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Most off the peg bikes, and even cheaper, branded frames are made by a factory in China. The company choose the frame they want out of a catalog, maybe ask the factory to tweek something slightly, then brand them as their own to sell to the masses.
Most of the aluminium and carbon frames, from various companies, on the market now are made in just a couple of factories.

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Wow.

I think his point was that a very tall (but not very flexible) person can have a true lo-pro with a 700 front wheel and a conventional stem.

Yes. I was just illustrating that, by your definition, a bike with same sized wheels can be classified as a lo-pro.

I haven't changed my view:
There are lots of reasons to have a sloping top tube, or a small front wheel, or bullhorns, but none of them on their own is definitive of a Low Profile, and a lo-pro can be built with equal sized wheels and a horizontal top tube, see Тахион. The only true lo-pro is a bike which replicates the hand position of the bottom of a drop bar by lowering the handlebar clamp enough to switch from drops to a bull horn.

I know it's a cross bike, but it's the only comparative photo I have to overlay. I think it shows the Shorter replicates the drop position, and has the same size wheels.

I've included the 2 original pictures and the overlay.

Sloping top tube ≠ lo pro
Please don't contaminate this thread with your equal sized wheels.

I'd say these were both Lo-Pros, and they both have equal sized wheels:

Now it makes sense. The one above is still a concept though? Not the actual hour record bike?

Maybe concept porn?

I think it's a Mike Burrows thing...

Maybe. Diameter and length?

I have a Mike Burrows carbon aero seatpost in 27.2mm. Very good condition, I think it's a #5, but can measure it for you.

This is the only photo I can find for now. The tape was just to protect the carbon for clamping a light on.

Like These?

They look like they've been designed to be drilled, judging by the flat section. Make sure they are done accurately though.

Does the steerer come right through to the bottom of the crown then? Photos of the fork, particularly the crown area, will help a lot.

Drilling a hole into carbon fibre, then applying the forces of a brake to an area which is not designed to take the strain is a bad idea*. A really bad idea.
Making a hole causes a weak point in the weave, then the compression of the brake bolt apply force to this weak area, and the force of braking will almost certainly be more stress than the fork can handle, resulting in failure/probably serious injury. Forks designed to take a brake are reinforced in the necessary areas, and designed to take the loads applied under braking.
I work with composite materials on a daily basis, and as a professional, strongly advise against it.

*If the fork is reinforced to take a brake, but then left un-drilled, this does not apply. What forks are they?

What is the point of having your bars at that angle?

No.

Certainly is, unfortunately it's a bit far from Hackney for the evening!

My favourite destination is Bishop, California.

That's somewhere I'd love to climb one day. We should organise an lfgss climbing expedition.
I've been out in Mallorca for the past 4 months, either sport climbing, deep waster soloing, or bouldering 6 days a week. Unfortunately, I'm away from land until October now, so the only climbing I'm doing is on the rigging.

As far as shoes go, I have a few different pairs for different types of climbing. For super technical stuff, I have a pair of LaSportiva Miuras, which I really rate, but they would destroy my feet if I was doing an epic multi-pitch, so I've got some nicely worn-in, old 5-tens which are super floppy. They would be horrible for bouldering, but I can keep them on all day without any discomfort. I've also got an old pair I keep just for Psicobloc, so I don't trash my nice ones.

Real climbing/bouldering is where it's at. Mallorca is awesome.

*dibs if he will post. PM'd

If you post, I will pay the full price, the postage cost, and an extra £10 for your inconvenience.

some serious bikes on this page!

*and a confused brooklyn.

Thanks for the link, but they are a bit modern for the rest of the bike. They are very nice though, and a good price.

I know what I'm asking for, and I know how much they cost. Sorry I didn't make it clearer.
Ideally, I would like a pair of Shamal track wheels. They would be perfect for the build. However, I know they don't come up for sale too regularly, so something like a set of Atlanta 1996 rims would also suit the plans pretty well. As a last resort, a rim with an approximately similar profile, like the original DP18 (which I know are clinchers, and are not the same as the modern pair you linked to, but thanks anyway, Spotter.) Would do as a temporary measure to get the bike to a state where it can be ridden, until a more suitable set come up.

Hope that makes everything clearer.

I meant classic DP18s, not modern ones. They're for a period-correct 90s track build. I can source hubs separately, if only rims are available too, by the way.
My budget is flexible, depending on the wheels. I'd pay a fair price for a pair of Shamal tracks in good shape, but I obviously wouldn't pay as much for a pair of DP18s.
Sorry for not being very clear.

Pretty mush as it says in the title. A pair of Atlanta 96s would be another option, or maybe even something like DP18s on some nice hubs, if there aren't any Shamals about. Condition isn't super critical, but obviously the nicer, the better.

Show me what you've got!

Wheels and frameset are definite. The rest is just a rough shopping list, to fit my budget.

Dibs. PM'd

Maybe he has back problems? I can see it being a pretty comfortable position for all-day, slow-paced cruising.
Just a thought.