I really hope they all don't break

[Bryan]

cause damn does that look like a fun bike.

[FullMonty]

linkage looks gross... kinda like the bike has bad acne on its ass or something.

I'd like to see the black market roam actually arrive.

[xy9ine]

company history aside, the want is high for that one. lots of near details. hope they can make a go of it this round.

[connor]

Gamut guide?? no pedals??? too good to be true!!

[ol' dirty]

Can't wait. Evil has been through alot in the last few years to make sure they don't go through the Revolt debacle again. Interesting article from Seb Kemp talking to Kevin from evil...

http://2flat.net/2012/03/09/the-writ...-nothing-evil/

[xy9ine]

^interesting read.

is 2flat seb's endeavour? seems reluctant to name names in the promo info.

[ol' dirty]

Glad you liked it. Some straight talk from Kevin that speaks to what I like about Evil's philosophy.

“There is a pretty O.C.D. roadie mentality in the industry. Selling technology and being pretty anal about stuff that doesn’t actually matter. Just selling false acronyms. All this nonsense with wanting to make everything seem like science. Everything numbers and calculations, people fretting about numbers that they don’t really know what they mean, beyond what they have been brain washed to think they mean. It’s all a little square to be honest,”

Not sure if the site is Seb's gig or not. Maybe a content collective, or maybe a one man show.

[xy9ine]

^kevin's ideologies sounds good on paper, but the inability to deliver in rl still makes the company seem more of a marketing / branding exercise. the lack of communication w/ past (and potential future) customers is confounding. that fact that bikes are just a sideline to his bill paying day job perhaps makes this unsurprising, but still...

[ol' dirty]

Yeah man, I hear you for sure. The lack of communication for past/future customers is frustrating for sure. I still respect him trying, though.

Plus... he commissioned Jeremy Fish.

[Mic]

That was an interesting read, for sure. Personally, I never liked the name but was intrigued by their company. INteresting what he has to say about geometry, angles and the like.

[leverfingers]

The linkage looks like a lump of barnacles. Like those that grow on the sides of whales.

[xy9ine]

Originally Posted by leverfingers

The linkage looks like a lump of barnacles. Like those that grow on the sides of whales.

i really like that (from a purely aesthetic perspective). the juxtaposition of smooth, flowing carbon forms w/ a compact nest of angular tech hardware. rad. that said, super short links and the forces imposed on the interfaces might not be the best arrangement from a engineering perspective. i dunno.

[petepeterson]

never liked the bulbous oversized look of bikes similar to this. ie: orange/commencal...

[heckler]

Originally Posted by xy9ine

is 2flat seb's endeavour? seems reluctant to name names in the promo info.

http://2flat.net/why-hire-us/

[LostBoyScout]

Also enjoyed the article - I remember having chats with Weagle long ago, and he's the one who inspired me to become a mechanical engineer. I used to lust after the Imperial but bought a 24 Le Toy instead for some reason. Good times.

Agreed that's not the cleanest looking bike ever, but I'm thinking it probably rides pretty sweet.