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thirdraildesignlab posted a photo: SOMA Sparrows with elkhide done, untrimmed. The MINI Clubman S in the background is the same color as the bike. These photos document my Carpetbagger project, a fixed-gear build fitted with S&S Couplers to be used as a travel bike. The general details of the build sheet are:1. SOMA Rush frame, 56cm: stripped, coupled, then powdercoated in a color to match my sweet, sweet MINI.2. S&S Couplers: break-away coupler set to allow the bike to be packed in an airline compliant case and avoid bike shipping fees; assembled by Tom at 41303. SOMA Sparrow bars4. Odyssey finger lever5. Shimano medium reach brake with Kool-Stops6. Handmade wheels by 718c.com with Velocity Fusions and All-City hubs in bright polished silver.7. Panaracer Pasela 700x23 tyres8. Elkhide by Velo Orange, hand stitched9. Custom bar end caps made from vintage typewriter keys.10. Velo-Orange Stem and Seatpost11. Brooks Swallow, Honey12. Sugino 75 drivetrain: 72 inchgearLove it. Team Lope Tyre Clubbe

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The Past, Both Glorious and Fleeting

Remember that Hubless Bike Concept?

02/22/10

Posted in: TLTC Items to Amuse by TRDL thom | Comments (0)

spokeless bicycle 02172010 Remember that Hubless Bike Concept?

Every third concept bike rendering includes a rim-mounted roller as part of the drivetrain, and excludes a hub. I always laugh at the forces and friction in such a design.
Well, these Yale students built one, one way or another.
GUH