As we mentioned, since this is the prototype design, we will not be releasing too many specifics until we get closer to the production model. Many of you knew FTW was working on a new design and we couldn't wait to release some image!!
As far as the design intent and dims...hear it from the man himself
The proto frame is a
small, the chainstays are 17.5" and the head angle is 65 where is sits
now. That may change when I see where the fork rides in it's range. As
with any design I do, I am looking for something in the overall
performance....good weight balance, the right grip under braking and
tracking through bumpy turns. One of my goals upon starting this bike
was to build a bike that would be faster and easier to ride fast.
Right now, I expect to pull the head angle in about 1/2 to one degree from where it is now in the range of fork adjustment you can only go slacker...perhaps a degree steeper. The cool thing about the F-bomb is the tubing is still burly and the parts are not creepy thin.
It's so friggin stiff my Ridge is not stoked
---FTW
Keep checking back, there will be more to come
I thank thee that I am none of the wheels of power but I am one with the living creatures that are crushed by it.
Posted by: Jimmy Choo Chaussures | January 12, 2012 at 08:21 AM