We are now also using new larger top tubes and seat stays for the size 61R/T frames to add further stiffness for the largest frames.
25.4mm - 20/30 oval - 0.7/0.4/0.7
vs.
28.6mm - 25/32 oval - 0.75/0.45/0.75
That looks interesting, if I didnāt already love my coffee grinder.
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Holy shit the design notes are a work of art in themselves. Should be bound together in a gold embossed hardcover.
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thatās a really interesting document, Iād love to see that from more manufacturers showcasing their design decisions and fabrication processes.
hereās the one for the Secan btw https://fairlightcycles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Fairlight-Secan-Faran-Design-Notes.pdf
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I thought this thing was pretty cool, and I like the race format!
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Iāve ridden my track (racing) bike on a gokart track. super fun, but super sketchy turning. Bigger tires would seem to make it more fun.
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All the way in on fat tire fixed gears. Surprised at runny horse tires.
I bet a high bb tracklocross would work well. My Poseidon also has no toe overlap. Could be fun.
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the obsessiveness of these framesets is pretty anxiety inducing, and Iām not saying that in a bad way.
the bolted on aluminum brake mount and special dyno routing for 30mm+ spindles is definitely making it teeter on the edge of too much though
regardless, would 100% buy one of those if I didnāt already have other plans
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āThose small 30-35mm diameter butted chromoly steel tubes were also specifically chosen to give the bike a more springy, less stiff ride to lean into the tight turns and jump out of them without losing grip, rather than the harsher-ride of an alloy frame.ā
Sounds like horseshit to me. All the thin tubes do is reduce your acceleration a bit if you mash hard out of the corners. The wide tyres give more grip in the corners idea is highly dubious too.
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I feel like this is extremely true and obvious from my experience
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Huh? Why would it not be true? All else being equal, contact patch size is closely associated with cornering grip in both cars and motorcycles.
Iām sure thereās a limit, but I can believe that itās more than 30mm.
TBH personally Iād be more worried about folding a tire than anything.
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[Frowningjan]
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I canāt even tell whoās trolling who at this point.
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Those small 30-35mm diameter butted chromoly steel tubes were also specifically chosen to give the bike a more springy, less stiff ride
A 35mm DT is double-oversized for chromoly tubing, and stiff as hell
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Even after having been debunked numerous times, people are still chasing the ādead zoneā with dumb ideas:
Wow. This dumb dummy just reinvented the original Rotor cranks.
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Why is it always a retired engineer and they test it on a Walmart bike with bad techno
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They might have missed their opportunity to āinventā some stupid bike garbage when they were in school like every other engineer.