Whilst we are on the subject

Andy

of BRL (this is another useless thread without pics I'm afraid)

Did any of you guys see the Stork hardtail on the poshbikes stand? Flipping gorgeous and only 12lbs!

Gazlar

Andy wrote:

of BRL (this is another useless thread without pics I'm afraid)

Did any of you guys see the Stork hardtail on the poshbikes stand? Flipping gorgeous and only 12lbs!

Pah a roadbike dressed as a man, ive decided i dont like anything under about 30lbs lol

yes i saw it tho and it were shiny and pretty

Chaz.Harding

gazderry wrote:

Andy wrote:

of BRL (this is another useless thread without pics I'm afraid)

Did any of you guys see the Stork hardtail on the poshbikes stand? Flipping gorgeous and only 12lbs!

Pah a roadbike dressed as a man, ive decided i dont like anything under about 30lbs lol

yes i saw it tho and it were shiny and pretty

True!

The heavier it is, the more manly you have to be to ride it

Anyone can pedal a super-efficient 12lb hardtail uphill quickly. Lets see you do the same on a 45lb DH bike!

Tolk

That bike was pretty cool. Did you see the Surly bike with the mahoosive tyres?

Andy

YES! 3.8 weren't they? Insane!

Tolk

Yeah i think they were, would love it for cruising about on! Did you see it had a cog on the front hub too? We were trying to work out how you'd steer if it had a chain on.

Anonymous

Tolk wrote:

Yeah i think they were, would love it for cruising about on! Did you see it had a cog on the front hub too? We were trying to work out how you'd steer if it had a chain on.

I might be wrong, but if it's the kind of bike I'm thinking of, the idea is that you can carry a single spare wheel for extreme expeditions, and it will fit either front or rear.

Tolk

Similar to this, but with a different front hub with the extra cog :



Want one now!

Anonymous

yeah, that sounds about right then. I think they're used in IditaBike or cross desert challenges and the like, where carrying a spare wheel is common.

RupertCommunicator

I don't think a 12lb bike would last 15 mins with me...

rubins4

Thats wicked. 8)

Anonymous

Tolk wrote:

Similar to this, but with a different front hub with the extra cog :



Want one now!

oh sweet lord, im getting that faint feeling again, if i black out can someone put me in the recovery position the check me every 15 minutes until i come round.

Anonymous

It's ok sheeps, that thing is meant for going over snowfields/glaciers or deserts. In this case it really is the right tool for the job.

Anonymous

in that case im ok until i see one being ridden with gay abandon around the north downs!

Chaz.Harding

Tolk wrote:

Similar to this, but with a different front hub with the extra cog :



Want one now!

Unless I'm mistaken, it has a sprocket on the front too....

Look closely.

And I'd *guess* it's because to get a super-wide rim, big enough to fit a super wide tyre, and STILL have some sort of decent lateral strength, they'd just use a REAR hub, for it's wider flanges.

So you might as well put another sprocket on the front, so you have a different gear ratio. With a chain tensioner, and some extra slack in the chain, it makes sense.

8)

Chaz.Harding

But that's assuming it's a single speed build.