ORBO ORBO Inspiration and Entertainment: Klunker Documentaries

[jimmythefly]

I'm with you @One-eyed Sailor . I have seen this note before at other locations that differentiate the bosses are are for front or back (rarely both). Maybe someone can shed some lite on this in the Tips-n-Trix thread (or wherever) because I have no idea why they can't be used interchangeably.....

Mostly because BMX fork tubes are quite a bit larger diameter than the rear stays.

 

[jimmythefly]

There are a couple of videos by the Deschutes Historical Museum about the early mountain biking around Bend, Oregon. (home of Speed & Research). They had a whole (no longer on show) exhibit with bikes and pictures which was really fun.

These are just interviews, no pictures as far as I can tell. But if you've got time to listen they give a nice feeling for the early days of folks out making trails, climbing mountains, and generally having a good time with friends in the woods.

 

[idiotboy]

I'm with you @One-eyed Sailor . I have seen this note before at other locations that differentiate the bosses are are for front or back (rarely both). Maybe someone can shed some lite on this in the Tips-n-Trix thread (or wherever) because I have no idea why they can't be used interchangeably.....

Seat stays are usually much smaller diameter than fork legs

 

[68z27]

I'm with you folks on the whole BMX fat fork VS skinny seat stay concept, I was referring to other applications (mostly cyclo-cross, older touring, or road bike, etc adaptions) where brake bosses were sold to change from road style to MTB style brakes.....Heck, there is even a difference between u-brake/ roller cam bosses VS cantilevered and v-style bosses........

 

[Pondo]

Otis Guy and Joe Breeze on Repack. Lots of great stuff from back in the day on Wende Cragg's FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068003485889

 

[BartRidesEternal]

Check this out:
Cruiser frame klunker with a belly mounted bottom bracket
The Polish from Kahaki are on to something.

 

[BartRidesEternal]

Check this out:
Cruiser frame klunker with a belly mounted bottom bracket
The Polish from Kahaki are on to something.

I did this a few years ago in forests with my Electra ratrod. Going really fast on gravel roads and sandy pits and it felt like "Flat track racing" (thinking about the early days of Indian, Harley Davidson, and more builders. The races that came just after board track racing.)

There is also a "unconventional" race going on with motorcycles, called "Dirt Quake". Most gasoline induced fun I have seen on a screen in a while

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Check this out:
Cruiser frame klunker with a belly mounted bottom bracket
The Polish from Kahaki are on to something.

It's cool, and works for urban and groomed riding, but I know I would hang up that frame in the woods. The "chin" on the down tube would get caught on a rock, a fallen log, or a root. Stairs seem iffy, wouldn't want to find out the hard way, at top speed!