Sneek peek at 2009 Uzzi vp , changes still to be made as this is the 2nd proto but getting close. Travele adjust (like Tracer vp ) 6.75" or 7.25" 2nd gen VPP w/ new bearing zirk system, Iscg 05 integrated bb, 1.5 head tube . more specs to come.Leverage ratio in the 2.5 / 1 range , coil or air .
Nice, but replaceble dropouts should be a better choice for this frame...just my thought. It looks like 135 mm rear end, isnt' it? Maybe we'll see at Eurobike ?? :-)
i trust that you'll make sure that someone using a Totem with a 1.5 steerer/headset, and tires that are large enough for loose conditions, will still have a bottom bracket height below 14 inches. as Intense knows, that was a common complaint w/ the previous uzzi vpx. not all of us want to run a zero stack reducer headset. skinny steerer tube, and smallish tires just to keep the BB reasonably low.
This is another test proto set up with a Travis 180 single 1.5 & remember as I said these are still protos and there are changes in process to address shock fitament, rate etc.
The weld on drop out is set @ 135 but uses a chip that will allow standard, 12mm or Maxle configuration & it is a lighter setup as you can see we are trying both.
So here's a question for all you industry types: do manufacturers just design and proto a medium and then scale up and down for small and large? I've always felt like medium bikes rode better even though I should be on a large at 6'3. Might just be a preference for small bikes, but it seems like lots of rigs just look out of proportion in other sizes. I imagine that just adding or removing some tube here or there would totally change the weight balance and feel of the bike.
that is pretty much the way I do it , start @ the medium size for several reasons, it will fit more people for test riding & I always scale up and down from there as the medium is always what I consider ideal numbers ( wheelbase , height ,etc.) I have always ridden a medium size frame even though most people would put me on a large cause I like the fell of this relationship the best.
that is pretty much the way I do it , start @ the medium size for several reasons, it will fit more people for test riding & I always scale up and down from there as the medium is always what I consider ideal numbers ( wheelbase , height ,etc.) I have always ridden a medium size frame even though most people would put me on a large cause I like the fell of this relationship the best.
So if you ride a medium how tall are you? I have always rode a large at 6' 0" but I have never tried a medium so I can't compare.
29'ers should come with a warning label affixed to the toptube. WARNING: Objects may be further than they appear.
as Intense knows, that was a common complaint w/ the previous uzzi vpx.
Other dropouts would solve that problem EASY, but I am still waiting....
The new Uzzi LOOKS good!
Although from experience I am fearing that the monocoque is not as crashworthy as the tube'd frame on the old one. And again this low-low-low link on the new VPP......
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the color looks more like a candy apple red, silver base with red clearcoat.
Originally Posted by hball
