Whats the bottom bracket height with the 27.5 wheels? I need a budget build lightweight racer
I was wanting to build one up and contacted on one a they encouraged me to go 29r.Said the whippit was not designed for 650b.Thought about hard eddie 650b ss but serious $.Love the way your bike looks.How about the ride?
I took it out today for its first ride. Love the bike, the mid size wheel has its place. It won't be replacing my 29ers but it will be my go to bike for a few trails here in Houston.
Ill mesure the bb height but it seems to be the same as my rigid Lurcher.
There is plenty of room. 2.3 tires should fit even on the wide American Classic rims.
Chumba Stella
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The BB Height is 12 inches to the bottom of the BB shell and 12.75 inches to the center of the BB.
This is with a 445 a/c fork with 2.1 Rocket Rons on american classic race wheels.
My lurcher is 12 inches to the center off the BB with a 470mm a/c rigid fork, Chris King inset 3 and Renagade 1.95s on Easton 90s
My On One Scandal is 12.9 inches to the center of the BB with a WB Loop 80mm tapered fork(not sagged), On One Smoothie mixer headset and Fast Track 2.2s onSun/Ringle BF Pros.
Chumba Stella
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Ummmm.... I guess you really don't know how to fit a bike. I'm 5'11 with a long inseam and short torso. The Whippet is a medium frame with a 605 mm effective top tube. why doesn't it fit?
Maybe you should quit making uninformed comments and learn how to fit a bike.
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The BB Height is 12 inches to the bottom of the BB shell and 12.75 inches to the center of the BB.
This is with a 445 a/c fork with 2.1 Rocket Rons on american classic race wheels.
My lurcher is 12 inches to the center off the BB with a 470mm a/c rigid fork, Chris King inset 3 and Renagade 1.95s on Easton 90s
My On One Scandal is 12.9 inches to the center of the BB with a WB Loop 80mm tapered fork(not sagged), On One Smoothie mixer headset and Fast Track 2.2s onSun/Ringle BF Pros.
As a mater of fact i have a certificate from specialized BG fit school
Originally Posted by Click Click Boom
Ummmm.... I guess you really don't know how to fit a bike. I'm 5'11 with a long inseam and short torso. The Whippet is a medium frame with a 605 mm effective top tube. why doesn't it fit?
Maybe you should quit making uninformed comments and learn how to fit a bike.
well as a matter of fact i have a certificate from specialized BG fit school i could teach you about fit as well as bikes with gears , peace out g man
East and central texas trails with some LA trails. Double lake, Huntsville, rocky hill ranch, bluff creek ranch, tyler state park, ruston and all the houston and austin area trails.
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"well as a matter of fact i have a certificate from specialized BG fit school i could teach you about fit as well as bikes with gears , peace out g man"
In that case you'd know that you can't fit a frame without the person there and a large portion of the fit is comfort and body type. So for Boom here it's probably spot on.
I think somebody is grumpy Some folks like a short frame for stand over, some for looks, some because the manufacturer sizes on odd or even numbers that can leave a gap and that's the best fit.
I take a 21 or 20 inch depending on the manufacturer. My 3 21" frames have less post showing than my 2 20" frames, of course...but guess what? I buy 400mm posts and ALL of them are WELL within the min insertion spec by inches...like I can pull 'em out another 2-3 inches easy and still have post (the little mark on the post I'm sure they covered at Specialized BG Fit School). I can't see where his seat is over extended since for all I know he has a 450mm post and can't see the MIN INSERTION mark.
For the record, all of mine have EXACTLY the same seat to floor, seat to BB center, and seat to pedal measurements but different post lengths hanging out and all well within spec.
Perhaps you just don't like the fact that it's not your bike!?! Let's see...join date 2004, 39 posts, 1 chicklet...keep up the good work!
I have 245mm of seatpost showing with a very thin saddle. There is 155mm of post in the frame. It may look off because of the angle of ther photo and that the whippets have a very low stack. I have changed the stem and trimmed the steer tube so it looks much cleaner now. Its also shaved a few more grams. ;-)
So far I like the wheelsize. It felt like a 26er in the turns and rolled over stuff almost as well as a 29er. It is a converted 26er frame so it turned o ut the way I thought it would.
Light, rigid, singlespeed, fast and simple. Great build for a lot less money then many other similar weight weenie builds.
I love that Lynskey Ti Bike... Sweet ride. Here are my 2 ti bikes that are Lynskey made for other makes.
Ragley TD:1 15lbs 14oz
Vassago Optimus Ti
Last edited by Click Click Boom; 05-22-2013 at 02:17 PM.
Chumba Stella
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That is WAAAAY Too much seatpost showing there! I know that I have 15mm more showing but come on. Screw sizing the bike to you and the way you ride and drop that post to make some guy, that doesn't know you, how or where you ride but has a Specialized Fit Certificate (Whatever that is) happy. Forum people are Idiots! (myself included but then again look how long I've been on here and how many posts I have. I actually ride and just don't type about it)
When I first posted my bike on here in 2010 there were exactly 2 Haters (that bike is dumb, it will break the first time you ride it, those are road tires, do you climb trees with that gear and on and on) and one of them lived within 3 hours of me so we met up to ride and let's just say he couldn't back up his typed words on a Forum on the internet. Oh well such is life.
I climb just fine om my "narrow" 2.1 rocket rons or 1.95 Renagades. I have yet to be passed on a climb in a race. Next people will say that at 210 pounds I'm to heavy for the bike.
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I climb just fine om my "narrow" 2.1 rocket rons or 1.95 Renagades. I have yet to be passed on a climb in a race. Next people will say that at 210 pounds I'm to heavy for the bike.
When you are already in last place when you hit the first climb...of course you can't get passed!