[python] Re: Monty has been delivered
- From: Olaf Johansson <noll@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 21:47:40 +0200
Pure bliss.
I was out this evening and rode my Monty some 15 kilometres until dusk.
I wish I could bike on for hours ...
This python turned out perfect for me. I can't wish for anything more
regarding its behaviour and manoeuvrability. Had it been more stable it
would be boring ;-)
I went down a 30 km/slope and cautiously braked a little – guess I was
still making 25 – no problems. The floating sensation from yesterday
has to do with cornering. On this bike the rear part's counter-steering
is much more noticeably than on my Flevobike. So, when turning left my
ass goes to the right and when not used to this it gives you the
feeling of floating.
For about an hour I just played around going slalom, doing tighter and
tighter circles, going as slow as possible, balancing until I have to
put a foot on the ground, taking so sharp turns the pedals almost
touched the ground. This sort of stuff gets my body to know the bike.
Learning to do things you normally don't do widens the balance envelope
and makes ordinary straight riding more secure.
I can already do almost as tight turns as with my Flevo (not in it's
high mode though - there Flevobike still is superior). One thing I
never managed to do on the Flevobike was taking one foot of the pedal.
On Monty I already done it twice! (not for showing off but for turning
the pedal ...)
As for the Big Apple I didn't notice much 'suspension' until I
remembered Dirk and I inflated them rock hard yesterday. After letting
some pressure out the tyres took up small bumps very nicely and the
vibrations were reduced. The vibrations get me far more than the bumps,
riding on coarse tarmac I become dizzy after a short while. This never
happens on my Challenge Hurricane with a real damper. So perhaps I
should look for a Pantour hub for Monty's rear wheel. I am not very
fond of a rubber block suspension - this is what I have on the
Flevobike and it does not absorb the vibrations.
A cool features on a 16" python is that you have a built in support.
Just put one of the pedals in lowest position and tilt the front part
90° – the bike stands steady as a rock (almost).
The pivot solution Dirk and I went for seems to work well. It is an
ordinary bottom bracket that fits into a pivot fork. The fork has slots
where the square tapered bb axle slide into from one side. The bb axle
is then secured to the fork with two crank bolts. Parting the frame is
after some übung quite easy and quick. However, the upper bolt is hard
to reach due to the seat.
Well, I hope the bliss will stay with me for a while. It sure is a nice
feeling.
olaf
On Apr 29, 2005, at 21:09, Jürgen Mages wrote:
Great news Olaf,
On level ground the bike rides well and feels stable. But on a down
slope, guess I was making 20 km/h, I suddenly had a spooky feeling
that the bike floated in the air above the ground. Not being used to
this I pulled the brake immediately. On the other hand, going uphill
increased stability quite a lot.
Very bold to go 20 km/h on the first ride. Handling
differs much from a flevobike with increasing speed.
Routine and calmness help a lot when going fast.
Oh, and thanks Jürgen for coming up with this weird but beautiful
python idea.
Hope you won´t curse me one day ;-)
Next week I will have time to photograph the little bastard ...
Too much time to wait ...
A place on my projects side is already reserved for the Monty.
Cheers,
Jürgen.
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