Dave Yates Diabolo dual speed

[orange71]

Well it's been long in the making but here it is. Sorry for crap photo (of camera phone this morning)...

Highlights:

Frame: Dave Yates Diabolo, Columbus CromOR tubing, fillet brazed, 21" c-t, dated by Dave as November 1994
Fork: Pace RC30's 1" steerer
Cranks: Middleburn RS7 (triple but with granny removed)
Tensioner: Rohloff
Front wheel: Rolf Draco (20 spoke)
Rear Wheel: XT Mavic 517
Brakes: original XT V's
Bar ends: Control Stix
Stem: Control Tech
Seat post: carbon unbranded
Saddle: USE titanium

Weight: approx 21lbs

 

[Little Bob]

21 lbs is a good weight - is that accurate?

 

[orange71]

An estimate I'll be honest in that it feels lighter than my titanium (geared)bike which comes in at 22lbs. I'll try and weigh it some time.

 

[Little Bob]

Looking at the size of that frame and the amount of seatpost showing you must be a touch over 8 foot tall...?

 

[MAXTHEROTTI]

Looking at the size of that frame and the amount of seatpost showing you must be a touch over 8 foot tall...?

thats what i was thinking
rob

 

[orange71]

6'3" with 35" inside leg

 

[longun]

that looks sweet bud

 

[clockworkgazz]

me like that, me like that a lot.

Love the road/offroad option with the tensioner- very clever.

 

[orange71]

cheers

photos and dirt don't really do it justice. You can't really see that it has a red/blue/silver theme going on. Red items you can't really see: brake studs on the front, barrel adjusters on brakes, rim on front, nipples on rear (!), crank spider. You can see the blue and silver.

Dual speed works really well: kick down for low gear, deft finger lift (while staionary :shock: ) for high gear. Helps me as locally the routes are a mix of road and off-road and I can't bear twiddling on the road in 34:16 :roll:

 

[stu]

I love this! thinking of going the RC30 route with mine too

Cheers
Stu