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Posted : 23/02/2013 11:20 pm
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How soon for production charlie?


 
Posted : 23/02/2013 11:25 pm
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No idea. I know nothing. But I can make things up...

It's called the "bacon torpedo"
Costs only £3000
And will be in all good bike shops on Monday.


 
Posted : 23/02/2013 11:42 pm
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and will be resigned to using a 10 year old fork


 
Posted : 23/02/2013 11:43 pm
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Its very prototype... Who knows what production bikes will come with.


 
Posted : 23/02/2013 11:56 pm
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lots of fat bike gossip lately, the carbon bear grease looks interesting also


 
Posted : 24/02/2013 1:12 am
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[quote=dirtyrider ]and will be resigned to using a 10 year old fork

Or this one

http://www.german-a.de/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=88


 
Posted : 24/02/2013 1:14 am
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Prime candidate for a Lefty?


 
Posted : 24/02/2013 8:35 am
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Wheres that picture of the Santa Cruz V10 carbon fat bike.. ?


 
Posted : 24/02/2013 8:40 am
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Prime candidate for a Lefty?

Salsa-sponsored rider Kurt Refsnider on riding a Mukluk with a Lefty:

[url= http://krefs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/a-little-squish-is-all-it-takes.html ]http://krefs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/a-little-squish-is-all-it-takes.html[/url]


 
Posted : 24/02/2013 8:45 am
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Unobtainium, or sell both kidneys...

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Posted : 24/02/2013 8:52 am
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I thought the point of the fat tyres was that THAT was the suspension?


 
Posted : 24/02/2013 10:41 am
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With sus and fat, you can tune the tyres for drive, traction and grip... And then tune the sus for the hits.


 
Posted : 24/02/2013 11:49 pm
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I thought the point of the fat tyres was that THAT was the suspension?

That's not the point at all.


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 12:12 am
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I like Charlie's answer.


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 12:54 pm
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Ironic that both end up using a fork that's no longer in production 🙁


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 1:02 pm
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http://www.german-a.de/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=88
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Posted : 25/02/2013 1:03 pm
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With sus and fat, you can tune the tyres for drive, traction and grip... And then tune the sus for the hits.

Or tune the suspension to give grip and traction, and then use lighter tyres with low rolling resistance to.........er...oh, wait... nooooo


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 1:07 pm
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£1k for a fork.....eek 😯 I'll stick with the mav's


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 1:08 pm
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With sus and fat, you can tune the tyres for drive, traction and grip... And then tune the sus for the hits.

I like Charlie's answer.

Because he has got bullshit bingo?


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 1:21 pm
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this forum has now officially turned into a who can say they like the stupidest bike competition.


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 3:32 pm
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Fat Bike + Lefty??

Yes. Please..

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I'm kinda tempted to see if I can work out how to bodge my lefty so I can do this...


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 3:34 pm
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🙄

Err, why?
Fat bike - I see the point.
Suspension - I see the point.
Together - I see no point.


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 3:43 pm
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To further fuel the fires of hatred 8)

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[url= http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/02/25/hed-teases-carbon-fiber-tri-spoke-fat-bike-wheels/ ]I'll take two sets please[/url]


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 3:45 pm
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[b]The [u][i]WTF[/u][/i] is strong in this one[/b]


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 4:42 pm
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What's wrong with a ten year old fork. I am still using 40 year old knees.


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 6:00 pm
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Would this

Singlespeed
Fixie
Ti frame
Full suss
Dropper post
Carbon 3 spoke wheeled
Lefty
Fatbike

be a bit niche ?


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 6:15 pm
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rick - have you been looking in my garage?


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 6:18 pm
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So, nichemongers, got your Kleenex ready?

You might need plenty!

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Posted : 25/02/2013 7:52 pm
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Oh what is that.... Can you run it fixed?


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 9:21 pm
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$10k....

... for the forks!


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 9:22 pm
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Cap'n F, close and lovely to look at but I'm sorry to have to say, Fail.

No electronic shifters, tsk tsk...

(Having said that, it does look spangletastick.. )

Charlie, what is the availability on Mukluks atm ?


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 9:35 pm
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CFH, looks like goth ruminant to me. James builds some awesomez bikes


 
Posted : 25/02/2013 9:43 pm
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Carver trans fat!

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Posted : 25/02/2013 9:45 pm

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