After a while in the geared wilderness I am going back to having a singlespeed in the stable.
My last bike was a R853 Pipedream but now have hopefully landed myself something in Ti.
Going with much of the build from the PD so staying 26'' but hope to shave off a few grams here and there.
PD:
Looking for inspiration - preferably rigid examples 
Not particularly lightweight, as the frame & forks are Charge Duster gaspipes. XTR/DT tubeless wheels, WI cranks and Thomson stem/bar help with the weight, and the great big saddle has now gone.
IMG_0675 by santacruzxc, on Flickr
I like that SC-XC.
How do you get on with the fork?
Planning in staying with a steel fork my default choice being the Salsa Cromoto but looking into other at the moment.....
Pedals, forks, grips, stem, handlebars, saddle can be swapped for lighter.
XTR SPD's, rigid CF, foam, Ritchey WCS, flat CF, almost any other will make it lighter.
I have such a fork that might go to a better place. Email in profile.
small and light enough - I hope.
22lb according to my bathroom scales. Though I'm not sure they accurate as think it is probably a bit more that that.
not massivly light but still lightning fast
This must be light - I've won stuff on it!
My 853 Inbred 
IMG_0078 by hayward.m1, on Flickr
My Roberts' Dogsbolx, made for me almost 10 years ago. They looked at me a bit funny when I told them I wanted track ends and no stops for gear cables.
No pictures unfortunately, but my rigid SS weighs in at 22.52lb - lighter than a Roadrat. Pretty cheap build as well: Handsome dog XC frame, Exotic alu forks, hope xc on cheapo mavic rims, factory xc semi slicks.
Carbon 456 SS - fairly light.
Singular Hummingbird as a 69er. Very rapid. I normally run colour matched Magura Marathons.
Untitled by bent udder, on Flickr
Untitled by bent udder, on Flickr
Pretty bog-standard Io, but pretty light & nippy all the same.
A set of carbon bars are on the way to add a bit of comfort & blingness.
Not light, but bloody great fun tho'
without the mud it's light
P1020155 by scaredypants, on Flickr
What you want is a 23lb Swift Mark 
It sort of goes off road. 16 - 17lb
lighter than with gears but not that light
swift by rOcKeTdOgUk, on Flickr
lighter
365/143 23/5/10 by rOcKeTdOgUk, on Flickr
Cobbled together with spare bits but ended up being very light (obviously in part due to the road tyres):
No attention to weight saving with Race Face Evolve XC kit, Mavc 521 rims (for toughness on potholes with road tyres) and a very harsh but light Kinesis alloy fork to go with the kinesis Merlin Malt 2 frame.
Not silly light, but light enough for me.
Now this was silly & light & stack load of fun 
At the risk of ridicule, but it fits the description (and because I don't have a ss bike), here's my KH29. About 12 1/2 lbs as it stands.
Grrr - does linking to flickr not work then, or am I being a muppet?...
Ah - working now
About 12 1/2 lbs as it stands.
How much does it weight when you fit the frame and back wheel?
Cheeky Spot Brand by sheldonattwood, on Flickr
IF by sheldonattwood, on Flickr
Tollah, he said light single speeds. Towel rail = pig iron
Not especially light:
Lighter:
Lightest:
I'd class about 3 of the bikes above as 'lightweight Single Speed'
The rest are 'lightish by virtue of being a singlespeed' 
Bloody nice Cotic BTW ... And the GF Carbon would be nicer with a Carbon Uni-crown type fork (Niner) and by taking the gash fakenger card out of the front wheel* 
*Unless it's some deceased loved-one or something profound 
also got a ss cross check (not light) and a ss ti lemond (light)
i love em all 
good grief. one gear and butt ugly is the common theme for all most of the above and below.
edit
I liked mine a lot. I think it was about 20-21lbs, which ain't bad for a mahoosive bike. It wasn't quite versatile enough to be my only mtb though, so it had to go.
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