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Ole Rodrigo

Always hated this one. You'd almost expect it to transform into Darth Vader.

Darth Vader in a man bra, prone to falling over, that is.

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magicbastarder

i'm trying to remember which mountain bike which came out in the 90s had a similar design.

Raam

magicbastarder wrote: »

i'm trying to remember which mountain bike which came out in the 90s had a similar design.

An ugly one.

TheBlaaMan

That's the first time (I recall) that I've seen a bike frame where the chain doesnt thread through the rear triangle. Is there any gravel-relate design reason for this?

Being 1x and presumably narrow/wide chain, is there a logic in being able to swap out rear wheel, chain and crank in one easy move?

Maybe its just a hideous shocker.....

Raam

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

That's the first time (I recall) that I've seen a bike frame where the chain doesnt thread through the rear triangle. Is there any gravel-relate design reason for this?

Being 1x and presumably narrow/wide chain, is there a logic in being able to swap out rear wheel, chain and crank in one easy move?

Maybe its just a hideous shocker.....

It is to allow for a shorter wheel base and accommodate wider tyres, so they claim.
https://www.velonews.com/2019/06/bikes-and-tech/allied-able-the-bike-that-doubled-up-at-dirty-kanza-200_494573

And yes, there is also the innovative raised drive-side chain stay, which gives the bike its signature look. That raised chain stay allows the Able to support up to a 700c x 47mm tire (or 650b x 47mm), and to boast a short and aggressive wheelbase.

letape

^^^ I like it! $10,000 for the SRAM Red build option.

Idleater

magicbastarder wrote: »

i'm trying to remember which mountain bike which came out in the 90s had a similar design.

Kirk revolution is one that springs to mind. A friend of mine had one. Doesn't belong in this thread though IMO

Kirk%2B2%2BRH%2Bside.jpg

Eamonnator

^^^^^
Sorry, you're wrong. It's in the correct thread.
They were heavy, flexy as f**k and broke, if you looked crooked at them.

ED E

Looks like something you'd find in the gutter of Harcourt St at 4AM. Kill it with fire.

Eamonnator

They were truly awful.
As far as I remember, they came in one size only. There was also a road version, which was pretty much identical to the MTB. It just had a different setup for road brakes.

Lumen

Eamonnator wrote: »

^^^^^
Sorry, you're wrong. It's in the correct thread.
They were heavy, flexy as f**k and broke, if you looked crooked at them.

Yeah, but it's made of MAGNESIUM so...

ED E wrote: »

Kill it with fire.

...over to you MacGyver.

(from 1 minute in)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF6FUVxAVzI

Raam

Lumen

It's like every other component has been specifically selected to annoy the frame.

But I have no sympathy, because that's ugly too.

recedite

Raam wrote: »

It is to allow for a shorter wheel base and accommodate wider tyres, so they claim.

Except there is no logic to that claim.
Its a gimmick

07Lapierre

recedite wrote: »

Except there is no logic to that claim.
Its a gimmick

I dunno, the fact that the chainstay is above the chainwheel, means it could be wider than the BB. This would allow wider wheels/tyres? Can't tell from the photo...we'd need to see it from above.

recedite

But the BB is the widest part. Even without seeing the photo from above, you can see the chainless chainstay has to bend around in order to meet the seat tube. That's a weakness, and increases flex in the frame. Just to get the same width (that was already there lower down at the BB) back again.

JMcL

I've no idea if this ....thing.... has been posted here before, but words fail me

Ryath

JMcL wrote: »

I've no idea if this ....thing.... has been posted here before, but words fail me

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=483568&stc=1&d=1561470024

I think we may just have hit peak ugly! 🤢

TheBlaaMan

Is that even rideable? The rake on the front forks makes it look like a hobby horse. It looks like a death trap..

Borderfox

That's it mods, you can close the thread. I need a young priest and an old priest for that bike

recedite

I like the security feature. The clasp on the nose of the saddle can be activated by a phone app. If somebody tries to rob the bike, you can activate it remotely and the nose of the saddle flicks up, throwing off the rider. And if its a male, possibly inflicting painful damage to his genitalia.

magicbastarder

you bloody heathens, don't you recognise a picasso when you see one?

[Deleted User]

Looks like something you'd expect to see in a Transformers movie.

rtmie

Just trying to figure out which part holds the motor and which holds the battery.

Eamonnator

Why has nobody commented on the wheels?

letape

Have to say that I though of Indurain’s TT Pinarello when I saw that frame.

Lumen

Oh letape, what have you done?

magicbastarder

Eamonnator wrote: »

Why has nobody commented on the wheels?

that's like being asked what brand of watch the person who mugged you was wearing, to be fair.

letape

Lumen wrote: »

Oh letape, what have you done?

I know Lumen & apologies to all... Indurain’s bike doesn’t deserve to be posted here!

Idleater

Eamonnator wrote: »

Why has nobody commented on the wheels?

The wheels themselves are okay, I have a set of ea90 slx myself and they are decent. I'm not sure about the red tyres, or the cross-chaining indicating a pretty taught chain.

check_six

JMcL wrote: »

I've no idea if this ....thing.... has been posted here before, but words fail me

[image] picture of misshapen horror [image]

Yet again we have another example of what would happen if you got someone who had never seen a bicycle design one from a badly translated description of same. Or maybe the paper got jammed in the printer and the crumpled up page was sent to the frame builders.