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| Our Mk. I FB prototype with 4.8's front and back |
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| Mk. II, now with more carbon. |
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| Mk. III - Our first front suspension FB, fresh out of the jig - built around the maverick fork. Also sporting a smoother bamboo treatment. |
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
The Fat Bike Fleet
Thought we'd post up some gratuitous shots of the bikes from the weekend. Thanks for visiting Pneuma Cycles.
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Lookin good. Just a thought. Perhaps the Mixte frame design would be a good candidate for fat bikes? It provides good stand over clearance. A larger (stiffer?) rear triangle and more seat tube support.
ReplyDeleteEither way. Thanks for sharing your new developments.
Hey! Thanks for the support!
DeleteWe've looked at the step through designs, but so far we've found them heavier and flexier [overall] than the geometry we've developed.
With the smaller frames [eg. the Mk.III above] it's a more linear line from the top tube through the seatstays, which really helps with stand-over.
In terms of overall stiffness, you'll find that bamboo is really solid, additionally, since we're building fully custom frames, we can build an appropriate carbon layup that suits the needs and preferences of the rider [heavy, strong riders get a significantly beefier BB lug, whereas smaller, lighter riders can use a lighter overall BB layup]. The end result is a rear end that is incredibly stiff under power while still remaining supple.
Thanks again for the interest - keep an eye on things here - we've got a few more frames in development that we hope you'll find pretty interesting...