Thanks. I can’t find a picture of this kind of a frame anywhere online. I wonder what year it is.
Spare_Ad_1831 on
Looks like an old beam bike…… M55
Spare_Ad_1831 on
Those type bikes were popular in the 90’s…..
Mod__Lang on
Back in the 90’s, the guy that developed this used to frequent the shop I worked at. The idea was to take the flex of the Softride beam and make it more controllable, adjustable and less noodley than the Softride. The beam, as you might assume by the brand name, was titanium. These were geared towards triathletes.
It may take 650c wheels.
jeffbell on
The patent in the picture was applied for in September 1993.
Technically that might violate rule 1 of this subreddit. (We should change the cutoff)
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Same idea as a [Softride](https://bikesnobnyc.com/2023/03/07/soft-rides-demand-hard-people/amp/). The top tube is designed to flex and create a smoother ride. Looks like an aluminum road frame w/ Campy veloce cranks
Thanks. I can’t find a picture of this kind of a frame anywhere online. I wonder what year it is.
Looks like an old beam bike…… M55
Those type bikes were popular in the 90’s…..
Back in the 90’s, the guy that developed this used to frequent the shop I worked at. The idea was to take the flex of the Softride beam and make it more controllable, adjustable and less noodley than the Softride. The beam, as you might assume by the brand name, was titanium. These were geared towards triathletes.
It may take 650c wheels.
The patent in the picture was applied for in September 1993.
Technically that might violate rule 1 of this subreddit. (We should change the cutoff)
[https://patents.justia.com/inventor/thomas-m-piszkin](https://patents.justia.com/inventor/thomas-m-piszkin)
We had a Tandem where the Stoker position use this type of set up with the titanium beam, and it was super comfortable!
I had a Zip 2001 in 1995. Fastest bike I ever road….. of course I was 27 and a triathlete….. Retired M55.