hi listies,
first of all i didn't even try to ride my carbon-python for about 6 month. there are so many things to do with higher priority - bad luck.
the laaanglieger-picture should not be used for measuring, because the bike is not mounted. the angle is round about 70 deg. i can't compare my bike to any other, since i know them only from pictures.
i plan to take some driving lesson within the next weeks - it's getting summer ...
Hello;
I measured from the front part of Stefans Carbon Python at
http://www.home.pages.at/moontraveler/images/laaanglieger.jpg
- it seems to be just under 60 degrees, if his steering BB is exactly at a right angle to the front part. I hope Stefan would tell us about his riding experience compared to Jürgen and Peters'.
Also I want to get started building my own; and I need to make some drawings before. Has anybody made some drawings already, that I could use as a base?
My inseam is 85cm; that means I should go for 26 inch tires, right?
How far should the crank center be from the wheel center to avoid kollisions with the derailleur?
Is it a good idea to use non-straight crank arms like the ridiculous "drawing" below to get the feet further away from the derailleur? _ / /=/ _/
thanks for all your advice
Rasmus Møller
Jürgen Mages <jmages@xxxxxx> Til: "Python Malinglist" <python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sendt af: cc: python-bounce@fre Vedr.: [python] Steering Angle elists.org 16-03-2004 14:09 Besvar venligst til python
Now that Peter and I have two pythons to compare, we exchanged our bikes and made some discoveries concerning the steering angle.
Mine has exactly 67 degrees and Peter´s approx. 75 degrees (by guessing).
Peter tried my bike and it was easier for him to ride. I tried his bike and could ride it, but I felt it was more agile than mine and I had problems with sharp turns.
The latter effect might possibly disappear with practice, but so far I would recommend to make the steering angle not too steep.
On the other hand do not make the angle too flat because the wheel flop will become too strong.
As a conclusion I would recommend a steering angle between 65 and 70 degrees.
Jürgen.
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