Hola Os copio una 'Release' que nos han pasado los chicos de Traitor Bikes con su nuevo invento, la 668, una bici Fixie de freestyle. After working on our first fixed freestyle prototype frame the Streetfighter, we realized that the environment was changing so fast we needed to get back to the drawing board if we wanted to release a front runner in the discipline. As the debate over wheel size continued to go back and forth between 26 and 700c and a host of new bikes came on the market, we decided to start from scratch to create a bike that was somewhat agnostic of wheel size; we named this project the 668. 668 represents the outer wheel diameter with tire that the bike is designed around to maintain proper geometry, bb height and have no toe overlap. Our idea was to let the rider decide which wheel size was right for them while still allowing some flexibility in going larger or smaller. 668mm just happens to be the outside diameter of a 26 x 2.1 wheel, a 650b x 42mm and a 700c x 23mm wheel. With 668mm wheel we were able to keep the chainstays short, 375mm slammed, to give it a lively feel that is effortless to get off the ground. For the 700c purist the frame will fit up to a 700c x 38mm tire with plenty of room but there can be toe overlap on the smaller size depending on the crank you use. Frame construction starts with oversize Columbus Zona tubing that is TIG welded ground down and then fully fillet brazed for not only a seamless look but also adding strength. This is a very labor intensive process but we feel it is worth it and helps to separate the 668 from all the other frames on the market. The fillet brazing also helps to reduce stress risers and distribute the forces better on the tubes instead of concentrating them into a very small area. We designed our own custom stainless steel dropouts, gave it an integrated campy style headset that mates up to our custom fork with oversized crown. Dropout spacing is 120mm (but that is up for debate) and we decided on specing a Spanish Bottom Bracket. The prototype frame weighs in at 6.1 lbs and the fork is 2.2 lbs.
Vaya, a mi me gusta bastante (más mucho que bastante), y para el uso que le doy actualmente a la bici, aún más... pero seguro que el precio no acompaña, y acaba siendo uno de esos caramelitos que hay que guardar en casa... y de esos ya no me caben más XD. Claro que siempre puedo vender algo
¿A cuánto tengo que vender mi culo, y cuántas veces, para conseguirla en el hipotético caso de que me guste?
Es un prototipo, no esta a la venta, el amigo Joe me lo ha pasado para q lo difundamos pq no saben si ponerlo en produccion o no y estan valorando la posible acogida del mercado. Pero vaya, las Traitor baratas como las Create no son, pero tampoco las mas caras... Yo me parece q si lo ponen en produccion traere uno de mi talla y luego... si no se vende... pues para tenerlo en el almacen cogiendo polvo... (menos mal que mi niña no se lee estos foros...) Lo que si que le cambiaria las ruedas por unas Chukker en rojo o similar con bujes tb rojo. Desde luego el cacharrete tiene que ir bien para jugar a Polo...
Pues un cuadro Traitor anda entre 300 y 600 asi en general y a grosso modo, pero no tengo ni idea ni lo quiero saber, del precio de tu culo je je je
Ya que estamos hablando de Traitor os dejo unas foticos que han puesto de la 'fabrica'... china donde hacen los cuadros (la verdad es q uno se espera algo mas... mecanizado...)
