On 07/10/2009 01:33 AM, keatinglaurie wrote:

> Now here's a kick bike design I like:
>
> http://www.effendibikes.de/11401.html

Effendi bikes are popular in Europe - you see a lot of them at races.

> The flat deck design (ie. no tubes) means a nice low deck. You might
> even be able to add a removable wear plate.
>
> Looks like 2 position drop outs for the rear wheel as well. And the
> joint design where the down tube meets the deck looks "hell for
> stout".
>
> Wish I knew how to read the language on the web site.

It's German. Here's a rough, but serviceable computer translation of the
page from Google Language Tools:

<http://preview.tinyurl.com/lopjj5>

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