They're not Chameleons, but a couple of unimaginable side-ons have been put in my profile photos, as putting them here via Google or iCloud URL has proven impossible. One of those bikes, with its miniature crate suspension aka Cascade rocker, is within a mm or two of a large Chameleon, except for one measure. The longer reach (+20mm) frame has the same controls, but four-tenths deg steeper HTA and 8mm shorter chainstay, and feels a half size smaller--needs crate linkage. This means I should be fine on a medium Titan or small Enduro--I confess the shorter reach unit's dimensions make me tinglier.
My riding has been described as 'Slow down!' and 'We heard you coming,' accompanied by facial expressions indicating general concern, but I've been at it for a while and have only minor scars and no pain to report despite prior foot and knee injuries, so I probably don't suck--jinx! I heart the preloading crouch, reverse travel, and leaving terra firma. My spitting distance locals are small but treacherous and there's a downsection sufficiently steep and punchy to burn up a pedal-forward leg in sub-twenty. I believe anatomy and physics apply equally on 'the' Shore as they do Somewhere Else, but if I were there I'd probably want another 5mm of stay length and a degree or two less HTA. Cheerio
Nov. 28, 2021, 3:09 a.m. - Ceecee
They're not Chameleons, but a couple of unimaginable side-ons have been put in my profile photos, as putting them here via Google or iCloud URL has proven impossible. One of those bikes, with its miniature crate suspension aka Cascade rocker, is within a mm or two of a large Chameleon, except for one measure. The longer reach (+20mm) frame has the same controls, but four-tenths deg steeper HTA and 8mm shorter chainstay, and feels a half size smaller--needs crate linkage. This means I should be fine on a medium Titan or small Enduro--I confess the shorter reach unit's dimensions make me tinglier. My riding has been described as 'Slow down!' and 'We heard you coming,' accompanied by facial expressions indicating general concern, but I've been at it for a while and have only minor scars and no pain to report despite prior foot and knee injuries, so I probably don't suck--jinx! I heart the preloading crouch, reverse travel, and leaving terra firma. My spitting distance locals are small but treacherous and there's a downsection sufficiently steep and punchy to burn up a pedal-forward leg in sub-twenty. I believe anatomy and physics apply equally on 'the' Shore as they do Somewhere Else, but if I were there I'd probably want another 5mm of stay length and a degree or two less HTA. Cheerio