sharn Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Just found this.. +100mm(and some!?) b.b rise, Long ass mod style stem.. Where were the trials riders?? Surely someone mustv'e had a go and felt the benefit of the clearance for trials! How come we still had -10 b.b up until 20..?! I think it's an 80's bike! Anyway, just thought i'd share it and maybe someone can trump this with an even older bike that shows signs of the geo to come! Little plaggy trials seat and I rekon some people could do some fair size moves on this thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 there isnt much clearance on the top end though is there? it also says, not for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted November 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 No, i mean it's not actuallly meant to be a trials bike! I was just amused and suprised to find such a geometry and got me thinking as to why it had not been pursued sooner by the nut nibblin small cog spinning mtbrs of the day! As in i would have expected someone to have felt at least a small advantage of the huge standover, enough to at least be curious towards it's potential progression sooner. I rekon this would be sweet for two wheel manouvers Old school natty. Reminds me of when the high b.b trials bikes first came out and i remember Adam from tarty bikes (Before tartybikes became anywhere close to what it is!) And he came over to Long eaton with this thing and we were all climbing up onto it thinking it was the weirdest thing ever! Didn't like it then personally, and still don't really like it now but it seems that many people do and it's obviously a massive advantage! Anyway, just a giggle. enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Thread title bonus points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Dale Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 i think the only reason this didnt get persued back then is because trials was a completely different sport as to what it is now. back then everything was on 2 wheels and high bb feel awful for that kind of move. people would have rolled round thinking "urgh! this is minging" or whatever word they had for that in the 80s. im with you though, i dont like high bb either 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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