Would you ride one of these?
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Would you ride one of these?
Postby cludence » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:29 am
I was given this recently to be used for a display. The previous owner was concerned about someone riding it and having an accident. I must say, I sat on it and it was enough to put me off. It feels wierd being suspended on a saddle with no seat post. Feels like it would snap the minute you hit a bump.
Wont be taking this one out for a spin, thats for sure!
Wont be taking this one out for a spin, thats for sure!
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Postby kukamunga » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:03 am
There was a MTB version of one of these, the PowerCurve XC. If I am not mistaken, the male host of this Melbourne Community TV cycling show may have been a Softride sponsored MTB rider in the mid-90s
Team Ritchey MTB team in the early mid 90s (Frischknecht, Djernis...) won Championships on rigid CrMo MTBs with Softride stems with great success, whilst most other teams were using RockShox/Manitou front suspension. But I digress....
Height is adjustable. Look at that slotted tab in top pic under the 'TR' in 'SOFTRIDE'
Team Ritchey MTB team in the early mid 90s (Frischknecht, Djernis...) won Championships on rigid CrMo MTBs with Softride stems with great success, whilst most other teams were using RockShox/Manitou front suspension. But I digress....
Height is adjustable. Look at that slotted tab in top pic under the 'TR' in 'SOFTRIDE'
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Postby Mulger bill » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:12 pm
I've seen the MTBs before.
Still wouldn't ride one, they just scream "odd", not in a nice 'bent way either.
Shaun
Still wouldn't ride one, they just scream "odd", not in a nice 'bent way either.
Shaun
...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
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Postby WyvernRH » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:31 pm
Yup, I have one of these "beam" bikes, from 'Jones' of Melbourne according to the stickers. It rides very well if your style of riding uses spinning as oppose to pushing. The creaking noise is from the pivot. Allsop recommend these are serviced and various bits replaced every so often. The creaking can be very unnerving but really it sounds worse than it is. Not that I would dissuade anybody from fitting the service kit, do it! But it is a pivot thing not the beam itself.
Mine is a out and out time-trial or triathalon machine which has caused me a bit of trouble converting it to normal road use. It is very short in the top tube so I have had to fit a very long (for me) steerer and it still feels a bit cramped and the seat a bit forward.
The ride is well, different...., but it really smooths out the crappy country roads around here
Cheers
Richard
Mine is a out and out time-trial or triathalon machine which has caused me a bit of trouble converting it to normal road use. It is very short in the top tube so I have had to fit a very long (for me) steerer and it still feels a bit cramped and the seat a bit forward.
The ride is well, different...., but it really smooths out the crappy country roads around here
Cheers
Richard
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Postby WyvernRH » Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:00 am
Hmm, if the marks are at the 'top' end near the saddle I wouldn't worry too much. All the stress is down the bottom (front) end near the pivot. Abrasions or deep scratches at the front could be bad. I notice the beam is adjusted right down so it might be a bit small for you?
Cheers
Richard
Cheers
Richard
cludence wrote:It has some marks on the saddle support so I suspect it has been knocked at some stage. I dont trust it wouldnt shatter on me.
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Postby rustychisel » Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:57 pm
Send it to me!!!!!
I ALWAYS wanted to convert one into a fixed. Tee hee.
I ALWAYS wanted to convert one into a fixed. Tee hee.
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Re: Would you ride one of these?
Postby blkmcs » Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:20 am
Resurrection time
Spotted this while having a coffee the other day, complete with e-bike conversion kit.
Spotted this while having a coffee the other day, complete with e-bike conversion kit.
Too old to live, too slow to die.
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Re: Would you ride one of these?
Postby zebee » Fri Jun 09, 2023 5:35 pm
Bikesnob NYC has a couple of posts on one he's been riding.
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/07/soft ... rd-people/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/09/getting-a-grip/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/21/off- ... eir-heads/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/22/clas ... d-edition/
Which is more or less "change a bunch of things and it's rideable"
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/07/soft ... rd-people/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/09/getting-a-grip/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/21/off- ... eir-heads/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/22/clas ... d-edition/
Which is more or less "change a bunch of things and it's rideable"
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Re: Would you ride one of these?
Postby WyvernRH » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:36 am
To be fair to the frame design, he is bitching about all the kit hanging off it, not the actual bike design itself - which he ends up quite liking.zebee wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 5:35 pmBikesnob NYC has a couple of posts on one he's been riding.
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/07/soft ... rd-people/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/09/getting-a-grip/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/21/off- ... eir-heads/
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/22/clas ... d-edition/
Which is more or less "change a bunch of things and it's rideable"
Richard
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Re: Would you ride one of these?
Postby zebee » Sat Jun 10, 2023 3:57 pm
Well if it had the original seat then the cover is definitely an improvement. Unless you are too cheap to pay for a vasectomy.
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Re: Would you ride one of these?
Postby uart » Sun Jun 11, 2023 4:11 pm
Dunno if it's just me, but I can't help thinking "medieval catapult" when I see those things. Like one minute you're riding along, next minute you go over a big bump and you're launched off into the castle ramparts.
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