I had a local guy (Thomas Hosford) build this for me.

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flag owock (Nov 26, 2008 at 17:23)
sick
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flag sherbet (Nov 26, 2008 at 18:59)
What's the weight on it?
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flag jar862 (Nov 28, 2008 at 11:47)
Total it weighs in at 25.6lbs. I just put a different front wheel on so it should be 25.2 but I haven't weight it. Being steel it rides alot lighter
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flag sherbet (Nov 28, 2008 at 19:12)
That's a pretty sick setup.
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flag scrider89 (Nov 29, 2008 at 20:55)
how do u like the fork for trials??
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flag jar862 (Nov 30, 2008 at 10:43)
I love it. It's a surprisingly stiff fork for its weight. I designed the geo. around having it on there, so I have a higher front end so that I can actually bunny hop the bike. I've always had problems, as most people do, wiht actually bunny hopping a full on stock bike. I have such a weird, odd and demented style that this bike works for me. Every street rider (26" & 20") just doesn't know what to do with the rear end and high BB. And every trials rider is thrown off because of the front end being high and pretty short. So far I'm the only person I've seen ride really well on it. But that's why I drew it the way I did.
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flag inspired (Nov 30, 2008 at 11:30)
you should get the frame painted, it would look sick!
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flag jar862 (Nov 30, 2008 at 12:18)
I thought about it, but I had it clear coated. I had some pretty cool schemes in mind. The welds on it are beautiful, skillful and artful. And after having enough people who knew what they were looking at complement the welder, I just had to leave them visible.
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flag inspired (Nov 30, 2008 at 14:13)
oh, okay man. I'm no welding expert, haha
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flag scrider89 (Nov 30, 2008 at 16:35)
haha ya for sure about the welds tig. i ride a GU and no one can ride mine either cuz its so high up. so thats fine with me haha no one asks more riding for me =) sick design did u build it on ur own too?
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flag jar862 (Nov 30, 2008 at 18:04)
I did the geometery. I had a local friend by the name of Thomas Hosford design the frame and build it. He's a super skilled guy. He prototypes frames for AtomLab and has built quite a few for local riders.
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United States Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Date: 2008-11-26
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