Simple C

[heikopei]

hey guys
my name is heiko and I'm from germany...
sorry for my bad english, but 1 picture says more than 1000 words, right? :wink:

here is my ride:
its a Simple C, with an 40 years old 3 speed hub and centrix shifter.

greetz
heiko(pei)

 

[Markm]

Very sharp!! Dont forget to do an intro to tell us more about yourself.

 

[Joshua85]

wow :shock: normally i'm not sure how much i like stretched bike but that thing is sharp! that shifter is awesome.

is that a brooks saddle? i think i have the same one, i love it

 

[KOTA]

NICE RIDE!... You guys, in Germany, have some great bikes! 8)

 

[heikopei]

thank you so mutch...

its a lepper saddle, but as good as these from brooks (and very expensive :roll: ) these black one is more than 10 years old and it's the most luxurious saddle I ever ride!

cu
heiko

 

[VicXsaN]

nice bike!

 

[sensor]

nice looking bike! looks good minus the seat tube

 

[ej599]

Outstanding! Does the frame flex much? Cool spokes. Could you please post a closeup of those spokes.

 

[SuperStuff]

I love Simple C. It is a very nice.

 

[Anonymous]

WAY COOL!

 

[nogoodnic42]

Beautiful bike, it reminds me of the Elgin Twin Bar...Kelly

 

[heikopei]

hi...
thanks for your questions
here are some pics from the treeroots spokes :wink:

I twisted the spokes myself and its not so difficult to do it...the only one to take care of: you have to twist them 2 times...you know what I mean? :roll:

now to the frame: the frame doesn't flex appreciably and I think its one of the best and coolest designs from tOm
:arrow: http://www.3d-custom.de

sooo, take care by taking roots :mrgreen:
heiko(pei)

 

[oldgreenbean]

Man you guys have some cool bikes over there in Germany.It seems like a lot of people are into building bicycles.

 

[Anonymous]

Outstanding! Does the frame flex much? Cool spokes. Could you please post a closeup of those spokes.

they call it twisted/flower pattern. i knew i seen it before had to find it again.. i thought about doing it but i tend to be hard on rims and wondered if it would hold up. looks bad donkey

http://www.instructables.com/id/Twisted ... -flowers!/

 

[Hugo]

There's a little diference between the "flowers" and the "straight twisted" lacing, it's not all the same. "Here comes the lacing inquisition!" *

The "flowers" lacing is two separate half turns, while the "straight twisted" lacing is one full turn in the middle. Many years ago, all the kids at the mountain bike shop wanted twisted spokes and they rode the heck out of those wheels without problems. I've had a twisted spoke wheel for many years and it's still running fine. I used to see twisted spokes all the time on old Mountain Biking UK magazines and those guys were extreme. I say that durability/reliability is not a problem, especially for cruising purposes.

Hugo
* Monty Phython reference, anyone?

 

[ricksterr1221]

Wonder if my bike shop could do that with an s-7 rim.. hmmm.

 

[Adapt]

Nice...

 

[beernpickin]

Has anyone seen a tutorial online on how to lace a wheel with the twist spoke pattern?

 

[heikopei]

no sorry!
it's not that difficult...hey, I did it! :wink:

practice makes perfect.

at last: a little SC update:

greetings from germany
heikopei
my cruiserblog

 

[Fair Lane]

That has to be one of the coolest "stretched" style bike I've seen... very nice lines and I have to admit I'm more than a little tempted to try the twisted spokes myself.