Taipei Cycle Show: Post 3

 because there is already a bike show in North America, one in Europe, and one in Asia.

 a snowmobile has way faster acceleration than a bike...

 sure but a snowmobile's a snowmobile and a bike will be a bike, so its not the same at all, and a strap or a chain same diff who cares, id rather have a chain, it wont cost me so much of changing "straps" than changing chains, cause ya dont change a chain on a bike very often.

 MattFreerider - It's almost like you're saying you dont wan't change?
"The bike has a chain therefore it must always have a chain."

That's the vibe i'm getting from you...and I find it quite ignorant.

Home Team - Too many photos and not enough info! None-the-less I always like a bike show post.

 if your talking about the nicolia(sp?) its carbon/ruber, so much like the surpenteen belt on your car. only problem i see is there is no way to adapt it to a different frame. once thats sorted id surely run it no more derailures to kill

 Im assuming the belt has steel wires running through it just like a car or snowmobile belt does. That is why there is no stetch, trust me they are very ridged.

 from what i can tell from my buddies shredded sled track(dont ask how ill laugh too hard type) its got rubber with steel strands running parallel with the track. i would assume they use carbon in this one because of the need to shed weight on the bicycle

 no need for steel- carbon is super stiff and doesn't flex. The downside is
A. no changing the length for different stay lengths/gear ratios
B. the belt is one solid piece- you have to have a break in your frame to mount it. No more flex-free rear ends!
C. chain can bend more- to accommodate smaller sprockets.

 i believe theres an internal shifting hub on that rig so no worries

 its called a belt driven bike and it really quiet and smooth feel.

 i know that, if they could make the belt so that you dont have to run split rear triangle to get it on and off would make it even better. dont see it catching on for street/park unless they can make everything smaller but for dedicated dj 4x and ds bikes it will take off. i mainly like the no 150 dollar dérailleur to get eaten by my wheel every time i land a jump funny. as soon as it can be run on a regular frame im in until then ill stick to killing dérailleurs

 hayes brakes were once made in the factory owned by funn ...

 and interesting ideas...

 ^^^oh yesss

loving the two-tone colour on that 2STAGE!

 She's got that James Bond tip going on

 Damn!

 That shirt is mangling her cleavage, and she needs to eat a hamburger or twelve. Her legs are as skinny as the steering tube on that scooter. She could be hot as all get out, but god look at those legs....*throws up in mouth a little*

 Yeah, very nice, apart from the phallis...why why why?

 coz ....

 its a belt?

 belt drive

 worst idea ever. Super big chainrings and having a broken chainstay/seatstay on a dj/park/street bike. This technology belongs on cruisers and hybrids, thats all.

 I know, i agree. They just need to update the technology. With 25-13 gearing or something, and no broken chainstays.

 i think i have a couple left on my camera if you want i can email them to you ... ha ha ha

 i just added all the pictures that i edited, did not notice all of the funn brake pics until i posted it and by that time it was late and I was too tired to fix it

 thanks

 them fixies look sick!

 www.bears-bike.com is their website

 Who asked for a left-side-drive + disk break option. Apart from no one being interested, I wouldn't consider it too intelligent to have one's disc next to the lubed chain....

ps: gotta love the Nicolai!

 my guess is that some park or street riders will be interested in the left side drive disk brake thing. Bear's sponsors a lot of the best Asian riders and it is something that they have asked for.

 

 that didn't make sense, but okay! =)