Tell the world! Derailleurs are dead! Long live the belt! Well, that's what some folk are saying anyway.
Ah man, I KNEW I should have taken another photo of my "anarchy in cutlery" this morning. It was a good one too...
The Sonder looks... odd. There's something that my brain is not keen on and I don't know why.
Like the simplicity of the Fold n' Roll though, probably a better solution that my normal tactic of "cram everything in the bag and hope the creases shake out"
I keep reading the 'CLUTCH' on the top tube as 'CWTCH'. It's not the prettiest bike in the world is it, so probably needs a hug.
Like the simplicity of the Fold n' Roll though, probably a better solution that my normal tactic of "cram everything in the bag and hope the creases shake out"
I'm still wondering why rolling clothes inside another layer means that they don't get wrinkled, as per the undoubtedly 100% accurate sales blurb. Not sure why I'd need sharp lines in my duds when I'm bikepacking either. 😀
Gearboxes make sense on electric bikes as they can be packaged with the motor but I am less convinced if I have to pedal.
Moustache should have called it the Crotch instead of Clutch.
That is what you'll be whacking on the unsightly top-tube hump when you make an unplanned dismount...
I wonder how well the Gates belt handles the power from the motor. When I was running one (more than 10 years ago) I could make it skip teeth on my singlespeed by putting in loads of power standing up.
I see they've had to add the guide pulleys to try and get better wrap around chainring/sprocket.
The Sonder looks... odd.
At first I thought it looked neat. The trail bike with big wheels to replace my 27.5” Crush.
Then I looked again. Like @princejohn says there’s the seat tube curve, there’s the bend in the down tube, and, what jarred me, the top tube and seat stays are almost in a nice, clean line but not.
Then I looked again. Like @princejohn says there’s the seat tube curve, there’s the bend in the down tube, and, what jarred me, the top tube and seat stays are almost in a nice, clean line but not.
There is also this - surely the wheels should be central - that isn't a camera angle is it?
I find electric bikes with gearboxes a bit worrying. They give me the eebee geebees.
I'll get my coat.
I feel that it's that the top tube tapers gracefully to the seat tube only for the aesthetic to be ruined by the chunkiness of the seat stays on the other side of it.
Chunky top tube to stays of the same size, fine, chunky (or slender) top tube to thinner stays, also fine, skinny top tube to chunky stays, sick in mouth 🤮
I'm sure i remember a grey Kinesis frame that had a similar profile back in the dim and distant, might have been a Pha5e
I wonder how well the Gates belt handles the power from the motor. When I was running one (more than 10 years ago) I could make it skip teeth on my singlespeed by putting in loads of power standing up.
I see they've had to add the guide pulleys to try and get better wrap around chainring/sprocket.
it should just be a matter of direct tension - dint they handle a lot more in automotive/motorbike use? You need the spring loaded front tensioner due to suspension growth and most added a small “snubber” at the back (they’ve gone for a large roller here).
I love the idea. But I dread to think of the weight. - c800 battery, that frame design. Gearbox. It’s going to be heavy isn’t it?
