General Education: Q & A
Do you mean: Would riding a homemade disc wheel cause problems?
Well the biggest problem would honestly be; don't take this personally, the ridicule of other riders.
It could also throw off the balance of your wheel creating a heavy spot. This would make your bike feel weird.
The other problem would be the noise it would generate. Back around the early 90s the rear wheel in the picture below made the scene. I don't honestly know what the benefits were on a mountain bike, but when you were in a race you could hear that wheel a good 50 yards away. If the noise got louder I knew I had to pedal faster. Fucking sounded like a never ending drumroll.
so its just style? doesn't make me go slower or faster?
Do you mean: Would riding a homemade disc wheel cause problems?
Well the biggest problem would honestly be; don't take this personally, the ridicule of other riders.
It could also throw off the balance of your wheel creating a heavy spot. This would make your bike feel weird.
The other problem would be the noise it would generate. Back around the early 90s the rear wheel in the picture below made the scene. I don't honestly know what the benefits were on a mountain bike, but when you were in a race you could hear that wheel a good 50 yards away. If the noise got louder I knew I had to pedal faster. Fucking sounded like a never ending drumroll.
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-clutch
Yeah a homemade one with good quality paper, and i just mash and trick, so i dont really race or anything
These are from another bike forum...Front disk wheel.
There are others who have tried to build homemade disk wheels. Good luck. Don't die.
Yeah a homemade one with good quality paper, and i just mash and trick, so i dont really race or anything
-mikehoe
Paper? really? making a home made disk that you would ride on the street could be really unsafe as clutch said not to mention any cross wind will cause the wheel to pull or drag in the direction of the wind, since the air cant pass though the wheel
are there any moots dealer here
if so is it through trek or specialized?
whats the pricing on the vamoots
the rock and road in laguna i know is a dealer
but any others?
Moots is an independent company. Everything is handmade titanium. The price of just the frame is $3400.00
Get one from Adrenaline Bikes in Orange. Talk to Jim and tell him Al sent you
http://www.adrenalinebikes.com/store.cfm?do=DetailProduct&productid=111875&categoryid=2216&ParentID=1659&categoryname=Moots%20Titanium
fuck
yeah i know there hand made
and there ti
and thats a lot of money
like alot
it just seems every one has a trek or a specialized because of affordability and convenience
im looking for the diamond in the rough a solid bike simple strong affordable and that looks good that not every on has
only if the bike come with the smurf blue kit.
zodiac came up as a myspace that didn't work
i tried zodiac bikes and it didn't work
zodiac came up as a myspace that didn't work
i tried zodiac bikes and it didn't work
-heychief
That's because that was a joke.
Just buy the surly that iammbox is selling here:
http://www.orangecountyfixed.com/2009/02/03/completes/page10/
quick question, i have a mericer kilo and id like to be able to barspin with a 700c, does anyone one know what kind of fork with able me to do so?
shaymcafee says the volume "fu manchu" will help me clear, is there any other ones? liked to keep my options open.
i also saw the tube/fork extender, and i rather not get that...its pretty ugly lol
im looking to upgrade from my crappy kilo tt, any suggestions on frames in the 400-600~ area?
I would start with better wheels that have sealed hubs. Maybe buy some better drivetrain components. The frame isn't going to make that much of a difference, especially if you buy another steel frame to replace it.
I would start with better wheels that have sealed hubs. Maybe buy some better drivetrain components. The frame isn't going to make that much of a difference, especially if you buy another steel frame to replace it.
-clutch
the only thing left from the stock kilo are the stem and seatpost
