What are your thoughts on the Speedone SOR?
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What are your thoughts on the Speedone SOR?
Speedone SOR
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It goes for about $2,050 btw...
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The suspension suggests it's for serious off roading;
but the low hanging derailer makes me wonder.
but the low hanging derailer makes me wonder.
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all standard stuff .. frame has a no drop BB design so the 406 wheels will work..
as with most wide range MTB drive trains on small wheel bikes the long cage lower pulley is close to the ground..
only avoid that with a IGH instead of a Derailleur drive train.
as with most wide range MTB drive trains on small wheel bikes the long cage lower pulley is close to the ground..
only avoid that with a IGH instead of a Derailleur drive train.
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Why would you put such a large derailleur (and chain ring) on a small wheel bike, especially when it is advertised for off-road use where it would be very easy to damage? I never saw anything like it.
All the bikes here have a proper derailleur for their size.
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This bike has a 44T slack and a 32T rear. Might be hard to put a short derailleur on that sucker. Perhaps a better question you might ask is: is such a triple-chainring and rear cassette combination appropriate for the wheel size?
As to chainrings, it's only a 52T. A huge number of folders have a chainring that size. Heck, my Tikit has a 60T.
For me the big item is why you'd need such a low gear on that bike. This bike has a gear range of 18.9 to 95.3 gear inches! Seriously. 18.9. If they just tossed out the small front chainring and added a 60T, they'd have a range of 24.6 to 109.9, which would be awesome.
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Tell that to Dahon, Tern and virtually every other bike company out there. Their 20" folders are made with compact derailleurs designed for smaller wheels, which is called common sense.
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One chainring instead of 3 and then the RD cage does not have to wrap up all that extra Chain
Minimize the gearing range and you can reduce the wrap needs More .
Yes as above Single speed or IGH and No RD at all..
Minimize the gearing range and you can reduce the wrap needs More .
Yes as above Single speed or IGH and No RD at all..
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There's no logical reason to complain about the derailleur, if it's a function of the gearset. Instead, ask why the bike is sold with that gearset, if you like. But first you might want to argue more conclusively that other bikes are always sold with your "common sense" derailleur clearance.
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My thoughts:
It ain't cheap.
Would have preferred 406 wheels, but that can be changed.
Don't think it is for serious off-roading. Wheels are too small. Light offroading, yeah.
Not excited about the heavy stock fork
The color doesn't grab me
Gearing and drivetrain can be improved so no worries there
Given the quick acceleration and nimble handling of small wheels, it could be a lot of fun offroad with some 2.00 wide knobbies.
It ain't cheap.
Would have preferred 406 wheels, but that can be changed.
Don't think it is for serious off-roading. Wheels are too small. Light offroading, yeah.
Not excited about the heavy stock fork
The color doesn't grab me
Gearing and drivetrain can be improved so no worries there
Given the quick acceleration and nimble handling of small wheels, it could be a lot of fun offroad with some 2.00 wide knobbies.
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Hmmm, for half the price one can get a Dahon Jetstream which looks more portable, but has rim brakes.
451 wheels would obviously be better off road than the Dahon, but a regular MTB can do serious off roading and likely cost less than the SOR.
451 wheels would obviously be better off road than the Dahon, but a regular MTB can do serious off roading and likely cost less than the SOR.
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if you're going the route of the airnimal (it's not made in china, so it's probably just a hype bike anyway), i'd prefer the kuwahara gaap with whatever in the rear and preferably with a crankset of some kind, etc., etc. also, it's aluminum and i know you guys like that sort of thing.
as if that weren't enough, the company that makes the gazelle also makes "activity slings" for shiftless dogs. who hasn't at some point had the displeasure of trying to force a lazy dog to get up off it's ass and go outside? well, you won't have to worry about that anymore with this very timely product from ox engineering. just strap the offending pooch into the activity sling and simply wheel it outside. problem solved. free choice is for people, not for dogs. shut up and deal with it, son.
(is this even a real dog? it's probably just one of those hype breeds that are mostly owned by jewish grandmothers who live on the upper east side. i should know- i saw them there.)