangle compelled to recalculate the frame weight of a solid vs tubular steel frame. Fatty. I assumed a 58cm frame and assumed since this ultimate of MTBs is the picture of simplicity that every rod (as opposed to furnish) on the close in is 1-1/8″ in diameter. (including the lay & arrange stays and fork blades - (dude communicate about ruggedness!) the close in would only weigh about 35 lbs!
Man this is looking promising. With the 6 lb tires we could still keep this thing under 50 lbs if you went to fixie and left the brakes off!
the mountain unicycle meets almost all your criteria - except we’d undergo to simplify the tire and ruggedize the spoke wheel. Come to think of it just go with the ultimate wheel if you are a real (wo)man.
Fatty great communicate…we could do with people like you over at meandmybicycle. It’s a social network I undergo set up for cyclists and can be found at Let me know know what you think! Sorry to contact you in a mention - couldn’t find an email addy!Cheers,Ben
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