Kirk JKS Classic: NAHBS 2011

[m_moses]

Love that paint. Nice find.


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[Nick12]

Very nice! Looking forward to the build.


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[nobuseri]

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing it fully built and a ride report.

[robt57]

If it had terraplane stays it would already have landed here.. Just sayin...

[shinomaster]

I still have your potenza group lol.

[Tourmalet650]

Wow, nice find!

[lavi]

Originally Posted by shinomaster

I still have your potenza group lol.

Nice. Peeps would love a silver campy group.

[mistermo]

Who did the paint? JB?

[Nick12]

I'd be keen to know if there's a noticeable difference between terraplane and straight stays.

[madsciencenow]

Originally Posted by Nick12

I'd be keen to know if there's a noticeable difference between terraplane and straight stays.

Can you really deduce this given the rest of the variables aren’t being held constant? I have two Kirks w terraplane seat stays and wonder as well but not sure if this is really the test case? This said, lavi, if you note a difference I’m also keen to know.


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[Pegoready]

I'm really glad you bought that. I stared at that frame over and over on the Sellwood website trying to justify it. It was a good value.

[robt57]

Originally Posted by Tourmalet650

Wow, nice find!

It has been sitting there for quite some time actually...

[Kirk007]

Having had a number of Kirks with terraplane stays and none without, and actually having an aesthetic preference for straight, I've reconciled this question this way: (1) the Kirks with terraplane stays descend crappy roadways as confidently, or more so, than any other road bikes I'd had - is it the stays/. the low bottom bracket? the steel fork? who knows but the bikes work and (2) Dave says he can measure a slight movement/damping effect and he uses them on all of his personal bikes and I trust Dave.

Originally Posted by madsciencenow

Can you really deduce this given the rest of the variables aren’t being held constant? I have two Kirks w terraplane seat stays and wonder as well but not sure if this is really the test case? This said, lavi, if you note a difference I’m also keen to know.


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[madsciencenow]

Originally Posted by Kirk007

Having had a number of Kirks with terraplane stays and none without, and actually having an aesthetic preference for straight, I've reconciled this question this way: (1) the Kirks with terraplane stays descend crappy roadways as confidently, or more so, than any other road bikes I'd had - is it the stays/. the low bottom bracket? the steel fork? who knows but the bikes work and (2) Dave says he can measure a slight movement/damping effect and he uses them on all of his personal bikes and I trust Dave.

I like your rational!


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[OtayBW]

Obviously, the vast majority of people looking for a bike in shop are NOT looking for steel, mech shifting, rim brake.

What has become of us?!?