2013 Genesis Fortitude Singlespeed

[CTK]

Genesis designed it to be rigid only I think? Maybe thats why the fork offset is different. Really like these

 

[rigidftw]

I upgraded the chainring from a Surly Stainless to an Onza Buzz Saw unit.

But you cannot quite tell...

Attended a local CX race yesterday. Fun times.

 

[rigidftw]

I just cleaned and regreased the pedals on this bike and now that they are off, I figured that'd be a good opportunity to try out the new cranks I got for it. They were reasonably priced and 180mm long.
The current Ritchey Logics are only 177.5mm.

I haven't used many 180mm cranks so far, only one set, and they were sold quite some time ago.
I will probably not feel any difference in terms of length, but q-factor and stiffness might be noticable. And maybe the weight. I'll get my scales.

 

[rigidftw]

Had to get creative…

 

[rigidftw]

Ritchey Logic 177.5mm
BB-UN72-E
Onza Buzz Saw SS34T
steel bolts
847g




Shimano XTR FC-M970 180mm
Shimano BB-MT800
FSA Pro DH 34t
aluminium bolts
674g



173g difference

 

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[rigidftw]

Had a spare 44t chainring for these cranks, so I decided to cut it apart to have 'proper' ends for the spider.
I might need to trim them a bit more, but I'm happy with them so far.