[johnbryanpeters]

Jes' thinking, but if I wanted a SS frame with the right geometry for a 130 mm fork and disks, who makes one?

Surly seems to be out...

J

 

[radbradus]

there are alot of custom builders out the - i personally like VULTURE CYCLES , they specialize in single speeds and offer "true custom" frames. check em out at info@vulturecycles.net

 

[rvlacich]

Santa Cruz Chameleon is where it's at. It's good for a 6" fork, it's got a normal disc mount (they used to have a weird under-the-chainstay design), and it's got horizontal dropouts for single-speeding.

 

[radbradus]

yeah the sc cham is a great ride but it has this funky way of holding onto your rear wheel if u run a rear disc , i like the more specific ss frames that use an eccentric bb , they also make for hassle free chain tension adj.

 

[rvlacich]

If you're looking for a frame with an eccentric bottom bracket, the On-One Inbred looks like a good choice. I think it runs about $500us, but I'm not sure. I don't know too much about this frame except that it exists. Good luck with your search.

EDIT: It's designed for 100mm forks, so that might rule it out. If you like your head angles slack, it might be ok.

 

[Wumpus]

One thing to remember is that a frame is designed for a certain fork build height. Forks from different manufacturers are going to have different build heights.

I replaced a rock shox w/80mm with a Marzocchi w/80. The Marzocchi was a half inch taller.

 

[Wumpus]

Just curious, but why do need so much travel on a HT SS? Part of riding a SS is having to get out of the saddle to torque up climbs. You are going to be wasting a lot of energy as the fork compresses with every pedal stroke.

 

[radbradus]

yeah man wumpus is right about the torque , but if you need lotsa travel i would definitely go w/ a custom - mainly for the correction geometry , vulture cycles rock!!!!