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1. ade ward - Member

   

   

   Posted 2 years ago #
2. ade ward - Member

   more detail pics here

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3. speaker2animals - Member

   Very nice - think it would have to be geared for me, but looking good. Is this a prototype or a production machine?

   Posted 2 years ago #
4. ade ward - Member

   this is the production one,,it arrived this week,

   Posted 2 years ago #
5. phatstanley - Member

   hey...those wheels look familiar.
   nice lookin' build, by the way.

   Posted 2 years ago #
6. ade ward - Member

   yep stan the frame took a little longer to arrive than expected they are nice wheels tubless now

   Posted 2 years ago #
7. ade ward - Member

   just one more pic

   

   Posted 2 years ago #
8. Clink - Member

   How does it ride? Very intrigued by the concept of the lower front end/shorter forks.

   Posted 2 years ago #
9. ade ward - Member

   well the prototypes have been very sucsessfull ,,, i have only had a quick spin but so far it's great

   it was designed for this length fork

   Posted 2 years ago #
10. Everlong - Member

    fantastic looking bike!

    My mate just bought a Ragley and I'm very very jealous of him (and you) now!!

    Posted 2 years ago #
11. twinklydave - Member

    Looks properly lovely!

    I'm guessing it weighs pretty much nowt!?

    Posted 2 years ago #
12. ade ward - Member

    havn't weighed it yet,, but it needs tieing down to stop it floating away

    Posted 2 years ago #
13. Sam - Member

    I'm guessing it weighs pretty much nowt!?

    With those wheels? I doubt it

    Looks lovely though - I like the non suspension corrected - bold move though!

    Posted 2 years ago #
14. terrahawk - Member

    first time I've seen one apart from mine and Dave's. Nice one. Enjoy flying around on it ;0)
    

    Posted 2 years ago #
15. nickc - Member

    lush. silly handlebars though...

    Posted 2 years ago #
16. duntstick - Member

    Go on mister, pull us a wheelie, wots it like on mountinz?

    Posted 2 years ago #
17. Clink - Member

    Giz us a ride report...go on, go on!

    The bit I'm not sure about is if the shorter forks make the front end less comfy than the normal longer 29er rigid forks??

    Posted 2 years ago #
18. ade ward - Member

    i will get out on it this weekend,, it;s in the kitchen goading me into taking it out,,
    just got back from the first open water swim of the year,, bloody cold ,, i'll keep you all posted

    i wont be able to compare the short forks for you as i have only ridden full sus since 1999 , but it has got tubless 2.4 tyres so they should have some compliance

    Posted 2 years ago #
19. trail_rat - Member

    i still love that bike - finaly got the pictures i asked for 4 months ago the drop outs wont really like taking a rack - Old man mountain itd have to be.

    kinda been put off the idea of a(nother) 29er by aiden though - will have to see.

    Posted 2 years ago #
20. mocha - Member

    Forgive my ignorance of geometry but is there a great difference between this and a fat tyred cross bike? I'm intrigued.

    Posted 2 years ago #
21. Clink - Member

    I presume much bigger tyre clearance, stonger?

    Posted 2 years ago #
22. rOcKeTdOg - Member

    so non corrected for suspension = super titchy or because it's corrected = relaxed?

    Posted 2 years ago #
23. brant - Member

    It's quite quick. 72deg head, but 29ers are very stable at speed due to wheel mass/gyroscopes innit.

    Posted 2 years ago #
24. futon river crossing - Member

    Looks sweet.

    Posted 2 years ago #
25. mocha - Member

    So is that a no then? or a yes? nice looker either way....

    Posted 2 years ago #
26. rOcKeTdOg - Member

    but 29ers are very stable at speed due to wheel mass/gyroscopes innit

    they don't turn well then?

    only joking, my 29er turns nicely with the rigid fork

    Posted 2 years ago #
27. twinklydave - Member

    so non corrected for suspension = super titchy or because it's corrected = relaxed?

    Quick, in a race-y sort of way. Nice, involving...and other such cliches

    Forgive my ignorance of geometry but is there a great difference between this and a fat tyred cross bike? I'm intrigued.

    Cross bikes often feel like modified, more capable road bikes. This feels nothing like that...best way I can describe it is that where, on a cross bike you might approach something rocky (think 3 Peaks style descents) and go "whoa, better keep it under control here" with this you'll be thinking what you would on any decent mtb, ie "yay, lets try and fly though this".

    That probably makes no sense. Oh well!

    Posted 2 years ago #
28. Sam - Member

    mocha - Member
    Forgive my ignorance of geometry but is there a great difference between this and a fat tyred cross bike? I'm intrigued.

    I guess it depends what you call a fat tyred cross bike. Between a 'regular' cross bike and something like this then yes, there is a world of difference, and it's not solely due to tyre clearance. In general, a cross bike will have steeper angles, higher bottom brackets, shorter chain stays, shorter top tubes, longer head tubes - not to mention drop bars and brakes that don't work awfully well.

    Once you start getting into the realm of 'monstercross' bikes and drop-barred 29er mountain bikes then the distinction becomes more blurred. But the TD-1 is a long way from a standard cross bike.

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29. rOcKeTdOg - Member

    so TD-1 or Pegasus? hmmmmm

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30. mocha - Member

    Yeah. Cheers for that. So they're just bikes for riding then?

    

    talking of which maybe I should go ride one...

    Posted 2 years ago #
31. sanctimonious asshat - Member

    Hold up - how many bolts/nuts do I need to adjust to vary chain tension? I make it 8. I can see why people prefer them over ebb's...

    Posted 2 years ago #
32. smuttiesmith - Member

    How often do adjust the chain tension on your bike?

    I would have thought a reliable, finely adjustable and secure system would be the priority. Not speed of adjustment.

    Not saying EBBs are not secure or reliable etc. Just that extra time to adjust is gonna make flap all difference in the scheme of things.

    Posted 2 years ago #
33. sanctimonious asshat - Member

    precisely - if they are otherwise equal why would you want the one which takes 5 times as long to adjust? I just know it would piss me off every time i went to adjust tension, however infrequent that may be... plus i'd need a little 10mm spanner which i wouldn't normally take with me riding.

    Posted 2 years ago #
34. Clink - Member

    so TD-1 or Pegasus? hmmmmm

    
    I know - can't afford either but intriguing!
    I'm waiting on the TD-1's steel version which is still on the way

    Posted 2 years ago #
35. smuttiesmith - Member

    precisely - if they are otherwise equal why would you want the one which takes 5 times as long to adjust? I just know it would piss me off every time i went to adjust tension, however infrequent that may be... plus i'd need a little 10mm spanner which i wouldn't normally take with me riding.
    

    
    lighter, less prone to creaking, no chance of damage to bottom bracket thread, easy to swap drop outs for geared alternatives?

    Posted 2 years ago #

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