Would this make a good singlespeed commuter?

Seems a fairly decent discount on CRC at the moment £275 – £154.

It's almost exactly what it was designed for.

Actually, bearing in mind the "bar tape" thread, and the mmmbops being on offer at CRC, I should point out that NO, IT WOULD MAKE A VERY BAD singlespeed commuter, as it's not a singlespeed, or a commuting frame.

It's almost exactly what it was designed for.

I knew it!

The writing's pretty small, but I think it says "Just nipping to the shops!" on the chainstay.

The biggest question is:

Blue or green ?

Of course, I'm generalising. If I lived in Colden, Heptonstall or Blackshaw Head, and worked in Hebden Bridge then it would be an ideal commuter. Not a great singlespeed though.

Hows the sizing? Ive got a size small giant xtc at present which is a 17" frame, so would I need the 16" mmmBop or 18"?

Hows the sizing? Ive got a size small giant xtc at present which is a 17" frame, so would I need the 16" mmmBop or 18"?

Depends whether your current bike fits or not 🙂

How tall are you? I'd guess 16", if you went for a small frame before.

I am 5'7 – 5'8"

Also would the mmmBop frame suit dropped bars and a more road bikey build or is it really suited to a hardtail xc type build? Really like the look of the frame but have always had drops on my commuter road bike.

It's designed for massive forks. It'll be very wrong with rigid forks and drop bars.

A pompino, however, is designed for exactly this sort of thing.

Can you run the mmmbop with 100mm forks or do you really need to go for 120+, due to the geometry? Also read that it is suited to a short stem (50-70mm)?

Thinking about building one up as a commuter (mainly road) as I am wrecking my specialized Roubaix (Lacquer on carbon stays is peeling off).

Is the mmmBop a good choice for a road commuter, with some occasional offroad use? or is there a better frame to start with?

I want disc brakes & ability to fit mudguards (prob crudcathers or similar, not full guards), not bothered about panniers. May go 1×9 or singlespeed, not decided yet. Drops or flat bars, not fussed.

Maybe I would be better going for a CX frame?

Brant – all that viral marketing and great reviews down the drain when you saw this? Drop bars – wtf? He'll be asking next if it has rack mounts!

**facepalm**

Both very helpful thanks.

Is this a joke?

DaveyBoyWonder – Member

Is this a joke?

You can but hope.

Yeah dead funny, someone asks for advice about something they know nothing about hoping for someone to set them straight and gets ridiculed.

Bloody hilarious.

STW is great sometimes, and sometimes its not.

organic355 you did read what Brant wrote about the mmmbop's suitability as a commuter didn't you?

The DESIGNER of the frame has told you it's not suitable, what more advice do you want?

If you are genuinely seeking a good singlespeed commuter frame to use with drops then have a look at the cotic road rat (short version). Otherwise get back under your bridge.

a subtle troll by organic355?

This HAS to be a Troll.

subtle as a brick

These trolls are getting more and more sophisticated. OP sounds genuinely upset, making me think this was genuine. Genius

The DESIGNER of the frame has told you it's not suitable, what more advice do you want?

just to ram the point home.

It may be a bargain, but don't try convincing yourself it is going to be any good for what you want, although I fully intend to put rigid forks on my mmmBop whilst saving for some suspension 😆

…although, it is possible organic didn't know Brant was the designer and dismissed the post as another STW waster 😆

He'll be asking next if it has rack mounts!

It does have rack mounts! We put them on the dropouts so husbands can convince wives that they're going to use the frame "for a child seat". No rack mounts on the seatstays though.

whilst you're on here Brant, what brake mount do I need for the rear chainstay? I have Deore M535 brakes and I'm pretty sure the original adaptor ain't going to cut the mustard

Ta

No – M535 (that is hydraulic isn't it) should fit on there absolutely fine.

I think you'll have to use the downtube hose routing for that though.

yes, hydraulic. I just guessed I'd need a different adaptor.

When I get the rigid forks and the child seat on I'll send a pic 😆

You could commute on it (commuting is just riding to work and back, right?), but it would be a bit of a waste of a good frame if it was only used for that.

So build it up into a proper mountain bike and ride to work on it anyway then thrash it on the trails at weekends. I don't really understand why people need a specialist bike for riding to work and back on anyway.

I don't really understand why people need a specialist bike for riding to work and back on anyway.

Seriously? Don't you make and sell bikes? Could you not even pretend to understand this? 😆

joking aside, I would not want a big commute on a mountain bike with big knobblie tyres. I hate riding my mountain bike on any tarmac. It just seems such a drag

I have commuted on my blue pig before with 2.3" tyres on. It was 4" deep in snow at the time though, didn't fancy it on my road bike. It was good fun.

It just seems such a drag

LOL!!!

Now this is my interesting commuter and FAST:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30625376@N06/4874482965/sizes/l/in/photostream/

after all the abuse I am still thinking of getting one, no dropped bars though 😉

So I've got some old Fox 100mm forks, can i put them on or not or is the geometry all wrong?

If it was me………I'd track down either a 19" Rocky Mountain Vertex or Whyte alu frame. Then build with carbon rigid forks etc etc.

So I've got some old Fox 100mm forks, can i put them on or not or is the geometry all wrong?

you could put some tri bars on then time trial to work.

I don't really understand why people need a specialist bike for riding to work and back on anyway.

Because riding to work and back every day, even just a short 2.5 miles each way like I do, ruins bikes.

after all the abuse I am still thinking of getting one

Why? You can get a fully built quality singlespeed – if that floats your boat – for under £500. Why buy a frame that is going to be a compromise for what you want it for and then spend a load of money piling on bits it was never designed to work with like 100mm forks. I know it's a good deal, but is there something you're not telling us?

stilltortoise – thinner/slick tyres = less drag.

miketually – aren't bikes made for riding/ruining?