This bad boy just came back from the painters. Looks incredible. I wanted some flash, but only on the fork. A neon yellow bike would be too much, but the fork will get dirty, covered with stickers, chip and still look insane at dusk.
The Tungsten DLC coating looks amazing too!
Previously:
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when do i get mine!?
Posted by: jgrotts | May 15, 2009 3:16 PM
I just talked to Milwaukee. The Production models are in production now. We changed 2 things from this prototype and the production:
-BB gusset will be gone
-DT / HT Gusset will change.
The new forks have a cnc-machined steerer [similar to the Thomson stems] and still weigh less than any other unicrown fork on the market.
Posted by: prolly | May 15, 2009 3:19 PM
That's sick. Seriously interested in seeing how that coating works in this application.
Posted by: Andrew | May 15, 2009 3:57 PM
No more purple??
Posted by: Spencer | May 15, 2009 4:02 PM
dude, that BB gusset made the bike. that is soo lame that they are getting rid of it.
Posted by: nickinwi | May 15, 2009 4:24 PM
Due to the limitations in the length of the butting in the down tube, one of the gussets had to go so that the potential of stress riser doesn’t occur. It was an obvious choice which one.
Posted by: prolly | May 15, 2009 4:48 PM
are the brake mounts that necessary?it would look cleaner without them
Posted by: jros | May 15, 2009 4:52 PM
The mounts are barely noticeable when the frame is built up too. They're not ugly to me and I completely agree with MKE's standing on them. They're doing safety wisely through enabling people to actually ride brakes and still be able to do barspins.
I commend them on that.
Posted by: prolly | May 15, 2009 4:54 PM
how much does the DLC weigh compared to paint?
Posted by: nate c | May 15, 2009 5:21 PM
Seriously?
Posted by: prolly | May 15, 2009 5:31 PM
fuuccckk. you have bikes coming out of your ears!
Posted by: Evan | May 15, 2009 6:06 PM
lol
Posted by: el grizz | May 15, 2009 6:07 PM
Digging the colors. Nice.
Posted by: Burd | May 15, 2009 8:49 PM
so so FRESH!
Posted by: KrEEEstowfUr | May 15, 2009 10:11 PM
Neon Air Max 95!
Posted by: Blair | May 16, 2009 6:42 AM
what type of headset is best used for these style of frames i.e cutter or BRUISER. 1 INCH THREADLESS?
Posted by: j.j | May 16, 2009 8:05 AM
...and the advantages of the coating are?
Posted by: dwainzig | May 16, 2009 12:35 PM
Are you going to sell the purple frame and for if so I'm interested
Posted by: Npregler | May 16, 2009 4:21 PM
Is that second dimple in the chainstay there by design, or is that just a wicked dent?
Posted by: MG | May 16, 2009 10:09 PM
Is it me or does that look just like mine... ;)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25223062@N08/3322931459/
Posted by: scissorneck | May 16, 2009 10:55 PM
you selling the old one????? if so im interested
Posted by: nick pregler | May 17, 2009 11:23 AM
Scissorneck, I had those paint chips sent off months before you even thought about getting a bruiser!
;-)
Dwain, I don't really think there are major advantages. It was around the same price as paint, the inside and out of the frame were coated, so no rust and it's incredibly durable. In knife-durability tests, the coating outlived the knife.
MG, it's a dimple that the guys at Milwaukee made. Remember, this is a prototype, so they needed to see where the dimple had to be for spider / crank clearance. The final production models won't have two dimples, just one.
Posted by: prolly | May 17, 2009 2:45 PM
aaaaahhhhhhhh hhhuuuuuhhhh
Posted by: scissorneck | May 18, 2009 6:00 PM
drew told me they WILL have 2 dimps pimp...
Posted by: scissorneck | May 18, 2009 11:42 PM
I was wrong... 2 dimples...
Posted by: prolly | May 18, 2009 11:53 PM
that
is
a
thing
of
beauty.
Posted by: darrell | May 26, 2009 5:25 PM
very pretty color scheme!
Posted by: alex_d | May 31, 2009 1:31 PM