fist ride on a bike with one gear for about 3 months and my goodness did it hurt, blimey gears do flatter your fitness, thankfully the lighter nights are here so i can only improve 😐
Will you talk me through your build i’m looking to build up a new single speed, been looking at a couple of on*ones but i really like the look of this.
Voodoo Wanga frame (19″)
hope hubs with shimano bmx cog (17T)
mavic 517 rims
Avid BB7 discs
LX HTII crank and BB
race face XY post
Flite saddle
Thomson stem
easton EA 50 bars
RS Revs (set to minimum travel, could really do with a Reba or similar)
does look good RocketDog, quite enough white forr me (not a big fan of white). What chain ring have you got to match the 17? I tend to ride the “traditonal 32×16”
yup, bell came in handy down some singletrack earlier, gave early warning to an old codger who then had time to gather his dogs in an allowed me to pass unhindered, very civilised are bells 🙂
love that Voodoo…I have been quite frustrated on my SS so bought a geared Klien Attitude with hydraulic discs and front suspension…been out on it twice and want to convert it to SS and make it fully rigid!
Maybe I have the bug 😉
Maybe I should go the whole hog and get a hair shirt or something?
people hear a bell and 99% of the time know exactly what it means, i.e. ‘i am here and would like to pass please’ rather than shouting, braking hard to skid so the walkers hear etc etc,much more civil and evryone stays happy after the encounter, a win win situation if you will