Ultimate Bike Thread....

[jyl]

With wider gearing, that would be a cool little bike. Here are other 20" wheel bikes.

21 Small Wheel Bicycles - The Zippy Revolution : TreeHugger

Personally I'd get a Brompton if I was going to spend that much.

[intakexhaust]

Cannondale Hooligan: Curious too. Spotted a used one for sale month back. I sort of recall it being a flat black color and priced 1/2 of new. I didn't follow-up but any of these small wheelers can be fun. Like the name says, just for goofing off, scrambler in town, pit bike, etc.

Small folding types: We have two of them, a vintage Raleigh Twenty and some unknown Taiwan brand with decent quality + 6 speed Shimano. The Taiwan bike fits up to a 6' 3" rider comfortably and handles off-road trails. Someday would like to try a Bike Friday, upper-end built road bike.

[intakexhaust]

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[jyl]

I am thinking a Cannondale Hooligan stealth e-bike. Conceal the rear hub motor behind aero discs. Mount battery and controller between a pair of upper frame tubes or behind the seat tube, and conceal with a frame bag, like the Revelate bags. Modify a Gripshift to be the throttle, so there's no obvious e-bike giveaway. With those 20" tires and you being so light, I bet a 400 watt motor would burn rubber off the line. It would be a mini motard with pedals, a real hooligan. Wonder if you could get a lefty suspension fork to fit?

[Scooter]

I almost bought this one last weekend: Cannondale Hooligan | eBay

[CurtEgerer]

I almost sold my 1998 K2-ProFlex a couple of years ago for cheap. Really don't ride it much anymore. Then I find out there is a cult-following on ProFlex bikes and they're going for decent money.

K2 ProFlex Riders Group

[Joe Bob]

That's a work of art.....hang it on the wall......

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[jyl]

Kind of too nice to be the base for a project

I almost bought this one last weekend: Cannondale Hooligan | eBay

[Scooter]

I'm also thinking about building a full suspension 26" bike with 20" inch wheels like this one: cannondale superV 20inch - YouTube

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[jyl]

I was thinking about that! Take an older and hence cheap dual suspension MTB, put 20" wheels on it. Issues will be bottom bracket height, gearing. Think you should swap to shorter cranks (BMX) for pedal clearance. Need disc brakes to make the wheel swap simpler. SuperVs are fairly cheap , the headshok is cool.

I'm also thinking about building a full suspension 26" bike with 20" inch wheels like this one: cannondale superV 20inch - YouTube

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by jyl

I was thinking about that! Take an older and hence cheap dual suspension MTB, put 20" wheels on it. Issues will be bottom bracket height, gearing. Think you should swap to shorter cranks (BMX) for pedal clearance. Need disc brakes to make the wheel swap simpler. SuperVs are fairly cheap , the headshok is cool.

Typical BMX crank is 180mm (the most popular size) course you can get the shorter ones designed for little kids, but, ..

[jim72911t]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

Nice. I haven't seen one of those since my college years 20+ years ago. A roommate of mine worked at the DB dealer at the time, and they had 3-4 of those in the basement. Every once in a while (after the bars closed, of course ) we'd bust 'em out and play with them. Good times.

[Scooter]

Originally Posted by jyl

I was thinking about that! Take an older and hence cheap dual suspension MTB, put 20" wheels on it. Issues will be bottom bracket height, gearing. Think you should swap to shorter cranks (BMX) for pedal clearance. Need disc brakes to make the wheel swap simpler. SuperVs are fairly cheap , the headshok is cool.

Yeah, I've pretty much designed the bike in my head. I am short, so crank size will be either 165mm or 170mm, which is typical for me. Disc brakes are a necessity and the BB height is something to watch.

[Joe Bob]

Still waiting to hear from someone that has done any electric assist to some of these old rides. It has gotta be a hoot with the 4.5Kw set ups that boast 50mph.....

Would like to do one myself but lessen my learning curve from a BTDT point of view.

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

That's a work of art.....hang it on the wall......

Or put an electric motor in it It already takes 2 9V batteries to control the active suspension. It has a Noleen shock with a bypass port that allows shock fluid to pass by the damping piston - all controlled by a microprocessor that reads piston speed and acceleration 1000s of times per second. So set on 'Active' mode it is soft over small undulating bumps but can instantly handle a severe hit as well. It actually works and you can feel it.

What kind of HP can I get out of 2 9V batteries?

[intakexhaust]

2014 Specialized- 50 pounds and $$$$. But signs of the future.

I suppose when Schwinn offers a like looking bike for $500 and gas hits $5.00 gallon, the mainstream of America will flock to Walmart for them.