Re: [CR]Colin Laing single speed frame design

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Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 15:17:41 -0800
From: "Ronald Lau" <ronlau@ronlau.com>
To: Charles Nighbor <cnighbor1@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Colin Laing single speed frame design
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

To all,

You can see a picture of a Jack Taylor curve tube.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11699055@N03/3085283856/

I do have a Bilenky fixedgear with the same type of tube. Stephen said you can still get them from Reynolds (NOS?)

Thanks, Ronald Lau San Francisco, CA USA
> I asked Colin about his single speed frame design with a curved seat
> tube that places the seat back towards the rear axle. Much more than a
> normal frame
> Colin Laing reply is below. Ask for a photo of ths frame if interested.
> ''----- Original Message -----
> From: Colin Laing
> To: Charles Nighbor
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: A question on one of your frames
> Hello Charles,
>
> The idea is to sit almost above the back axle , mainly for time
> trials or hill climbs, The curved tube was a Jack Taylor feature, copied
> from Claud Butler.
>
> I have done loads of these as single speeds and also for the back
> of tandems,,,thereby giving more room for the stoker.
>
> I know the angles look wierd but actually the seat to handlebars
> and the seat to bottom bracket are quite usual....indeed, when drawing
> the thing up from a riders measurements,I use a straight line for the
> seat tube then super-impose the curved tube onto the drawing...,hope
> this makes sense to you...the ride is actually quite a dream....thanks
> for the note...COLIN
>
> --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Charles Nighbor <cnighbor1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From: Charles Nighbor <cnighbor1@comcast.net>
> Subject: A question on one of your frames
> To: "colin Laing" <colin_laing@yahoo.com>, "Dale CR Brown"
> <oroboyz@aol.com>
> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 9:23 AM
>
>
> Colin What is the design thought being this frame design?
> I can see the seat is positioned way behind the bottom bracket.
> Was this a criterion frame?
> Thanks
> Charles Nighbor, Architect''
>
>
> Charles Nighbor
> Walnut Creek, CA USA