The Flying Gate Frame Has Arrived

[vernon]

Already it is sporting front and rear wheels, Tektro froggleg callipers, rear dérailleur chain set and seat post and temporary saddle.

Need to purchase a front derailleur and I'm waiting for the arrival of some Sora STI levers attached to a set of handlebars. Then it's a matter of cabling it up and it will be ready to ride.

Pics soon....

 

[fossyant]

Hurry up !!!

 

[vernon]

Will this do for now? I've added some handlebars for a mock up view.

The above was the state of play at 09:00

Then by 11:15 with one or two diversions I got this far:

 

[longers]

Just getting red crosses from this end Vernon

 

[vernon]

Just getting red crosses from this end Vernon

Hang on......

 

[tdr1nka]

The suspense is killing me.......

 

[vernon]

Just getting red crosses from this end Vernon

I'm getting very cross at this end

I can't link to images on Picasa

 

[vernon]

The suspense is killing me.......

Picasa is killing me

Now have to do some domestic duties that I should hev done before my wife got back........

Back soon

 

[vernon]

Hang on......

As a stop gap measure, the images can be found at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/vernonlevy/FlyingGate#

 

[fossyant]

That's a bit of 'all reet' isn't it...very nice indeed....

 

[Crackle]

'tis a weird, weird frame though. You'd deffo look twice at it. Elegant in it's own way mind, I'm not dissin' it.

 

[rich p]

As I said on a previous thread a mate of mine in Sunderland has one and loves it but it does beg the question - why?

 

[Aperitif]

Nice graphics - and interesting shape.

One of your jewels vern.

 

[mondobongo]

Nice paint.

 

[vernon]

As I said on a previous thread a mate of mine in Sunderland has one and loves it but it does beg the question - why?

The design is intended to shorten the wheelbase ands stiffen the frame thus transferring more power through the rear wheel through reducing frame flex.

How successful this is/was is open to debate. Owners claim that the design works. Trevor Jarvis himself claims that the frames advantages can be detected more easily when on a climb.

I've got one because I like the look and was hooked by a green Baines Flying Gate that I saw at the cycle museum at Camelford four years ago.