It’s the Marmite of the bike world. You’ll either think it’s the best bike ever, or you’ll wonder what on earth all the fuss is about. Jeff Jones titanium frame (with a 29er wheel out back). The frame is built to offer a great deal ‘natural’ suspension from the flex of the design and the material – and add to that the truss fork, again offering a lot of natural ‘give’. And then there’s the 4in Surly monster Endomorph tyre, built onto a Large Marge rim… Oh, and Jones bars…
And seemingly tame by comparison, Chipps has fitted one of Cane Creek’s new top of the range 110 headsets – in purple, naturally – to his gnarly Orange Blood build-up. Now, what colour rims next? He’s toying with either polished gold, or neon green…
[b]He’s toying with either polished gold, or neon green…[/b]
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So the Jones rider is trying to maximize his nicheness then
Looks like he’s trying just a little bit too hard with that front wheel.
polished gold? I like a nice burnt orange, me.
You should try riding it. That front wheel makes a lot of sense..
Wheelies?
the jones looks like an explosion in a coat hanger factory.
Really like Jones frames/bikes but question the X wide tyre. I understand for snow/sand riding but as an alternative to front tele suss? Surely weight/drag brings efficiency on to a par with STD front forks? But still each to their own, wouldn’t say no to a test ride.
As for Chipps colour clashing and this “new” trend for wacky colours (1990 is back). No ta. While I have become bored of the whole black/grey/silver frames of last few years firms like Trek and Lapierre IMHO are showing how bikes can look good with well applied aesthetics. Oh G Fisher too.
My very fave bike design of recent years has to be the original Trek SS 69er in Root Bear satin. Ace. If I had money and could find one I’d buy it even though I have a SS.
But again I’m sure others will disagree, and rightly so.
The front tyre on that bike is lovely, and surprisingly light. Rolls fast too.
Oh, I can’t be the first to say, “what on earth is Chipps going to do with a Blood” now, can I?
Fat tyres have less rolling resistance off road than thin ones… the endomorph can be run at less than 10psi, reducing drag further!
http://www.bicicletta.co.za/Downloadable%20docs/Rolling%20Resistance%20Eng%20illustrated.pdf
Very sensual!!!