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Offline dr.feelgood

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st martin eiffel proto???
« on: September 02, 2009, 06:13:27 PM »
i thought this frame was just a prototype back then and its also not on production based on their website but it is actually available for sale






« Last Edit: September 02, 2009, 06:16:35 PM by dr.feelgood »
I figured it wouldn't be long before the hater extraordinaire chimed in..
:lol:

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2009, 06:47:58 PM »
where are you going with this?
i don't think it's selling very well, cause FF dropped the
price 100$.  i like the looks, but that rear end is super short.

Offline Lafphotography

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2009, 06:57:25 PM »
where are you going with this?
i don't think it's selling very well, cause FF dropped the
price 100$.  i like the looks, but that rear end is super short.

They dropped the price because the cable mounts were off, the frame is not out in FF yet.

I wonder how they test there frames

havok

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2009, 07:04:21 PM »
Oh sh!t, my bad.

Offline Bomber Moran

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2009, 02:33:37 AM »
isnt this frame called GAIA?

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2009, 02:55:29 AM »
Remember, grammar is the difference between "I helped my uncle Jack off a horse", and "I helped my uncle jack off a horse".

I just started getting into flatland stuff about 3 days ago and suck so far, I blame my sh*tty bike and lack of practice.

Offline dr.feelgood

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2009, 02:58:23 AM »
where are you going with this?

i just thought that they already scrapped this idea/design(seatpostless) because it might be weak but then they are in production :huh:
I figured it wouldn't be long before the hater extraordinaire chimed in..
:lol:

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2009, 03:06:52 AM »
also available at 20incho.com

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2009, 03:28:04 AM »

joshs.

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2009, 03:45:52 AM »
thats cool its seatpostless. its..new, but is it efficient? does the loss of weight not make it weaker?

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2009, 04:38:02 AM »
heh. classic. 

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2009, 08:31:12 AM »
is very very gly :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

psl reply thank you  ;D :beer: :P :mellow:
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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2009, 10:37:34 AM »
also available at 20incho.com

yup, 20incho had them... simon (owner of 20inch0) brought in 10 gaia frames, 8 were sold throughout southeast asia, the 2 remainding fames are in singapore - one's with Ross (hongkong-er studying in singapore, one's with me )

even though the new shipment of st.martins frames (diamond, effiel and gaia) are all sold out, 20incho still has stock of 'new and improved' mikido forks... they brakepost mounts/holes are different from the first batch... they also have good deals on the tree48spline sprocket, colony sprocket (@20grams only, insanely light), and tree balsa pegs.

this frame is too gly :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

peter..., this is coming from a friend and fellow singapore rider, pls be careful of what you type or say online, its a small world... with many eyes and (big)mouths... please? i worry for you sometimes

peace, kelvin

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2009, 03:03:19 AM »
I like the look of it but I don't know........seems it would just want to break in half. I guess the way it's made with the curved tubes, all the down force on the bb would just transfer to the rear and head tube. I like the idea of a socket on the bb a seat post could rest in and take the place of that tube but then I guess it wouldn't look the same. You'd end up with a tube there anyways but not as strong as a one welded in. Cool concept.....

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Re: st martin eiffel proto???
« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2009, 04:29:33 AM »
Dear god no. No! Nooo! NO!