1992 Kirk Revolution 200
| Style | Frank Kirk thought up this remarkable bike while working as a designer at the Ford plant in Dagenham, England. The frame is made of cast magnesium, and was a dramatically different approach to frame design than the typical bicycle frame with round tubing. The story goes that the bumpers on the Ford Sierra were the actual inspiration. Magnesium is one of the lightest metals by volume , although its rigidity is quite a bit lower than steel. Magnesium is inexpensive and very environmentally friendly. Kirk boasted that a cubic meter of seawater contained enough magnesium to make a bike frame (although a tremendous amount of electricity is used in the process. It takes only 8 seconds to mold one frame. The Kirk revolution was a development of the earlier Essex built Kirk Precision bikes following major investment by Norsk Hydro and distribution by Dawes Cycles of the UK. following lots of breakages the project ultimately failed and the bikes remain as a legacy to the pre welded Aluminium and Carbon era. |
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| Frame | Kirk Revolution cast magnesium |
| Forks | Steel Unicrown |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano 400 LX |
| Front Derailleur | Shimano 400 LX |
| Shifters | Shimano 400 LX |
| Chainset | Shimano 400 LX |
| Bottom Bracket | Shimano |
| Chain | Shimano |
| Freewheel | Shimano Cassette |
| Headset | Steel |
| Stem | Steel |
| Handlebars | Steel |
| Front Brake | Shimano 400 LX Cantilever |
| Rear Brake | Shimano 400 LX Cantilever |
| Brake Levers | Shimano 400 LX STI |
| Rims | Aluminium 26" |
| Front Hub | Shimano |
| Rear Hub | Shimano HG 7 speed Cassette |
| Spokes | 36 |
| Tyres | 26 Panaracer Smoke / Dart |
| Saddle | Selle Italia Concor Lite |
| Seatpost | Kalloy |
| Wheel Size | 26 |
| Gearing | 3x7 |
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