June 2012 BoTM 'Dead End Special' - Nominations Please

[oneschnark]

Hi,
may be this one: 2 Wheels drive
Progear 1995
Philippe

 

[Raging_Bulls]

Not so sure about 2WD. It was a rarity then, but they're still playing with the concept in modern times. (Teryo, Christini, Jeep Rubicon)

Still, IMO it's a dead end as it'll never catch on.

 

[Huelse]

I'd like to enter my 1990 Ibis Mountain Trials.
It's dead end is the 24" rear wheel, some manufacturers used this between 1987 and 1992. After this period, there was a longer break until the 2000s when some Enduro's used a smaller rear wheel. Today, this design seems obsolete (Am I right?).

Build thread here:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 06#1552106

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

Liking that bike. Didn't Cannondale do the 24/26 thing in their early days?

Biopace type rings are back especially on the road. Brad Wiggins seems to be a fan.

 

[mfh126]

I'll throw this into the mix.

1992 Grove Innovations X-Frame

• Neon paint
  "Beam" frame
  1" headtube
  Threaded headset
  Quill stem/handlebar combo
  Chainstay mounted U-brake
  Bottom-pull front derailleur pulley

 

[yeti-man]

...Please remember judges decision is final and cantilever brakes won't count

 

[phill77]

Rigid doesn't seem to have survived as an off-road aspect, perhaps there's an odd exception, but as a generalism, whenever I've seen line-ups of modern bike ranges, I don't recall rigid being apparent.

Most fat bikes I see pictures of are fully rigid, but I guess they are just a dead-end for the future...

 

[kaiser]

Rigid doesn't seem to have survived as an off-road aspect, perhaps there's an odd exception, but as a generalism, whenever I've seen line-ups of modern bike ranges, I don't recall rigid being apparent.

Most fat bikes I see pictures of are fully rigid, but I guess they are just a dead-end for the future...

Having ridden one yesterday I'd say not. They are a barrel load of fun

 

[brocklanders023]

Plenty of 29ers are fully rigid as well.

 

[dbmtb]

I'd like to enter my 1990 Ibis Mountain Trials.
It's dead end is the 24" rear wheel, some manufacturers used this between 1987 and 1992. After this period, there was a longer break until the 2000s when some Enduro's used a smaller rear wheel. Today, this design seems obsolete (Am I right?).

Build thread here:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 06#1552106

Disqualified as it's an early variant of what is today known as 69er.