Carbon fibre axel? Now if that isnt scarey I dont know what is. Not to meantion the way the "drop out" part is bonded? to the tube.bluronthetrails said:
Have you guys seen this on eBay?? Pretty wild
1 - 11 of 11 Posts
Ignoring that you guys are commenting on prototype forks you have never seen except in the small pics...damion said:
The brake post mount shown in the pic puts less stress on the bolts than an IS mount.
OT: Mountain Bike Oregon!!!!!!
Hey Shiggy, When did Mountain Bike Oregon develop? I had never heard of it until I read through the info at the bottom of your posts for the first time in several weeks. Since I spend/waste a lot of time on these boards and this is the first time I had noticed it, it can't have been widely announced. Maybe you don't want it to be, yet. I'm putting it on my schedule now so other things don't on ahead of it. It looks like a great opportunity to get up there and see what you guys have, meet you all, and August is the best time to do it. I voted for the 5 day ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Shiggy, When did Mountain Bike Oregon develop? I had never heard of it until I read through the info at the bottom of your posts for the first time in several weeks. Since I spend/waste a lot of time on these boards and this is the first time I had noticed it, it can't have been widely announced. Maybe you don't want it to be, yet. I'm putting it on my schedule now so other things don't on ahead of it. It looks like a great opportunity to get up there and see what you guys have, meet you all, and August is the best time to do it. I voted for the 5 day ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Consider that the fork is upsidedown in the picture. The wheel rotation is counterclockwise. The direction of force on the caliper is basically the same as with any Manitou post mount (not commenting on the strength of the fork mount).Crusty Oldman said:
Does it help to see it flipped?
Does it really matter? He was working on his own suspension designs much as many others have over the years.
Attachments
First one was this year. It was a lot of fun. Come on up!lithiapark said:Hey Shiggy, When did Mountain Bike Oregon develop? I had never heard of it until I read through the info at the bottom of your posts for the first time in several weeks. Since I spend/waste a lot of time on these boards and this is the first time I had noticed it, it can't have been widely announced. Maybe you don't want it to be, yet. I'm putting it on my schedule now so other things don't on ahead of it. It looks like a great opportunity to get up there and see what you guys have, meet you all, and August is the best time to do it. I voted for the 5 day ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Real Cheap Real Light Fork
Ultra-grade cardboard tubing bonded to aircraft quality PVC pipe with the revolutionary Perma-stiK (TM) resin. What is so wonderful about this fork, you ask? To begin, I have spent several years in my garage workspace perfecting the bonding process (it is not easy to permanently bond cardboard and PVC, so don't trust "other" brands!). What makes this fork unique, you query? Simply put, I have developed the Insta-Tak (TM) system for connecting the brake caliper to the fork. Using my specially designed Insta-Tak (TM) thumbtack and a small blob of recycled chewing gum, you can mount your brake caliper directly to the bottom of the dropout, greatly reducing shear forces created by traditional set ups.
Sorry, but it did look just like PVC pipe on first glance. And, yes, I do appreciate the fact that the caliper mount is in a better place than IS. I've often wondered just how much force I'm putting on that flimsy looking bit of aluminum.
Ultra-grade cardboard tubing bonded to aircraft quality PVC pipe with the revolutionary Perma-stiK (TM) resin. What is so wonderful about this fork, you ask? To begin, I have spent several years in my garage workspace perfecting the bonding process (it is not easy to permanently bond cardboard and PVC, so don't trust "other" brands!). What makes this fork unique, you query? Simply put, I have developed the Insta-Tak (TM) system for connecting the brake caliper to the fork. Using my specially designed Insta-Tak (TM) thumbtack and a small blob of recycled chewing gum, you can mount your brake caliper directly to the bottom of the dropout, greatly reducing shear forces created by traditional set ups.
Sorry, but it did look just like PVC pipe on first glance. And, yes, I do appreciate the fact that the caliper mount is in a better place than IS. I've often wondered just how much force I'm putting on that flimsy looking bit of aluminum.
1 - 11 of 11 Posts
