Not Retro, but an interesting MTB

[Piperdave]

Not seen this before....

https://clevermachinery.com/bicycle-milled-solid-stock/

 

[Mark Manley]

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Thanks for posting, I shall send this into work and see if we can do one.

 

[mullinino]

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Beautiful, but I wouldn't trust that seat tube junction for a second-even on flat ground...need to see it bein ridden! Nice green usage too

 

[kingbling]

That is so cool

 

[xxnick1975]

Tips the scales at 7kg....

 

[xerxes]

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Tips the scales at 7kg....

That's just the frame, so about 3 times as much as one made from steel tubing, and about 5 times as much as the lightest carbon frames. :shock:

Interesting, but I don't think it'll catch on.

 

[pete_mcc]

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That's a few years old that story, seems like they've rehashed it into an advert now. I wonder how many times it's cracked since the story first ran? Amazing project though.

 

[dyna-ti]

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Notice all the Hope bits its dressed with ? Wheels,brakes,cranks pedals etc. Me thinks theyre hankering for a subcon from Hope.