These are shots of the new Fly Tierra.
More specifically, shots of the Tierra's new one-piece dropouts. And I quote: "They now are one piece, they become flush with the stays."
Wow, neat.
Except I don't get it. Weren't the dropouts one piece before? Aren't dropouts usually one piece?
Maybe something got lost in translation.
Anyway, yeah, photos:
I kind of wish Fly had posted a photo of the frame before paint, just so I could see where the welds are. Unless they're held together by magic.
Still, it looks neat. Smooth. Something you'd be more likely to see on a high-end road or mountain bike.
The hollowed-out dropout back seems to be the in-thing for '09. Fancy stuff. Maybe next year someone will produce a one-piece, investment-cast frame. Just like the ancient Egyptians used to do it.I suppose I could have just e-mailed someone at Fly and asked them what the deal was, but it's more fun to see whether someone who knows reads this and either comments or e-mails. If an answer is forthcoming, I'll post it in here.
I'm so vain.
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