tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post6925933603606543578..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Circus Bikes and Yellow TapeVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-28270478827138275542008-01-21T23:25:00.000-05:002008-01-21T23:25:00.000-05:00Yes, they use cloth tape (usually white) for the t...Yes, they use cloth tape (usually white) for the trapeze, and change it frequently. I've sold large amounts to Cirque Du Soleil for just that purpose, for example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-29669990256239949692008-01-13T17:19:00.000-05:002008-01-13T17:19:00.000-05:00To the world,I don't the think rear femders could ...To the world,<BR/>I don't the think rear femders could be pre-drilled, other than the rear stay drilling. Those of you who have followed this blog for any length of time might remember the VO mixte I had made a while ago. There were a couple of issues and the frame was remade. With only slight changes to the geometry, the fender holes moved an inch. I also want to publicly thank Chris for resolving all these issues. The new bike built up from the revised frame is wonderful and Chris took care of EVERYTHING. Velo Orange was a joy to deal with. Thanks again! I have a couple of pictures on my blog site (http://oakwoodlife.blogspot.com/)if you're willing to put up my non-bike posting.Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-16174649758792005372008-01-11T12:05:00.000-05:002008-01-11T12:05:00.000-05:00Tomcat- thanks alot for the bikeforest link, it's ...Tomcat- thanks alot for the bikeforest link, it's perfect! The hula bike isn't what I had in mind, I want a regular bike with elliptical wheels, but the formula is what I needed.Great site, too.<BR/><BR/>And...Railbikes. Anyone?reverend dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090415465883988497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-32805965603954127792008-01-11T09:05:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:05:00.000-05:00Maybe the tapes are used for the trapeze?Maybe the tapes are used for the trapeze?Benzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953540187082797131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-19656620788651506282008-01-11T08:38:00.000-05:002008-01-11T08:38:00.000-05:00Clown Bikes! Perfect term for the brakeless fixed ...Clown Bikes! Perfect term for the brakeless fixed gear bikes with hard tires ridden by all those Darwin Award candidates. But I wanna know what kind of wheels they use on the actual clown bikes. I counted nine people on the bike in the photo. I have trouble keeping rear wheels true with just me on there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-80841192994832590662008-01-11T05:12:00.000-05:002008-01-11T05:12:00.000-05:00I'm thinking that as several folks have noted they...I'm thinking that as several folks have noted they are fixed wheel bikes. As near as I can figure they often run a 1:1 ratio, i.e. a tiny 20 tooth chainwheel mated with a 20 tooth cog. <BR/><BR/>500 rolls is enough to do 250 bikes, or one bike 250 times. Maybe they tape bars once a week to keep them fresh loking? Racers get new white tape daily, it shows up better in the photos.Pete LaVerghettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12435804228394909983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-78845131520896240642008-01-10T19:25:00.000-05:002008-01-10T19:25:00.000-05:00Is it preferable for a clown bike to have a low tr...Is it preferable for a clown bike to have a low trail steering geometry? How does pneumatic trail affect handling when a second clown is perched on the handlebars?Andrew Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08917065225850153006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-88236021476188729922008-01-10T17:06:00.000-05:002008-01-10T17:06:00.000-05:00OK guys, stop clowning around!OK guys, stop clowning around!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-48355535255321633022008-01-10T16:05:00.000-05:002008-01-10T16:05:00.000-05:00bikeforest has a wheelbuilding applet to build hul...bikeforest has a wheelbuilding applet to build hula bike wheels....<BR/>http://www.bikeforest.com/CAD/hulaCAD.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-37635526484047082172008-01-10T14:49:00.000-05:002008-01-10T14:49:00.000-05:00Did they tell you anything about the bicycles they...Did they tell you anything about the bicycles they use? I imagine clown bikes have a unique geometry for clowning around, or do they just modify kids bikes? <BR/>And the question is how did french clown bicycles differ from the ones currently used and is there a small group of disgruntled ex-clowns who prefer to ride up front.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-27091840101424482332008-01-10T13:48:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:48:00.000-05:00Yes! Clown bikes for all my friends...does anyone ...Yes! Clown bikes for all my friends...does anyone have formulae for spoke lengths on elliptical wheels? I need to bob and weave. Seriously, how do I calculate spoke length for that? And we haven't discussed railbikes yet...reverend dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090415465883988497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-45237518460703837682008-01-10T13:47:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:47:00.000-05:00Funny, where I live there are a lot of clowns on b...Funny, where I live there are a lot of clowns on bikes with brakeless, non-freewheeling bikes. A few days ago, I got to enjoy watching a very circus-worthy crash by a young gent on a beautiful Eddy Merckx track bike that he had outfitted with a cut-off MTB riser bar crash into a newspaper box that he couldn't avoid because of his brakeless clown bike. Thank you for giving me a new term for these sorts of bikes--clown bikes.<BR/>M BurdgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-42437424192641392472008-01-10T13:34:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:34:00.000-05:00what wonderful story! my first bike was from a cir...what wonderful story! my first bike was from a circus - the perfect size, bomb-proof kids bike<BR/>There were 3 drawbacks:<BR/>*no brakes<BR/>*hard rubber, non-pneumatic tires <BR/>*no clutch mechanism (the pedals turned as long as the wheels did)<BR/><BR/>This last point made for some spectacular circus-worthy crashes.Thatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561916906654393211noreply@blogger.com