MacRetro chat and rides thread

[Mr Panda]

Up for it next year Mr P?

not sure about that - I like my gears, although SS bikes do look good. Also I live at the top of a hill so in reality prob wouldn't get used that much..........or would it.....hmmmmm :twisted:

....and I have a shiney bare frame hanging around the cellar :idea:

 

[clockworkgazz]

thats what I said 6 months ago, now I hate gears, go figure?

 

[jimihendrix]

jimi looks like the prime suspect :roll:

aye, his tent was bulging at the seams that mornin.

That wasn't the farting though

 

[kaiser]

semi stripped the zaskar down and have started building the muddy fox as a singlespeed. I've stalled for so long selling this I may as well try it out. Drivetrain of to work tonight for a clean and only need to fit the brakes. I'm taking the velo/gazz route of getting it together and seeing what happens rather than the months of procrastinating and mind changing that usually goes on Might even treat it to a new spoon.

 

[clockworkgazz]

thats the spirit Kaiser, just get it built and see if you like or loathe it, get some pictures up.

Did something similar tonight for the stumpie, going to do a shonky build and see if I like it, it's not to big which was a concern and it is a fine looking bike albeit it has seen some action. The second pic is where I would like to go if I like the ride.

Man, fogot how thin 1.95 tires are :shock:

 

[clockworkgazz]

anyone got a middle ring that they want to sell/trade?

 

[kaiser]

only big rings here my friend

 

[kaiser]

not any that are much good, a blue middleburn ring with just lots of teeth missing for shifting and a 38t biopace.

 

[clockworkgazz]

not the evil biopace rings :shock:

Will just use one of my ramped ones just to get it running and take it from there.

 

[Jamiedyer]

evening all

I thought I might singlespeed my modern Stumpy, but then I thought I would check to see if Specialized will be selling the 29er singlespeed stumpy next season that they now do in the states. I found some pics and a lot of rumours but one was a carbon stumpy singlespeed 29er and specialized may be optioning a rigid fork. :shock:
The current model in the states has 29 wheels and it comes with gears but it has interchangable sliding dropouts to convert without tensioner.
Heaven knows I need a new Stumpy
giggety giggety !

Jamie