Todays news from Taiwan:-
“The weight for the crmo 18.5 as 2548 g / Raw finish.”
Actually, it’s just occurred to me why we perhaps should make a 14in one. Because it’d weigh about half a pound or more less, and we could say that’s what the frames actually weighed. Damn this transparency of working I have.
I’m just pushing hard to get production dates nailed down (moved forward – ie: sooner).
I was reading a thread on Singletrack this morning, about people fitting 700c tyres into mountainbike frames. And then I remembered… The Ragley’s have a very high seatstay bridge (plate) and open chainstay design so that commuters could fit big tyred 700c wheels in. I’ve not checked “normal” sized tyres yet, but bearing in mind this 29 x 2.1in Kenda Small Block 8 “almost” fits, I think we’re in for good luck with fat tyres on 700c rims. Going to nick the wheels of @ninkompoops “Noo Noo” aka “Monsta” later with 42c’s on. I’m sure it’ll be perfect.
Jeff Jones has just shown this new protosample on his blog – http://jonesbikes.com/blog/?p=796 – The chainstay area has similar thoughts to what I did on (one side) of the new Ragley frames. Always good to see others using similar (new-ish/different) methods – which validate what I’m doing here. I still can’t remember where I saw the design first – I think it might have been on a Raleigh titanium trials frame. But it’s been through so many iterations in my head (see the Alloy 456 from a few days ago) that I can’t think straight.
I’ve just recieved further notice that the Blue Pig has passed CEN 14766 with just a single frame being used for all the tests.
There is a clause that says “In general, for static, impact and fatigue tests, each test shall be conducted on a new test sample”. But our frame survived all tests, without failure.
Really chuffed.
From: Ed Oxley <edward.oxley@googlemail.com>Date: 22 April 2009 00:01:28 BSTTo: Brant <him@shedfire.com>Subject: Pig PicIf you want to blog it here’s the pic.
Pic shot by Ed at the top of “bastard tarmac“.
That’s my pre-production sample, in 18in. Wearing 2009 Rev 140’s, 50mm Nukeproof stem, a sample Ti post. Oh, and I’ve got one of the new Cotic DH tops on.
2 sample ti hardtails, a bunch of 42A 2.5in tyres and a Bugaboo Frog. Inbred No.1 is in the background too actually.
Click “2yr” on the bottom. Crazy. I don’t look any more.
