So, remember when I made that little bike that was not quite little enough? Well, I think that I did it again. For whatever reason, either my measurements or my brain was off, and even though I shrunk the top tube down almost 2 inches, the bike is too tall. Risheeta can straddle it, and put both feet on the ground, but she's riding the top tube at that point.
SUPER LAME
I think that I will not be making any bikes for tiny people in the future. I just don't seem to understand how to calculate standover height, and apparently have no ability to learn either!
The plan now is to get a road fork and add disc tabs to it. That should drop the front end an inch, which should be sufficient clearance. With the 2mm shorter rake, the trail of the frame and general steering characteristics shouldn't be altered too much. Adding the bosses shouldn't be too tricky, since I'll just have to basically reinforce the whole fork leg to make sure the added force at the dropout won't be a problem. I'll probably do the brackets in carbon fiber plate and then do an over-wrap of the rest of the fork blade. This all presupposes that I get enough drop out of the switch anyway. Fingers crossed.
ON the plus side, the new purple color looks fantastic with silver accents I kind of don't like purple in general, but this bike looks great. Just too goddamn tall!
You are very brave to allude to Risheeta as "tiny"! You will find that her diminutive stature is more than balanced by her aura. Or her roundhouse kick. Either or.
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