| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
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I came across a unique (to me) looking MTB while in Michigan last week.
It is a Slingshot. The down tube is replaced by a stainless braided
wire terminated at the bottom bracket with a swage fitting and a spring
assembly near the headset. There is also a flat carbon fiber insert
which is reportedly part of a Corvette leaf spring as part of the top
tube near the seat tube. Supposedly this allows the bike to act as a
suspension bike of sorts. Strange looking but I rode one with a Rock
Shox Judy around the parking lot (and into the weeds/field next to the
mall :-) ) and it rode well. It rode pretty nicely but at 1,700 +/- with
LX and the Judy I would expect as much. Apparently they also make a
folding model for about $200 more. A non shoccked fork with XT went
for $1,600 +/-. All of the tubes are CroMo. Anyone else out there seen
or ridden one?
Brian
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3009.1 | seen yes, ridden no | SMAUG::NICHOLS | Mon Aug 21 1995 14:27 | 7 | |
yes, ive seen them before they make road model (s?) too ive heard good reviews from the riders ive seen on them seem to be quite rare though :) dont know if price or design keeps quantity low -roger | |||||