Knolly Delirium T (production pic!) and V tach (yawn...)

Rhesus#17 said:

Where is the Free Radical with the new logo design?

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Hey Rhesus#17:

The Free Radical is being delayed to an early 2007 model year release - we have a huge back order on the Delirium T frames and are working on getting those out the door first (we just got the V-tach frames in stock last month). Also, we've done some redesign on the Free Radical to make the frame better in a lot of ways:

-we've managed to drop over half a pound of weight that really wasn't necessary on the frame.
-the back end of the original frames was probably a little too solid
-we are looking at getting the cost down a small amount on the frames as well. Don't worry - we're not going to sacrifice any quality - however, we've redesigned a few key parts to just be smarter
-the frames are going to now come wtih ISCG05 and also be able to accept a conventional band clamp front derailleur.

dropmachine.com said:

Other then the shock, whats the difference?

I kinda feel like i'm playing that game where there are two almost identical pics, and I have to figure out whats missing from each.

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Ya, upon first view they look very similar, but the truth is that the two frames feature about 75% different parts. The look and style is obviously very similar as is the suspension performance (why mess with a good thing!). The new 5.5" bike that we're working on starts to stray away from the V-tach / Delirium T desing - mainly for ONE feature - being able to mount a water bottle!

Anyway, it you look closely, you can see several differences apart from the shock:

-Look at the replaceable dropouts, and the lower seat stay assembly
-look at the chainstay: the V-tach's has more drop and has larger tubes
-Look at the top tube - Delirium T's is much lighter duty
-The shock mounts are different - the head angle adjustment is built into the DElirium T's
-The Rocker links are different - the V-tach's head angle adjustment is built into it's rocker links while the DElirium T's are quite a bit more simple
-The head tubes (not obvious) are different as well: the Delirium T's head tube is lighter duty - 1mm less wall thickness and internally relieved.

The Delirium T also features our new 1 piece custom drawn / butted seat tube - this will make it's way over to out other frames as well. The first 31.6 full length seat tube on the market I think specifically designed for long seat tube insertions (that just sounds wrong doesn't it?).

And as RobsterCraw mentioned, there is about 3 pounds difference in frame weight.

Cheers!

Noel