Yes, it is a singlespeed! Carbon fork, XX brakes, Thompson seatpost and stem, NINER carbon bars. It rides like a dream! It actually comes in a hair lighter than my Tarmac road bike.
Becky
curious about your rovals... are you using a spacer kit for the SS on a normal cassette hub, or do they offer a ss hub? thanks!
If I had that frame I would make that the lightest SS ever, I would also learn to play the guitar.
I'm not sure that a Slingshot frame will ever be part of a "lightest ever" conversation. I think my early BigShot frame (serial #1) is probably around 5 lbs, and I haven't weighed the steel fork yet - but it feels pretty beefy.
2010 Jamis Exile II with Loaded Carbon bars, lightweight bashguard and other Loaded Precision lightweight odds and ends...HT Magnesium Flats.
Soon to have Stan's ZTR Arch Tubeless, and Carbon Stem and Post.
Hoping to get in the mid 26 range....
Right now at 27 lbs, 12 ounces with pedals...
with just an empty frame bag, speedometer, and head light it weights 31 pounds. without that stuff it would probably be right around 30.
18" Jabberwocky 2x9 gearing
Manitou Tower Pro 80mm qr fork
Thudbuster
Brooks B17
Flow rims, Wheelsmith butted spokes and alloy nips, 240s rear hub (36 pt) DMR Revolver front hub
WWLT front tire, Nanoraptor rear tire, stans juice
BB7 brakes 185 F, 160 R
Shimano Hone Cranks w/ Enduro bearings, Actiontec 20t cog and Blackspire 34t cog
Sram cheapie 11-34 9 speed cassette
X5 9 speed trigger shifters
X9 short cage rear derailleur
old school XT front derailleur
Eleven81 stem 80mm 17 degree rise
Easton Monkey bars
old repaired L bar ends
Cane Creek S-3 headset.
Wellgo magnesium platform pedals
not too much weight could be dropped without major $$$$, a new crank for $200 + would save 4 ounces, Arch rims would save 4 oz, a bar switch could save 2-4 oz, a front tire switch would drop an easy 8 oz, I have a lighter cassette to put on once this one dies,
but I'm not giving up the front shock or thudbuster (have an ODIS fork and Thompson post though), or the Brooks saddle. That's where the big weight kickers are....
ODIS fork saves 1.4 lb over Manitou squishy fork already have
Thompson post saves 0.7 lb over thudbuster already have
Arch rims save 0.25 lb $$$
Aerozine or Middleburn cranks save 0.25 lb $$$
lighter front tire saves 0.5 lb $$
non Brooks saddle saves 0.5 lb have
lighter cassette saves 0.125 lb have
net savings possible: 3.725 pounds for a lighter bike weight of 27.275 with frame pack, light, and speedometer (and pedals......)
the expensive buys (rims and cranks) save a total 0.5 lb, the other stuff I'm not willing to give up on rough rides - squishy fork and post, Brooks saddle, tough tires.