scroll down at http://www.kogswell.com

Anybody know further details?

Thanks,

Here's a couple of links to Kent Peterson's Kogswell setup and review:

http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2006/02/kogswell-model-g.html

http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2006/01/kogswell-model-g-impressions.html

Here's a couple of links to Kent Peterson's Kogswell setup and review:

http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2006/02/kogswell-model-g.html

http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2006/01/kogswell-model-g-impressions.html

As far as I can tell this is a new track frameset not the model G from last year.

And yeah there isn't much info on either. The model G has even been removed from the price list. I was looking buy one and sometime last week it disappeared from the site. I don't know if it's been discontinued or not.

As far as I can tell this is a new track frameset not the model G from last year.


Exactly. I guess it's due out in June. From that picture it looks nice & clean (no brake cable stops) but I can't see any nice lugs either.

Exactly. I guess it's due out in June. From that picture it looks nice & clean (no brake cable stops) but I can't see any nice lugs either.
You can't see any lugs because that is a CAD drawing, probably why you can't see any cable reliefs anywhere. I'm just gunna go out on a limb and say it probably has internal cable routing like the G.

You can't see any lugs because that is a CAD drawing, probably why you can't see any cable reliefs anywhere. I'm just gunna go out on a limb and say it probably has internal cable routing like the G.

I was wondering if that was some kind of drawing! Thanks for clarifying.

i still don't see the point of 650B wheels on kogswell and rivendell. imo it's stupid to make the frame around an oddball wheel size just because that size is different or old school or cool. if you want comfortable rides or fenders, there are plenty 700c frames that allow fat tires and fenders (e.g. cx frames like crosscheck and double cross). and you are not limited by whatever rim/tire selection QBP has. i hope supporters of 650B has some other rationale behind their zeal.

My understanding is that 650b is the "norm" for most bikes in Europe (city style perhaps) ?

I really do not see an advantage compared to a 26-inch rim (aka MTB).



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I know, my dad's a really big 650B junkie, just doesn't seem to understand that you don't have to "re-invent the wheel" both literally and figuratively. If you want something between 26' and 700C, go with the far more popular 650A (590 mm bead diameter, used on a ton English imports and knock off schwinns.) You have thousands of choices for tires and nearly every tire that comes in 650B also can be found in 650A. The kogswell was actucally designed around 650A's from what I under stand, and Matthew even got one rim company to dust off the machinery for 650A rims.

Just design a bike around large 700C's, after all the fork Crown is still the same size and the rear tri-angle can be easily manipulated for tires as wide as you want. If you need to build a small bike but don't want to alter frame Geometry drop down to 26' or 20' for all I care.

I have rather strong feeling about this because it's my job during the summer to keep the tubes stocked, as it is we have to keep 700 presta, 700 schreader, 26' presta and schreader, 26' schwinn and 650A schreader, 24', 24' x 1 1/8, 20" x 2.0, 20' x 1 3/8, 18', 16', 12', 8', and any number of scooter tire sizes, and don't get me started on thorn proof's and self sealing. In short, be kind to the minimum wage kid at your LBS and please do not ask them to start stocking 650B tubes.