Mr. Dilthey's own thread for posting jackass bikes that he likes.

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[quote=drwelby]

Is the caliper in front of the rear leg?[/quote]

You mean the rear caliper? Loads of bikes run them that way. Keeps it from competing for space with a rear rack.

And SHIT! I thought all the bikes with saddlebags 0.5" above the rear tire looked really stupid… I’ve burned holes in things enough times to know that nothing goes near the tire. I thought I was taking crazy pills seeing all the bags gracing tires all over IG.

This thing costs $65 less than the Erlen or Bagman or whatever, and it doesn’t bounce:

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FWIW I’ve got a bagman and I’ve never had any issues with bouncing, at least that I’ve noticed. YMMV ovbs

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Yes, but do you have a 65L expandable Wizard Sleeve packed full of organic vegetables and aged wine?

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Nah, I’ve got a Carradice Low-saddle Longflap full of work clothes, groceries, and beer. Not quite Bene-level of haulage.

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Fav part of this bike, hands down.

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[quote=mdilthey][quote=drwelby]

Is the caliper in front of the rear leg?[/quote]

You mean the rear caliper? Loads of bikes run them that way. Keeps it from competing for space with a rear rack.[/quote]

No, the rear leg of a truss fork with a floating caliper that uses a spoke to transfer torque to the crown (as quoted).

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[quote=drwelby]
No, the rear leg of a truss fork with a floating caliper that uses a spoke to transfer torque to the crown (as quoted).[/quote]

There’s my problem, I couldn’t / can’t remotely picture what you guys are envisioning. I need a MS Paint diagram.

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not sure if Ewen ever made a test fork with this setup

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could just roll with rim brakes and forget the fuss
(I’ll go home now.)

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wut is rim brake tho?

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discrotorwithatireonit.psd

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The supple disc fork is the holy grail of beardy internet bike nerddom. Let a man dream.

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Even if you remove the caliper/fork leg interaction, I’m pretty sure the tire and disc forces in different planes will put torque on the hub around a different axis than the axle. A noodly fork would twist under hard braking.

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Rim brakes are in the same plane so don’t have this problem.

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Ugh butter

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I am so glad this thread got hijacked with typical Tarck talk.

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plane

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plane

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plain

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petition to filter plain to margarine