The Single Speed Thread - Show Us Your Bike

PhilterNZ · *by **PhilterNZ** on Sat 14/Jan/06 4:18pm*

Looks Good Nav - welcome to the club

nav · *by **nav** on Sat 14/Jan/06 4:22pm*

cheers, they are scarebs, mantou.

im stoked to finally have one, i think addiction has now passed, welcome obsession, only one more step to insanity

benw · *by **benw** on Sat 14/Jan/06 5:41pm*

Here's one of my new Jeffson SS cromolly frame (Kiwibikes). The frame is originally a Diamond Back Apex from back-in-the-day chopped and cleaned by Jeff Anderson at Kiwibikes. Look at the chain tension, mmmmm. I am using a 34 tooth eNvy chainring on the front (smallest one I could get that would fit my vintage - circa 1993 - cranks) and a 19 tooth rear bmx cog a friend had in his workshop.

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Sat 14/Jan/06 7:39pm*

Thats mint looking how much did it set you back?
Is the head angle really that steep :eh:

benw · *by **benw** on Sat 14/Jan/06 8:46pm*

Datsane wrote:Thats mint looking how much did it set you back?
Is the head angle really that steep

Yeah - he fair chopped it. The forks in the photo are dialed right in (80mm) which is how I had them on my old frame and it makes the angle look a bit crazy. The bike is handling fine with them dialed right out to 120mm which is way more than the frame (pre cut) was designed for.

All up the frame was a little over $500 for the head angle cut, drop outs, disc mounts, paint and original frame.

jumpingjoe · *by **jumpingjoe** on Sat 14/Jan/06 9:14pm*

my old dj stealth

my new trail specialized

wongear · *by **wongear** on Sat 14/Jan/06 10:06pm*

thought i better post my kit

very_hard_hardtail · *by **very_hard_hardtail** on Sat 14/Jan/06 10:18pm*

this is my kona stuff urban/dirt jump bike

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Sat 14/Jan/06 11:06pm*

benw wrote:
Datsane wrote:Thats mint looking how much did it set you back?
Is the head angle really that steep

Yeah - he fair chopped it. The forks in the photo are dialed right in (80mm) which is how I had them on my old frame and it makes the angle look a bit crazy. The bike is handling fine with them dialed right out to 120mm which is way more than the frame (pre cut) was designed for.

All up the frame was a little over $500 for the head angle cut, drop outs, disc mounts, paint and original frame.

Hmm thats not a bad price. Now I need to talk myself out of getting a new bike :cry:

MrsAlmaGarrett · *by **MrsAlmaGarrett** on Sun 15/Jan/06 4:08pm*

Hey we got our digi cam working.... here is the litespeed in SS format.

its presently being rebuilt with forks and gears, and I have a couple of options for a new trailbike SS...

You'll see I was paranoid about ever forgetting to take the 15mm spanner with me, so much so that its zip tied to el framo.

of course if I forgot to take a knife to cut the zip ties I was just as fucked.....

nav · *by **nav** on Sun 15/Jan/06 4:12pm*

very kool

james · *by **james** on Sun 15/Jan/06 4:48pm*

wongear wrote:thought i better post my kit

Thats a pretty blinged out unit you got there. Pity about the rigid fork

thorg · *by **thorg** on Sun 15/Jan/06 5:43pm*

MrsAlmaGarrett wrote:Hey we got our digi cam working.... here is the litespeed in SS format.

its presently being rebuilt with forks and gears, and I have a couple of options for a new trailbike SS...

You'll see I was paranoid about ever forgetting to take the 15mm spanner with me, so much so that its zip tied to el framo.

of course if I forgot to take a knife to cut the zip ties I was just as fucked.....

Beauty and style :love: