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A one off frame and fork build
Gnarlyscoots:
--- Quote from: PK.RIPPER on August 03, 2013, 11:40 PM ---The problem is with the Curtis rear hoops is that your heals keep catching them as you ride which is not good at all. I had a Curtis freestyler but couldn't bloody ride the thing.
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Great info mate, thanks. This is the stuff I am after, experience and first hand issues. I can maybe re-think the position of them and the length of the rear stays too with this info :)
Spen69:
Don't worry about forks bro, I have those Gregg Melms custom made 1-1/8" forks like Bottemas :coolsmiley:
Go euro bb, steep head tube, long front and shlammed back end. Not too high on the bb and make it look old school.
Oh. That would be my Retro goose :LolLolLolLol:
oldschoolace:
Terry, just remembered i thought about getting a mock up made from copper pipe just to get a feel for things. Its relatively cheap, easily sourced, bent and soldered.
I know from experience you can design stuff on a computer till the cows come home but there is no substituting having it there in the flesh and i think the extra cost would be worth it for the piece of mind of knowing you are getting exactly what you want. Its also handy for checking clearances etc.:daumenhoch:
I had a lovely looking design for my new brake system but when i got a prototype body laser cut out of plastic i found it was catching the crank arms slightly. Reducing it enough to be sure it would clear any crank used meant a partial rejig of the internal mechanism ::)
PK.RIPPER:
--- Quote from: Londonhellboy on August 03, 2013, 11:46 PM ---
--- Quote from: PK.RIPPER on August 03, 2013, 11:40 PM ---The problem is with the Curtis rear hoops is that your heals keep catching them as you ride which is not good at all. I had a Curtis freestyler but couldn't bloody ride the thing.
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Great info mate, thanks. This is the stuff I am after, experience and first hand issues. I can maybe re-think the position of them and the length of the rear stays too with this info :)
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:daumenhoch:
brakedancer:
get a kappa.... ;)
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