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kaiser":1o6fisop said:
I remember the Bigfoot smokestone that had a bolt-on parallellogram elastomer based unit, I assumed it was made by them, but may be wrong?
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I remember the Bigfoot smokestone that had a bolt-on parallellogram elastomer based unit, I assumed it was made by them, but may be wrong?
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With Italian tubing, French rims and Japanese parts - my bike is as British as they come - are we not the Mongrels of Europe?
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sinnerman":5zljns3b said:
Deb Murrell rode both versions I believe, the full sus one (with a Quasar linkage fork and flames paint job) and a rigid. UnoSpeedo on here has an awesome Formula.
And Smokestone did build that odd bolt-on unit IIRC it was about £250 and weighed about 39lbs.
There needn't be a 'British' rule as such; the 'britishness' of any entry is simply a factor for consideration by the judges.
When I was designing and building the original Clelands, I always looked at British products first, then European, then worldwide; quite a disappointing exercise back then.
No 5 looks wonderful to me; I wouldn't have specified a black stem because the only one long enough was made by Atom, supplied by the 'nice' Mr Kitching. No black anodised stems available, although they soon would be.
For this 'all black' build I had to dismantle assemblies and get each component powder-coated, and I dearly wanted to have the stem painted as well. I did consider having it done part-way down, but the problem was: how far down.
So, in short my dear Copperfield, the black stem is closer to the original concept than the original specification; I like it.
When I was designing and building the original Clelands, I always looked at British products first, then European, then worldwide; quite a disappointing exercise back then.
No 5 looks wonderful to me; I wouldn't have specified a black stem because the only one long enough was made by Atom, supplied by the 'nice' Mr Kitching. No black anodised stems available, although they soon would be.
For this 'all black' build I had to dismantle assemblies and get each component powder-coated, and I dearly wanted to have the stem painted as well. I did consider having it done part-way down, but the problem was: how far down.
So, in short my dear Copperfield, the black stem is closer to the original concept than the original specification; I like it.
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