Check out my ride...custom Swobo Folsom SS mtb...just finished her.
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That Monocog looks awesome! Is there a better singlespeed? I don't think so!I currently have two bikes right now that fight for my attention and both are single speed!
My Monocog 29er
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and my Gary Fisher Ziggurat (set up more shreddy w/ dropper and suspension fork)
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Gnarvester with a wavy top tube!? Rad!Why Wayward
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Sweet ride, must be soooo cushy! What pressures are you running, in the teens?Rigid and single at 29x3.25. First ride today with the Bulldozer out back. Love the Crux. #waltworks #steelisreal
I've been thinking about this category of new school MTB single speeds. The final build weight of these bikes does end up to be quite beefy, if they are steel, or even titanium. The big travel fork and the plus tires contribute significant mass as well.I finally updated from a 2011 XL Karate Monkey to a 2018 XL Honzo.
180mm XT cranks, 180F/160R XT brakes, XT pedals
32T OneUp oval chainring, 22T Surly Cog
Stan's Arch Wheeleset
2018 Pike RCT3 120mm
Salsa Rustler Deluxe Bar 800mm
Race Face Turbine 60mm stem
2.4 Ardents front and rear
29-ish pounds as pictured
I wish I could get it out to ride, but the smoke from the NorCal wildfires is too thick, so I'll have to wait. I'll need to shorten the brake lines too, I think. And maybe fuss with the gearing/chain length.
As far as weight is concerned, this bike definitely weighs more than my old KM, but it seems like all of the weight gain is in the frame, whereas the new parts weigh considerably less than the ones on my old rig.
Sent from my LG-H910 using TapatalkHey guys, great forum and resource here, I read a ton of posts before picking up my first SS, a new leftover 2016 Kona Unit that I couldn't be happier with. I swapped on a Jones H-Bar, steeper stem, a Brooks C-17, and 2.3 inch Schwalbe Big Apples, so its a bit roadier than most on here, but I'm looking forward to dragging it all over any terrain I can find. Cheers from the City of Brotherly Love!
Kona unit comes close, but 27.2 seatpost. I'd also begin your search for a used frame.I'm on the search for a light XC-ish frame capable of single speed with a 135QR or 12x142 rear, and a 480mm rigid fork, and extra points for a 30.9 or larger seattube in order to run a dropper.
now try riding with some gearies in front of you. they shift down and spin slowly up every hill. you have to get in front of them to maintain your momentum and you usually get to the top first. when you don't, you stall out and often have to walk, causing a traffic jam behind you. so once you get in front of gearies, the pressure is on to prove that you're not just showing off.What surprises me about SS riding is you're always going fast. Uphill fast, downhill fast, technical fast. Whenever pedaling, you're going fast. (Long flat sections is not fast, but who cares.)
Looks pretty solid, tho that 26t will be very spinny 32t next timeHey all. New singlespeeder here. I built up a Canfield Nimble 9 with used, leftover, and PinkBike parts to keep costs down while I decide how deep I want to dive in this game.
The bits:
FRAME: 2018 Canfield Nimble 9 (XL)
FORK: RockShox Lyrik RC Charger 2 DebonAir
CRANKS: SRAM X9
CHAINRING: 26t SRAM Steel
B/B: SRAM GXP
PEDALS: Ancient Shimano SPDs
CHAIN: KMC X-10
COG: Surly 21t steel
BRAKES: Shimano XT (
BRAKE ROTORS: Shimano RT-18 (180mm)
HEADSET: Cane Creek 40 Series
HANDLEBAR: Raceface Aluminum 35mm
STEM: Raceface 50mm
SEATPOST: Rock Shox Reverb w/ Fox 1x Remote Lever
GRIPS: Sant Cruz Palmdale
SADDLE: Specialized Body Geometry
HUBS: Shimano XT
SPOKES: Yep
RIMS: Old Stan's Flow (23mm internal?)
TIRES: WTB Nine Line 29x2.25
Since MTBR doesn't like my photo upload attempts, here are some Imgur links:
That's an awesome bike.Here's my new (to me) bike.
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Locally built frame, stuff from the last, um, 3 bikes?!? Oh, and a fork stolen from my wife's old Karate Monkey.
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