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spy photos... Beyond Fab carbon TT bike

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started by supergeek on July 27, 2008

I saw this in the parking lot at my hotel in Santa Rosa after the Vineman.

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caeagle16 posted 23 weeks ago.

Uh, wow...Please excuse me while I go change my pants....

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jhudalla posted 23 weeks ago.

where are the cables? Looks faster than me.

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theShiba posted 23 weeks ago.

It's so fast that you can't see the cables. Or the chain.

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packtrisam posted 23 weeks ago.

bike p0rn. Too bad you won't be able to ride it without chain, cables, or pedals. If this is a new weight saving strategy, I would maybe rethink it in terms of functionality.

It looks cool, but -10 style points for spam.

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Sully800 posted 23 weeks ago.

Jens Voight tried removing his saddle to save some weight, maybe this is the new trend :-P

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cjhoffmn posted 23 weeks ago.

Did you see that! Holy cow, it looked spooky to see him riding along with the jagged pillar just waiting there to ... tear him a new one... That had to suck for him.

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KitKat posted 23 weeks ago.

A friend just got one of these, the bike is sexy as hell.

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tsilcyc posted 23 weeks ago.

I believe Beyond Fab is/was buying open mold frames from one of the big overseas manufacturers. If this is still the case, I would expect to see this bike under a few names in the future... Xlab, Planet X, etc. Prices may vary so if you like the bike, wait and see what it costs from the others.

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skunkworxz posted 23 weeks ago.

That's a sick ride.. those wheels are a trip.

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beads1985 posted 23 weeks ago.

looks damn sexy!! ;-9

Nothing to it, but to do it

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Socket posted 23 weeks ago.

There was a guy at the NJ State tri that had one of those bikes that doesn't have the seat tube... can't remember the name now, but that was sexy.

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tsilcyc posted 23 weeks ago.

Socket wrote:
There was a guy at the NJ State tri that had one of those bikes that doesn't have the seat tube... can't remember the name now, but that was sexy.

There are a few of those "beam" bikes... Softride is one of the more well known manufacturers.

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trigirltina2 posted 22 weeks ago.

I have a Softride (Beam Seat). I had ridden the bike for a year pre kid and then two years after. I love the bike, but after I rode current bike, 5.2 Trek Madone, well the softride was retired and is being donated to a local charity that lost all of its triathlon equipment for kids.

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Triguy98 posted 22 weeks ago.

Am I the only one that sees a really crappy layout or finishing job at the junction of the seat stays and seat tube? Ugly pits and waves. Teh seat mast doesnt look very nice, either, but better than the other part. Aside from that, its a decent looking bike.

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tsilcyc posted 22 weeks ago.

If I was going for something like that, I'd much rather have a Planet X

I like the white...

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tri-ac posted 22 weeks ago.

+1, tsilcyc, on the white planet x