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levitronix

The bike only came out of the bike box last week was packed since october , just fitted new cane creek is3 headset so havent really done my bar height again, still on my orbea for now till mid march then i ll park that till next winter. But your right needs a good trim i just never done it incase i was to sell it

fixie

oh yeah,abcdgss
think youd be better off spending your money on one of those velosolo hubs just if you ever need spare parts for it or anything.cause disasterirl off dfgss is having problems finding any spares for his converted mtb hub.anyway tell us how if it goes if you get one

rottenhat

Greenman wrote: »

All I can say is I love trikes.:):):)

That is wicked awesome. I bet it's easier to stay on after a few pints too.

EDIT: oh, but no mudguards on the back wheels? I bet there's a lot of conflicted emotions about whether to draft you in the rain.

fixie

that front brake is awfully weird looking

abcdggs

looks like two canti brakes (one in front of the fork and one behind), legally speaking there has to be two brakes on it

electrogrimey

abcdggs wrote: »

legally speaking there has to be two brakes on it

Does this rule only apply to freewheel bikes?

abcdggs

no, but in the case of a fixed gear bike the fact that the drive train can be used to slow the bike it is interpreted as a brake

electrogrimey

abcdggs wrote: »

no, but in the case of a fixed gear bike the fact that the drive train can be used to slow the bike it is interpreted as a brake

Legally? I know in Berlin they banned brakeless fixed-gears, but apparently they're still legal here, as you see them everywhere.

abcdggs

in some states in america, the drive train isn't considered a brake. brakeless fixies are illegal in ireland too, but i can't imagine a garda doing anythign about it.

fixie

im 99% sure the law goes something like this
a bike with a fixed drive requires at least one brake....BUT...according to folens the fixed gear is a brake so its legal! and anyway the guards dont care!

abcdggs

pretty sure the first one implies the use of one brake other than that supplied by the drive train... but as you said it really means nothing because there is absolutely no enforcement.

fixie

maybe thats it?id show you the thread on dfgss but its down again:mad:
or can you access it???????.........

abcdggs

can't get on either

Chips Lovell

Geared bikes need two brakes and fixed gears need one according to the law.

steinone

Lets not get into this, its been done and ended.. Well it hasn't but you get the point.

Chips Lovell

fixie wrote: »

im 99% sure the law goes something like this
a bike with a fixed drive requires at least one brake....BUT...according to folens the fixed gear is a brake so its legal! and anyway the guards dont care!

The fixed gear isn't a brake. It needs a fixed gear AND a brake to be legal.

steinone

Bold!

Chips Lovell

steinone wrote: »

Bold!

I thought caps would be enough.

steinone

No I got what you said, just saying dont bother with the argument, pointless from both sides of it.

gman2k

Raam

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morninwood

Raam wrote: »

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Now that's what i call proper bike porn. *drool*

Chips Lovell

If Rock Racing put as much effort into securing a license and paying their riders as they did into bike design they might be doing better.

Raam

el tonto wrote: »

If Rock Racing put as much effort into securing a license and paying their riders as they did into bike design they might be doing better.

Whatever. What do you think of the bike?

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

Whatever. What do you think of the bike?

I'd ride the white one at a push. I'd only ride the red one if I was being paid to ride it.

ROK ON

My first thought upon seeing the bikes was and Angel/Devil theme. The red and black one is like the antichrist of bikes.

morninwood

I'd love to have a closer look at the black and red one in the background.

blorg

The bikes don't do anything for me, very busy. Their fixed ones look better I think although I would want drops. Belt drive!

Bunnyhopper

Lumen

Gaaah! Deep section wheels on a flat barred bike (and a fixie at that).