Burner Posted March 31, 2016 Author Posted March 31, 2016 https://dirtmountainbike.com/bike-reviews/homemade-bikes-adrian-bedfords-curve.htmlSome inspiration for oakies like us
Burner Posted March 31, 2016 Author Posted March 31, 2016 Also came across this homemade internal gearbox http://www.instructables.com/id/transparent-gearbox-on-a-homemade-bicycle/
jimmy hardtail Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 I cant seem to put up pics from my phone, will try when I ger home tonight
jimmy hardtail Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Here is the frame in my home made superwood jig
the nerd Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 So here it is in all its raw glory Holy head angle batman!
jimmy hardtail Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Yip, its pretty ridiculous. It came out a degree or two slacker than intended but it still handles suprisingly well. Super stable on the downhills and it actually tracks well on steep climbs.The wheelbase is really long and the seat tube is steep so the front never pops up when grinding up singletrack
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 So here it is in all its raw gloryHoly heck! Nice head angle. How does it ride with the bb drop like that? Assume the bb height is quite high, when compared to other AMHT's?
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Yip, its pretty ridiculous. It came out a degree or two slacker than intended but it still handles suprisingly well. Super stable on the downhills and it actually tracks well on steep climbs.The wheelbase is really long and the seat tube is steep so the front never pops up when grinding up singletrackYeah, looks as if it would be super stable. Also like the seat tube angle. Great for pedalling by the looks of things. What's the wheelbase measure at?
jimmy hardtail Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 I made a slight mistake when i was doing the geometry and the bb came out about 50 mm higher than it should be. It was going to be a full suspension frame but then i thought that a hard tail would be easier as a first attempt, and i just built the jig over my measurements for a full sus frame. So now im busy on version two. This one has a 630 mm top tube, 550 reach(horizontal line bb to head tube) and a 1350 wheelbase!
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Lol. Thought it looked a bit high.☺ But holy hell! 550mm reach!? Wowzerz. Would love to give it a try
Flowta Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 Here is the frame in my home made superwood jigWhere did you get the tubing and how much did it set you back?
nolipoli Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 So Nova seems to be about the most cost effective route of getting proper butted chromo tubing. They often have specials for full tube sets at low $100 point. My build has been frustratingly slow. I got busy and my mate that was doing the welding for me got busy. The combo has been horrendous. It would also have been useful to weld some key parts together first and fit other tubing around those welds. Lots of lessons to be learnt. I will post some pics shortly
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