Comments on: Sneak Peek From Shedfire Design http://twentynineinches.com/2009/03/09/sneak-peek-from-shedfire-design/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sneak-peek-from-shedfire-design 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Thu, 23 May 2013 13:49:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kiwi http://twentynineinches.com/2009/03/09/sneak-peek-from-shedfire-design/#comment-58593 Kiwi Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:49:05 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2261#comment-58593 Wow, Brant they look hot! How will you be selling / distributing them? Wow, Brant they look hot! How will you be selling / distributing them?

]]> By: brant http://twentynineinches.com/2009/03/09/sneak-peek-from-shedfire-design/#comment-58591 brant Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:00:39 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2261#comment-58591 There are huge problems with steel frames in Europe at the moment as the European Union have brought in a fatigue test - BS EN 14766:2005 - which rips the crap out of steel frames. I mean really pulls them to bits. Alloy and carbon frames can pass this test, or be modified to pass it far easier. Right now I am working on a steel long travel hardtail for 26in wheels which passes this, but the 29er version I want to do has an even longer axle-crown dimension, and so will require more work. Working in alloy is much easier as there are a bunch of thickly locally butted tubesets available. Ti isn't a problem either. However, I am working on a very compliant alloy frameset, with the added bonus of other "easier-to-do-in-alloy" things - like 1.5in head tubes etc. So lots to come. And certainly a "Summer Season 29er" is on the card, though in alloy, not steel for now. There are huge problems with steel frames in Europe at the moment as the European Union have brought in a fatigue test – BS EN 14766:2005 – which rips the crap out of steel frames. I mean really pulls them to bits. Alloy and carbon frames can pass this test, or be modified to pass it far easier.
Right now I am working on a steel long travel hardtail for 26in wheels which passes this, but the 29er version I want to do has an even longer axle-crown dimension, and so will require more work.
Working in alloy is much easier as there are a bunch of thickly locally butted tubesets available. Ti isn’t a problem either.
However, I am working on a very compliant alloy frameset, with the added bonus of other “easier-to-do-in-alloy” things – like 1.5in head tubes etc.

So lots to come. And certainly a “Summer Season 29er” is on the card, though in alloy, not steel for now.

]]> By: Anonymous http://twentynineinches.com/2009/03/09/sneak-peek-from-shedfire-design/#comment-58590 Anonymous Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:27:40 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2261#comment-58590 Brant - I'll just speak for myself or maybe a bunch of folks.......I know its nice to do something "different" than steel HT, but that is one of the reaosns we liked your design influence @ on-one. Some folks - like me- can't pony up the cost of steel I can tell you that a Summer Session style 29er in steel would turn more than just my wallet to open.....any chance something like this is coming down the line? 120mm forks ae here. Tires and rims are here. No more excuses on "waiting for the parts to develop" - lets make this thing huh??? Brant –
I’ll just speak for myself or maybe a bunch of folks…….I know its nice to do something “different” than steel HT, but that is one of the reaosns we liked your design influence @ on-one. Some folks – like me- can’t pony up the cost of steel
I can tell you that a Summer Session style 29er in steel would turn more than just my wallet to open…..any chance something like this is coming down the line? 120mm forks ae here. Tires and rims are here. No more excuses on “waiting for the parts to develop” – lets make this thing huh???

]]> By: jimmythefly http://twentynineinches.com/2009/03/09/sneak-peek-from-shedfire-design/#comment-58573 jimmythefly Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:37:33 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2261#comment-58573 Nice. Looks like that chainstay-bb shell brace is there so narrow cranks and fat tires can all play nice together? I like the caliper location on the chainstay, too. Nice. Looks like that chainstay-bb shell brace is there so narrow cranks and fat tires can all play nice together? I like the caliper location on the chainstay, too.

]]> By: brant http://twentynineinches.com/2009/03/09/sneak-peek-from-shedfire-design/#comment-58572 brant Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:29:10 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2261#comment-58572 I am kind of running very hard away from the "steel singlespeed" thing, as that was such an intrinsic part of on-one, and is kind of what people are expecting of me. but at the same time, it's something that's very close to me usually - though I am happy with my 22t chainring and 32t rear cog right now. nothing yet, but sometime maybe. I am kind of running very hard away from the “steel singlespeed” thing, as that was such an intrinsic part of on-one, and is kind of what people are expecting of me.

but at the same time, it’s something that’s very close to me usually – though I am happy with my 22t chainring and 32t rear cog right now.

nothing yet, but sometime maybe.

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