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Hashta.gg claims to have solved the stiffness problem of carbon forks, which is holding them back at the moment.

Your discount factors define a relative discount function. Relative means it needs to be multiplied with an absolute base price for a certain quantity to get the real selling price. For brevity, let's call the discount function d. It gives back a value d[q] for a certain quantity q. The base price shall be called b, the real selling price r: d[q] * b = r At quantity 1, d has the value 1: d[1] = 1 At quantity 300, d has the value d[300] = 0.2 You know the following equation is true: d[300] * b = £70 When you divide this equation by d[300]: b = £70 / d[300] = £70 / 0.2 = £350 The rest of the prices is found by just multiplying the basePrice with the discount function at the desired quantity: d[q]*£350 = r

The more you know...

One can buy these hydroformed tubings from many Taiwanese and Chinese factories, even for smaller production runs (few hundred) at a reasonable price. It's a matter of getting the right model. Most are fairly thin, but if the cross-section at the ends is designed properly, they will endure trials use (see Koxx Kloud). The Skye proto above looks promising in that area, not perfect, but very reasonable. Probably they have even used a thicker downhill tube here. Far more interesting: Is this a picture of the first tapered fork for Street Trials?

Horizontal dropouts and variable chain length? Why?

Agreed. V dropouts. I still wonder why the effort for April fools.

I think you are right. Perhaps the rule should be: Preloading only with the up and down movement of the jump...

Preloading the spring in the initial phase of the jump to use its stored energy in the late phase is borderline cheating, at least for the biketrials idea. What's next? Pressurizing an air volume with several little jumps before a big jump to power some catapult? Comp aside, I like it though.

This is one of the most elaborate jokes ever to appear two days late.

Nice bike, nice Jitsie tip.

The display systems people use could have something to do with it. I see it as brown and blue. I tested the image with a color analysis tool on my desktop, and it showed that it is clearly very much blue and brown everywhere. In some regions, it leans toward white and dark neutral grey by color balance, but it is displayed as blue and brown for the most part on my computer.

I don't think so. The competition has the same problem.

Not that much anymore, I'd think:

Nice bike porn. How often did you use this frame? Many hooks, wedges?

Best.

Nopop

You might not want to go down that road...

Nice "classic" trials riding. My favourite flavour. I like that you uploaded it to vimeo as well, I could watch it without problems - many Youtube trials videos are censored in Germany.

Perhaps the most accurate description of the business model. One can conclude that activity from the wrist motions easily.

UP website: and the fun part: Typically, these deals are with "HR" or insurance analytics companies. So apply to a job, get rejected automatically because of how and when you sleep. Not something I just made up: http://www.hrexaminer.com/reengineering-hr-five-threads-of-technology/ There are a lot of greedy idiots out there, who will do anything for money or more control over other people.

Not cramped and trials emphasis: Used Zoot DD or newish Zoot, upgrade disk brakes, try out different stems, grips, pedals. Lighter handlebars and fork later. If you are not fat or very clumsy, this is a good alternative.

Used frames + saw + caliper (+ brain + FEA workstation for figuring out reasons of design choices) is the way to go. For a frame with competitive weight, strength and cost properties, assume 2000-3000 hours to bring a limited run to Tarty, if you have an engineering background, but haven't done this before.

There are "capitalists" who act violently (search for Vajont, Melamine, Asbestos, Hartz or whatever, there are so many examples) not just in one situation, but because of their attitude towards life itself.

I have left Paypal for their shady terms of service.