Single Speed Roll Call !!!
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irate2:ferday i see you appreciate steel.
great taste in bikes.
great taste in bikes.
here's my ole monocog (had it a few seasons now)
'02 19" frame
cane creek hs
stock wheels
continental vapor 2.1" tires (i had 3 sets,on it's last set now)
'03 marzocchi exr 100mm fork
truvativ hussefelt SS cranks/giga pipe bb
bontrager stem,bars,ti rail seat
nashbar seatpost
shimano deore v's and levers
32x20t (nothin but hilly trails 'round here)
'02 19" frame
cane creek hs
stock wheels
continental vapor 2.1" tires (i had 3 sets,on it's last set now)
'03 marzocchi exr 100mm fork
truvativ hussefelt SS cranks/giga pipe bb
bontrager stem,bars,ti rail seat
nashbar seatpost
shimano deore v's and levers
32x20t (nothin but hilly trails 'round here)
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what gearing are you running on this one? 
One more than my shins can handle...what gearing are you running on this one?
Per SB's request - this is now a sticky thread.
so post up your bike pics please!
so post up your bike pics please!
c'mon Stinky - give us something new would ya. 
Here's a pic I just took during my ride this past weekend...
There is a Surly 1x1 that has been sitting at the LBS for way too long, and since my Blinglespeed is getting a crap load of commuter miles on it for a change, I may pick it up as my beater SS.c'mon Stinky - give us something new would ya.
It's official, I'll be picking up the very white and very rigid 1x1 saturday.
Now I need a new house dress to go with it.
Build up some 650b wheels to go with it. Velocity Blunts laced to some nice SS hubs and some Pacenti NeoMoto tires. Do it!
Oh yeah, I am now rocking a single speed too!
She's a circa 2003 Sycip (geared) frame, but setup as a dedicated SS. Unfortunately I don't have any pics handy, but I hope to get my grubby hands on them soon. In the meantime...
Large frame
2000 Xvert Super
Thomson post
SLR saddle
no name stem
Monkeylite XC bars
Hayes on front (purely cosmetic - she hardly works)
Avid on the back
Blue Truvativ cranks
****e wheels that need replacing
Currently setup as a 32x21, but I can go up or down one because I left the full cassette on back (read: me being cheap).
She's a circa 2003 Sycip (geared) frame, but setup as a dedicated SS. Unfortunately I don't have any pics handy, but I hope to get my grubby hands on them soon. In the meantime...
Large frame
2000 Xvert Super
Thomson post
SLR saddle
no name stem
Monkeylite XC bars
Hayes on front (purely cosmetic - she hardly works)
Avid on the back
Blue Truvativ cranks
****e wheels that need replacing
Currently setup as a 32x21, but I can go up or down one because I left the full cassette on back (read: me being cheap).
can't believe I am back to an SS. But dang it this thing can take a beating
Those tires are ginormous - Tioga?
Enzyte.
aye, 2.3s. They look bigger due to the black rims and the widde width of the rims that aitificially increases the perceived size. I had the same reaction when I first put it on. Fortunately it still fits on the back of the Chameleon.
Soul Cycles Dillinger Ridemonkey Test/Demo Bike:
Look for a full thread and review in the 29er forum in weeks to come.
Look for a full thread and review in the 29er forum in weeks to come.
my name is teh toninator and i just built my first ss roadie. got a little grouppo finishing to do but this is the finished product for a while.
only 2 hours on it so far but i loves it.
only 2 hours on it so far but i loves it.
That IRO is sexy. IS that a 53cm frame Ton?
Why yes, yes it is a 53.
Nice Ton. I've been eyeing their frames for years. Wish I had jumped when they were still doing mtb frames.
Looks like you could use a 29er Stinky.
Would look better with the Surly fork on it.
Would look better with the Surly fork on it.
And what would I do with my new hoodie?Looks like you could use a 29er Stinky.
Meh. It came with the stock fork, but I drop prolly 60+ curbs on the commute home and I'm too old for rigid. A new white Fox would be sexy, but I scored the new OEM Duke for $150.
HOw old is too old?And what would I do with my new hoodie?
Meh. It came with the stock fork, but I drop prolly 60+ curbs on the commute home and I'm too old for rigid. A new white Fox would be sexy, but I scored the new OEM Duke for $150.
HAHA!Maybe this would suit ya better Stink:
Long tall frame there Stink. What are you, 6'8"?
32x15:
I converted my Vagrant to SS a few months ago. This is my first experience with singlespeed. So far, been great. I push uphill instead of climb, but I dont mind. The next big step is cutting 12" off my thomson post for weight savings :huh:
Original setup: Hone cranks with cromo BB spindle and pedal inserts, salsa 32t ring, blackspire stinger tensioner, 20t ring + spacers + forte tensioner thingy from performance bike SS kit.
Current setup: Salsa 32t ring, surly 15t cog, forte chain tensioner. I had problems with the chain slipping under load, but removed a link and got better wrap around the cog. Almost made the chain too short (did that yesterday
). The Blackspire Stinger does not rotate far enough to really put any tension on the chain (32t chainring), plus it was apparently taking some rock hits so I pulled it off.
New login but I amnot really new here, havent been around for some time though. Nice to be riding again.
I converted my Vagrant to SS a few months ago. This is my first experience with singlespeed. So far, been great. I push uphill instead of climb, but I dont mind. The next big step is cutting 12" off my thomson post for weight savings :huh:
Original setup: Hone cranks with cromo BB spindle and pedal inserts, salsa 32t ring, blackspire stinger tensioner, 20t ring + spacers + forte tensioner thingy from performance bike SS kit.
Current setup: Salsa 32t ring, surly 15t cog, forte chain tensioner. I had problems with the chain slipping under load, but removed a link and got better wrap around the cog. Almost made the chain too short (did that yesterday
). The Blackspire Stinger does not rotate far enough to really put any tension on the chain (32t chainring), plus it was apparently taking some rock hits so I pulled it off.
New login but I amnot really new here, havent been around for some time though. Nice to be riding again.
Is that rust or really red dirt?
Here's mine. '07 Jibster Frame with 130mm DJ1. It's an older pic, it's currently running a Spank Bitch Stick bar with ODI lock-ons and a hookworm up front. I also put on a marzocchi fender, since there's a lot of slushy snowy crap on the ground and I got sick of cleaning my glasses.
It's my own design and these are the prototypes.
After a year thrashing them to death we settled on a few modifications and contracted a factory to make it (some of the big names use the same factory: M....., L......... etc
Can be 26" or 29" by sliding the dropouts back and forth.
Almost everything is titanium: frame, fork, cranks, disc rotors, spider, chainring, stem, seatpost, bars etc.
Using hard arsed heavy test riders (90-100kg), we thrashed it until we broke something and then thrashed it some more.
The weak bits were seatpost and stem for heavy riders (75kg and under only for those bits). Broke one crank but haven't managed to break another (yet). Frame, forks, bars, spider, bashguard, chainring, disc rotors etc all proved unbreakable even under the hardest abuse.
The proddy bike doesn't have an eccentric as this was noisy and messy. Instead we use Rolhoff pattern dropouts made from Ti.
Every bike can be a singlespeed, fully geared, track bike or hub geared depending on selection of dropout.
I broke my back a few years back and can't ride without my fabulous Thudbuster. The Ti fork is a 'soft ride': it will flex about 50mm back and forth and gives a much softer ride than most rigids but is strong in corners and off jumps (XC; it aint a jump bike!).
I've sold 4 to customers and will sell on request.
After a year thrashing them to death we settled on a few modifications and contracted a factory to make it (some of the big names use the same factory: M....., L......... etc
Can be 26" or 29" by sliding the dropouts back and forth.
Almost everything is titanium: frame, fork, cranks, disc rotors, spider, chainring, stem, seatpost, bars etc.
Using hard arsed heavy test riders (90-100kg), we thrashed it until we broke something and then thrashed it some more.
The weak bits were seatpost and stem for heavy riders (75kg and under only for those bits). Broke one crank but haven't managed to break another (yet). Frame, forks, bars, spider, bashguard, chainring, disc rotors etc all proved unbreakable even under the hardest abuse.
The proddy bike doesn't have an eccentric as this was noisy and messy. Instead we use Rolhoff pattern dropouts made from Ti.
Every bike can be a singlespeed, fully geared, track bike or hub geared depending on selection of dropout.
I broke my back a few years back and can't ride without my fabulous Thudbuster. The Ti fork is a 'soft ride': it will flex about 50mm back and forth and gives a much softer ride than most rigids but is strong in corners and off jumps (XC; it aint a jump bike!).
I've sold 4 to customers and will sell on request.
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My old beater converted to SS 32x16 and with a new DJ4. It's so quiet now.
Awesome!