Here’s a bike I find … shocking - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

dracinon.bsky.social•110 days ago

You could probably ride through an earthquake and not even realize it happened

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markbarrington.bsky.social•110 days ago

I’m trying to think of another place to add suspension and I’m drawing a blank. Maybe on the crank?

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sundance.bikesky.social•110 days ago

Please dont. that bike is already under enough stress

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ovadex.isolinear.space•110 days ago

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sundance.bikesky.social•110 days ago

exactly

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ibike.bsky.social•111 days ago

This would kill my lower back 🤣
Looks cool though!

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sundance.bikesky.social•111 days ago

10/10 would ride and hurt my back

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des-cccycles.bsky.social•110 days ago

The more I look the worse it seems to get 😳😳

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chriszahner.bsky.social•110 days ago

This bike is currently listed on Marketplace here in NYC. It’s totally bonkers.

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hyf.bsky.social•110 days ago

I think the bar rotation is actually more offensive to me than the suspension

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chriszahner.bsky.social•110 days ago

Fair

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sundance.bikesky.social•110 days ago

That seat ...!

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itsdajax.bsky.social•110 days ago

Other than that saddle... thing... and the near bum bars, I dig it.

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chriszahner.bsky.social•109 days ago

It’s only $150.

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itsdajax.bsky.social•109 days ago

That's a steal. Looks like it needs a longer chain, though.

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bikercrank.bsky.social•111 days ago

I’m a fan of old school linkage forks, but I’m not familiar with this one. The rest of the bike is a hot mess.

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sundance.bikesky.social•111 days ago

My first love was an Ellsworth! (relation of yours?)

This one is really unique!

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bikercrank.bsky.social•111 days ago

I met Tony at interbike in 07 I think. He said he’d get me a proform because we share a name but I never took them up on it. Heres my Ellsworth I sparked it up a few years ago, putting out around 4000 watts.

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sundance.bikesky.social•110 days ago

I also have a DIY Emtb. What motor did yo use. 4k is huge!

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bikercrank.bsky.social•110 days ago

https://lightning-rods10.mybigcommerce.com/

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bikercrank.bsky.social•110 days ago

I went with Lightning Rods, a feller out of Eugene. Check out my LHD Lightning Rods equipped Kona Unit X. I moved the motor from the Ellsworth to this so I wouldn’t snap the aluminum frame.

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sundance.bikesky.social•110 days ago

Saving that for later!

Wow those are serious motors!

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brianhuntley.bsky.social•111 days ago

That's the wrong bike for this time of year. It's more of a Spring bike.

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sundance.bikesky.social•111 days ago

😆

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sockpuppetpundit.bsky.social•110 days ago

That has to be a homebrew… after a few too many brews.

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sundance.bikesky.social•110 days ago

I'll cheers to that!

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itsdajax.bsky.social•110 days ago

But... why...?

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sundance.bikesky.social•110 days ago

Never stop to ask why but only if we can!

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beauj.bsky.social•111 days ago

Bouncy

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shiftingcarbon.bsky.social•111 days ago

I can't do vector diagrams on that.... hurts my brain more than my back...

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sundance.bikesky.social•111 days ago

😆 ... ouch

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mechanicalcupcake.bsky.social•110 days ago

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nickzoic.bsky.social•111 days ago

Is it a sprung front-end or just a sprung stem? I mean, that sounds like a ridiculous question but hey, look at that seat post, anything is possible.

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sundance.bikesky.social•111 days ago

I think its just a sprung stem. So wacky

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nickzoic.bsky.social•110 days ago

I guess it kind of makes sense. The rider is several times the weight of the frame, so who cares if the frame moves up and down a bit? Other than the steering geometry.

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