NeilP
1 GW
Hi All
Creating this thread so if any one comes across a frame with a big open triangle that also has some form of rear suspension...be it long travel or an older short travel 'soft tail' type bike, I'd like to see a collection of pictures here.
Just a pic with a name is enough. Don't want this thread to become a discussion thread, like this previous Suitable full sus" thread. Just a gallery of bike frames, old and new that can be used for an e-bike build with all the electrics safely tucked away inside a box within the frame.
What follows is a couple of short paragraphs explaining why I'd like this
My first pic is to explain why I want pics and names of these sorts of bikes. This is my bike, my every day ride and yes ...non suspension, with all electrics hidden in one place, in a nice big easy to construct box. Looking for frames with that sort of layout and also some rear suspension.
I help many people with advice on bike builds. I show them pictures of bikes on here, some neat and well done, with electrics all neat and tucked away like my Mongoose, but also others rather like many of my own 'experimental ' builds, with batts and wires everywhere, many like something out of a mad scientists lab.
Most potential e-bikers really need full suspension, not for off roading but to compensate for poor riding style. They really do need some sort of rear cushioning..to save the rear wheel from too hard a life on the road; speed bumps, pot holes, pavements etc. They often do not know they need it, till they ride one of my project bikes that does have small travel 'soft tail rear suspension, then they do think it is a good idea.
A heavy e-bike does give the rear rim a beating if not ridden with care...and most people do not ride with care, especially if they have not built the wheel themselves. These people ride my soft tail and like it, but they also want all the electrics hidden away as per my Mongoose . Most full suspension bikes DONT allow for this sort of build. They turn up with all sorts of bikes that will make the build difficult.
I want to show a list of bikes with pics that they can look out for, on flea bay etc, that are both full sus AND have an easy frame triangle shape that it is easy to get a box made to fit in the frame to the wires and batts both centred and hidden.
This is why I am asking for pictures and frame names only no discussion please
SO....Please POST ONLY Picture and name of model, year etc. of any bikes that have rear suspension BUT with NO suspension parts within the triangle AND the bike has a big open triangle
Does not matter if they only have an inch or two of travel..Not necessarily looking for pics of bikes with 5-6 inches of travel for 40 mph off road and big air jumps. If it has rear suspension of any sort to give some comfort/ impact cushioning of a heavy e-bike at speed on the road ...No need to bring up the subject of balloon tyres, I do know that is another way..NOT INTERESTED FOR THIS THREAD>>>JUST WANT TO GET A LIST OF BIKES WITH PICTURES
I'll start off with a few
This is not a perfect example of this model, as it has a sloping top tube, so reducing the triangle . Earlier models had a straighter top tube and bigger triangle
Mission merida LRS
1991 ish Boulder Gazelle and Defiant
1992 Fisher RS-1
Manitou 1995
Yeti FRO:
GT LTS3
Creating this thread so if any one comes across a frame with a big open triangle that also has some form of rear suspension...be it long travel or an older short travel 'soft tail' type bike, I'd like to see a collection of pictures here.
Just a pic with a name is enough. Don't want this thread to become a discussion thread, like this previous Suitable full sus" thread. Just a gallery of bike frames, old and new that can be used for an e-bike build with all the electrics safely tucked away inside a box within the frame.
What follows is a couple of short paragraphs explaining why I'd like this
My first pic is to explain why I want pics and names of these sorts of bikes. This is my bike, my every day ride and yes ...non suspension, with all electrics hidden in one place, in a nice big easy to construct box. Looking for frames with that sort of layout and also some rear suspension.
I help many people with advice on bike builds. I show them pictures of bikes on here, some neat and well done, with electrics all neat and tucked away like my Mongoose, but also others rather like many of my own 'experimental ' builds, with batts and wires everywhere, many like something out of a mad scientists lab.
Most potential e-bikers really need full suspension, not for off roading but to compensate for poor riding style. They really do need some sort of rear cushioning..to save the rear wheel from too hard a life on the road; speed bumps, pot holes, pavements etc. They often do not know they need it, till they ride one of my project bikes that does have small travel 'soft tail rear suspension, then they do think it is a good idea.
A heavy e-bike does give the rear rim a beating if not ridden with care...and most people do not ride with care, especially if they have not built the wheel themselves. These people ride my soft tail and like it, but they also want all the electrics hidden away as per my Mongoose . Most full suspension bikes DONT allow for this sort of build. They turn up with all sorts of bikes that will make the build difficult.
I want to show a list of bikes with pics that they can look out for, on flea bay etc, that are both full sus AND have an easy frame triangle shape that it is easy to get a box made to fit in the frame to the wires and batts both centred and hidden.
This is why I am asking for pictures and frame names only no discussion please
SO....Please POST ONLY Picture and name of model, year etc. of any bikes that have rear suspension BUT with NO suspension parts within the triangle AND the bike has a big open triangle
Does not matter if they only have an inch or two of travel..Not necessarily looking for pics of bikes with 5-6 inches of travel for 40 mph off road and big air jumps. If it has rear suspension of any sort to give some comfort/ impact cushioning of a heavy e-bike at speed on the road ...No need to bring up the subject of balloon tyres, I do know that is another way..NOT INTERESTED FOR THIS THREAD>>>JUST WANT TO GET A LIST OF BIKES WITH PICTURES
I'll start off with a few
This is not a perfect example of this model, as it has a sloping top tube, so reducing the triangle . Earlier models had a straighter top tube and bigger triangle
Mission merida LRS
1991 ish Boulder Gazelle and Defiant
1992 Fisher RS-1
Manitou 1995
Yeti FRO:
GT LTS3
