Great big Singlespeed thread!

[Mr.Toad]

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Singlespeed 24hr race machine

 

[neebsta]

Rasta Solitare in progress really great ride.. Hoping to make it even better

That's an amazing build - looks excellent.

 

[neebsta]

Yesterday in Dalby Forest.

 

[jointhedotz]

Falling short of the general thread standard but I like it

 

[addicted]

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Found this today on craigslist. I traded an old tv for it.i will post my inspiration later.Think klunker. I know nothing about SS bikes so I will be asking some questions.

My inspiration for purchasing the bike found on another site. This is a aluminum Trek cruiser turned into a ss klunker. I will be going for the same look but will be adding a disc front brake to make it a little more trail worthy. It is a suprisingly lite bike. My scale says 21lbs.

 

[BobCatMax]

looking forward to better pics and seeing the build thread. good find.

 

[Jamiedyer]

Mr Toad, that Niner looks lovely, nice colour and my size as well by the look of it A perfect race machine
Neebsta, that DeKerf is another fine looker.

Heres a shot of my 1X1 from yesterdays Macretro Aviemore ride.


Heres on of Epicyclo's (Brian) 1X1 with a Fat BNimble on the front


Jamie

 

[coomber]

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Can I ask a few stupid questions?

Have a surly karate monkey with horizontal dropouts. Guy I bought it from said just put chain on and whack it back tight. I have monkey nuts and a tug thing. So what do i do to get the chain and wheel tight in the most hassle free way?

 

[firedfromthecircus]

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Can I ask a few stupid questions?

Have a surly karate monkey with horizontal dropouts. Guy I bought it from said just put chain on and whack it back tight. I have monkey nuts and a tug thing. So what do i do to get the chain and wheel tight in the most hassle free way?

You only need the monkey nuts if you are running a derailleur set-up, so put them in a safe place for now (they cost a bomb if you lose them and want gears later).

As for the tug-nut, Surly say it better than I can.

http://surlybikes.com//uploads/downloads/Tuggnut.pdf

btw, congrats. Karate Monkeys are awesome, as is singlespeed!

 

[coomber]

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Ah great link thanks

It's an old one but lovely. Has so much clearance.. even with 2.3 tyres. Reckon it would do b+ sizes