# Miguel's fat-tired fopmobile **URL:** \ **Category:** Bikes\ **Created:** [December 6, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493 "2013-12-06T21:40:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![NOVELTYNAME](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@NOVELTYNAME](https://tarck.cc/u/NOVELTYNAME)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/461 "2015-07-01T23:34:08Z")
> [@Andrew\_Squirrel](#): > > teh fork crown makes my brain hurt all the details are kind of wonky like that tho ---
**Author:** ![jimmythefly](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jimmythefly/32/36079_2.png) [@jimmythefly](https://tarck.cc/u/jimmythefly)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/462 "2015-07-02T00:05:24Z")
I like those little asymmetrical details (crown, “brake bridge”, seat tube top edge). But that light mount on a custom rack? ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Squirrel1](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Andrew\_Squirrel1](https://tarck.cc/u/Andrew_Squirrel1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/463 "2015-07-02T00:12:24Z")
[quote=jimmythefly] But that light mount on a custom rack?[/quote] Funny you mention that, I just had something almost identical put on my custom Orc Rack. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/dr_jart_attack_phd/32/16324_2.png) [@Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://tarck.cc/u/Dr_Jart_Attack_PhD)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/464 "2015-07-02T00:34:06Z")
> [@johnasavoia](#): > > 100% Would with wide range double and longer stem or bars with less sweep. ---
**Author:** ![jimmythefly](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jimmythefly/32/36079_2.png) [@jimmythefly](https://tarck.cc/u/jimmythefly)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/465 "2015-07-02T00:48:28Z")
[quote=Andrew\_Squirrel][quote=jimmythefly] But that light mount on a custom rack?[/quote] Funny you mention that, I just had something almost identical put on my custom Orc Rack.[/quote] What’s the logic? Double-sided bracket-light interface less likely to vibrate loose? More compatible with future upgrades? just curious why not have the arm built right into the rack? ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Squirrel1](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Andrew\_Squirrel1](https://tarck.cc/u/Andrew_Squirrel1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/466 "2015-07-02T00:58:00Z")
It came down to ease of fabrication. I originally requested a forked lamp bracket that was integrated into the rack stay but then he suggested using one of the B&M mounts for a cheaper/faster/easier alternative. I couldn’t think of any real downsides other than the lamp rotating around the rack/bracket interface. I guess it could rotate into the tire if loosened. It doesn’t seem like it could suffer the fate of many dynamo lamp brackets where the cantilevered lamp can rotate around the mounting point using the lamp weight like this: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/7516215@N03/8527098716/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/7516215@N03/8527098716/) We will see if it was a wise choice. I am leaving the entire thing unpainted until I finish a good shakedown. Here is the rack for reference, it will have a IQ Cyo Premium not the edelux: [![](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/524/19224314996_cb87dabcc4_b.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/vhMD5Q) [Side view with lamp mount](https://flic.kr/p/vhMD5Q) by [Tysasi](https://www.flickr.com/photos/tysasi/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![NOVELTYNAME](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@NOVELTYNAME](https://tarck.cc/u/NOVELTYNAME)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/467 "2015-07-02T01:08:37Z")
Slamback seat post is an odd choice for custom, too ---
**Author:** ![NOVELTYNAME](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@NOVELTYNAME](https://tarck.cc/u/NOVELTYNAME)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/468 "2015-07-02T01:09:28Z")
Doesn’t look like Dynamo is even hooked up ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Squirrel1](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Andrew\_Squirrel1](https://tarck.cc/u/Andrew_Squirrel1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/469 "2015-07-02T01:09:00Z")
I bet the customer requested teh frame be designed around that lugged Rivendell foppost ---
**Author:** ![JUGE\_FREDD](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/juge_fredd/32/34623_2.png) [@JUGE\_FREDD](https://tarck.cc/u/JUGE_FREDD)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/470 "2015-07-02T01:26:58Z")
> [@NOVELTYNAME](#): > > Slamback seat post is an odd choice for custom, too it’s the most expensive nitto, that’s why, heavy steel with an artisinal lug also he didn’t trim the Paragon yoke so the chainstays are longer than needed for the STA ---
**Author:** ![crowding1](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@crowding1](https://tarck.cc/u/crowding1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/471 "2015-07-02T03:08:49Z")
> [@JUGE FREDD](#): > > Paragon yoke “What’s this,” I wondered. > [@](#): > > CNC machined from 1/2" 4130 steel plate. It is supplied in two halves that must be welded together by the builder huh. That doesn’t seem like the best or most economical way to make that? ---
**Author:** ![hiljentaa](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/7ba0ec/32.png) [@hiljentaa](https://tarck.cc/u/hiljentaa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/472 "2015-07-02T03:21:00Z")
> [@crowding](#): > > huh. That doesn’t seem like the best or most economical way to make that? Better than whatever else a small constructeur who lacks tooling will come up with. Also, damn I didn’t realize how expensive that thing is! $185! ---
**Author:** ![JUGE\_FREDD](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/juge_fredd/32/34623_2.png) [@JUGE\_FREDD](https://tarck.cc/u/JUGE_FREDD)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 10:36am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/473 "2015-07-02T10:36:37Z")
> [@crowding](#): > > huh. That doesn’t seem like the best or most economical way to make that? at ;least it’s not 3d printed ---
**Author:** ![cookietruck](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cookietruck/32/93416_2.png) [@cookietruck](https://tarck.cc/u/cookietruck)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/474 "2015-07-02T14:49:43Z")
Hartley is a lady fyi ---
**Author:** ![daedelus](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/daedelus/32/37775_2.png) [@daedelus](https://tarck.cc/u/daedelus)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/475 "2015-07-02T15:44:56Z")
That thing is like the ultra-fop version of my slo-mobile. ![](https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7191/7069107857_1b7e2f458c_z.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/dr_jart_attack_phd/32/16324_2.png) [@Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://tarck.cc/u/Dr_Jart_Attack_PhD)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/476 "2015-07-02T16:34:58Z")
Lol, slo-mobile looks fun too but less so now that I know how much Big Apples weigh ---
**Author:** ![oogens](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/oogens/32/83087_2.png) [@oogens](https://tarck.cc/u/oogens)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/477 "2015-07-03T04:27:11Z")
Pinch bolt thru axle rear? This axle shit has come full circle ---
**Author:** ![NOVELTYNAME](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@NOVELTYNAME](https://tarck.cc/u/NOVELTYNAME)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/478 "2015-07-03T16:44:40Z")
Boost ---
**Author:** ![NOVELTYNAME](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@NOVELTYNAME](https://tarck.cc/u/NOVELTYNAME)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/479 "2015-09-11T01:51:23Z")
Can someone asplain front center to me again ---
**Author:** ![jimmythefly](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jimmythefly/32/36079_2.png) [@jimmythefly](https://tarck.cc/u/jimmythefly)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493/480 "2015-09-11T01:57:00Z")
Distance from BB to front axle. Relates to how much proportion of your weight you get onto the front tire, mostly. [Previous page](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493.md?page=23) [Next page](https://tarck.cc/t/miguels-fat-tired-fopmobile/20493.md?page=25)