The "what the hell is Odyssey / Gspprt cooking up" thread.

[Sasha]

Hope they are paying some royalties to Ody for that shit. Probably not.

Why would they? If anything it should be the other way round.

ive seen a few more sprockets coming out in socket drive, its cool because the interface can facilitate inserts that can convert to spline drive meaning you dont need to switch to socket drive cranks straight away.

i guess the issue for most companies is making a compatible crankset. be hard to include the interface on a 3pc (unless you build it into the arm). maybe if more people knew about it and more companies were pushing it, it might catch on. if sprockets go below 25t again it could catch on, cos the regular sprocket bolt location interferes with the chain at such small sizes

So the installation/removal of sprockets on 2 piece cranks is too inconvenient, unless there's a hexagon bit there?

[dude...]

smartie pants. the 2pc design would in fact be advantageous for socket drive, were any companies actually using it. other than a splined adaptor (which is good for manufacturers not having to offer multiple sprocket bores), im not sure what the best way to include socket drive on a 3pc crankset-unless the nonagon is built into the crankarm itself.

yes bmx is stupid, but at least we dont weigh our seatclamps anymore

[Sasha]

You would, if you still had seatclamps. I can tell.

[GUMP_]

Come on tom. Your all into those carbon fiber bikes.  You would weigh a seat clamp too

[Sasha]

I did, that's what Ben was on about. Though I was more taking the piss out of Evans own brand parts than actually caring how much it weighed.

[Tall Opinion]

Does anyone know if the Thunderbolt cranks still keep your ankles the furthest away from the crank arm/spindle boss area? I think I remember Odyssey advertising the Wombolt/Twombolt arms as being more angled to keep your feet further apart but I could be completely making that up in my head. I'm really sick of getting ankle bite.

[dude...]

yeah ive got an rnc ti seatclamp anyway so kiss my ole

[Thomas031]

Hope they are paying some royalties to Ody for that shit. Probably not.

Why would they? If anything it should be the other way round.

LOL WUT so according to you:

Odyssey should pay BSD, because BSD decides they were the company to go and fabricate (and maybe patent?) a shitty Antigram guard that is NOT up to Odyssey standard?

IF there's a patent on their anti guard, that would mean Odyssey might even have to pay to produce a product, to fit on a product they actually thought of themselves?

Let alone having to compete with guards of other companies for théir own hubs cutting hubguard revenues effectively in half.
Odyssey might as well start making shit for BSD products.

Also there might be kids screaming blah antigram this blah after possibly having a shit designed product crap out their well designed product.
Which would hurt Odyssey's rep.

I fail to see how Odyssey would owe a dime to BSD.

[dude...]

fed tom is just being a sourpuss, dont mind him

[Thomas031]

hahah ok, thanks Dude!

Sorry Tom, i love me a discussion!

This should cheer you right up

[Sasha]

Hope they are paying some royalties to Ody for that shit. Probably not.

Why would they? If anything it should be the other way round.

LOL WUT so according to you:

Odyssey should pay BSD, because BSD decides they were the company to go and fabricate (and maybe patent?) a shitty Antigram guard that is NOT up to Odyssey standard?

IF there's a patent on their anti guard, that would mean Odyssey might even have to pay to produce a product, to fit on a product they actually thought of themselves?

Let alone having to compete with guards of other companies for théir own hubs cutting hubguard revenues effectively in half.
Odyssey might as well start making shit for BSD products.

Also there might be kids screaming blah antigram this blah after possibly having a shit designed product crap out their well designed product.
Which would hurt Odyssey's rep.

I fail to see how Odyssey would owe a dime to BSD.

None of that even makes any sense.

No, of course Odyssey don't owe BSD anything. Just as BSD don't owe Odyssey anything. By your logic all companies owe each other "royalties" because grips fit on handlebars, pedals fit in cranks and tires fit on rims?

[Sasha]

Kenda be paying mad royalties on their innertubes

[DontcallmeKenneth]

You are aware the odyssey guard is aluminum and the bsd guard is plastic right? I dont see why they would have to pay royalties for making their own type of guard when they are clearly two different designs.

Edit: i should probably post then watch tv. Im a few posts late.

[RighteousBMX]

Does anyone know if the Thunderbolt cranks still keep your ankles the furthest away from the crank arm/spindle boss area? I think I remember Odyssey advertising the Wombolt/Twombolt arms as being more angled to keep your feet further apart but I could be completely making that up in my head. I'm really sick of getting ankle bite.

From BMXboard:

Wombolts/Thunderbolts were definitely designed with ankle clearance as part of the design specification. Profiles and Primos have about 4mm clearance between the outside edge of the pedal boss and the end of the axle bolt. Thunderbolts are about 14mm...

[Smile]
G.

[streetStreet]

I wonder if apple would sue samsung because royalties.