Formula One REDUX
By Legislator on 08/30/2011.
Bike tags: Track bike | Road bike | Commuter | 11 inches of saddle to bar drop | 2Brutal |
1988 DiamondBack Formula One. Not really a BMX, or a road bike, but badass and twitchy. 34" wheelbase
Ritchey WCS 150mm riser stem. Titec titanium flat bar, cut down to width of original bar, Oury grips
Original Fork, Shimano 600 headset
Cheap alloy rim 20", with Randor 'Freestyle' disc cover, Odyssey Frequency G K-lyte 1.85" folding tire
Shimano Capreo laced 2x NDS 4x DS to Sun CR-18, with Randor 'Freestyle' disc cover, Odyssey Frequency G P-lyte 1.75" folding tire
Shimano Deore XT 170mm cranks, 600 or Dura-Ace bottom bracket
Control Tech (internal brace) post, Super Turbo saddle (for some reason way more comfy than a Turbo)
Chopped and sharpened SR MTP-110 pedals (brutal), SRAM 9 speed chain
Shimano Deore 9 speed pods, Old School Deore Front, RSX short cage in back
Black Shimano front brake, black Dia-Compe Rear (would have come with a roller rear), Avid levers
Sugino 51t/Vuelta 60t up front, Shimano Capreo 9-10-11-13-15-17-20-23-26 in back
This is still a rough ride
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1988 DiamondBack Formula One. Not really a BMX, or a road bike, but badass and twitchy. 34" wheelbase
Ritchey WCS 150mm riser stem. Titec titanium flat bar, cut down to width of original bar, Oury grips
Original Fork, Shimano 600 headset
Cheap alloy rim 20", with Randor 'Freestyle' disc cover, Odyssey Frequency G K-lyte 1.85" folding tire
Shimano Capreo laced 2x NDS 4x DS to Sun CR-18, with Randor 'Freestyle' disc cover, Odyssey Frequency G P-lyte 1.75" folding tire
Shimano Deore XT 170mm cranks, 600 or Dura-Ace bottom bracket
Control Tech (internal brace) post, Super Turbo saddle (for some reason way more comfy than a Turbo)
Chopped and sharpened SR MTP-110 pedals (brutal), SRAM 9 speed chain
Shimano Deore 9 speed pods, Old School Deore Front, RSX short cage in back
Black Shimano front brake, black Dia-Compe Rear (would have come with a roller rear), Avid levers
Sugino 51t/Vuelta 60t up front, Shimano Capreo 9-10-11-13-15-17-20-23-26 in back
This is still a rough ride
Bike is fast and 2Brutal, formula one bikes were conceived in 1988 as a 'new sport' within BMX, Shimano signed on to develop a 6 speed SIS drivetrain and a roller brake for the rear, and many of these bikes came with huge single biopace chainrings with guards on each side to keep the chain on. A race circuit was set up, and a number of manufacturers signed up to make similar bikes, some of which are:
DiamondBack's 'Formula One'
Hutch's INSANE 'HPV'
Haro's 'Dart' & 'Pursuit'
Schwinn's 'Qualifier'
General's 'Meerkat M-1' & 'Meerkat L-1'
There may be more out there. Here are a few more links about these bikes:
http://zoobomb.net/forums/index.php?topic=22510.0
http://zoobomb.net/forums/index.php?topic=25187.0
This bike is actually geared out pretty close to my road bike, with my low and high gears around 50" and 125" respectively. The disc covers were from fleabay, and I had to do some serious modification to the rear to get it to fit, as it was meant for a single speed not a 9 speed. The Capreo freehub is genius, but the casettes are oh so expensive, and if I put real miles on this thing I would probably wreck drivetrains quickly. Having 11 inches of saddle to bar drop and still not getting full leg extension makes wearing things out unlikely though. Mostly this bike sees occasional Zoobomb duty, and quick 1 mile or less trips, as it is actually a very fast bike. More weird bikes coming soon.