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1. epicsteve - Member

   I've not had an S/S in a while so decided to put one together as SWMBO is just starting mountain biking properly and I've found the S/S a good way to ride at her pace until she gets more bike fit.

   I had a slot dropout Inbred in the back of the garage so chucked it together with bits from the spares bin:
   
   Running 32:18 initially as my legs are puny! First time I've run S/S with a slot dropout frame but so far I think I prefered using a tensioner.

   And here it is with the opposite end of my hardtail fleet:
   

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. RealMan - Member

   Saddle at a funny angle.

   The paving is ok, albeit a bit dirty, but the lawn is in a right state.

   And brake cables on both bikes..

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. epicsteve - Member

   The seat-post and saddle were nicked from my Zion and not re-adjusted, hence the slightly off angle. Feels ok when riding though.

   Cables are way long but the neither bike is in it's final build yet so don't want to shorten the hoses!

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. steve_b77 - Member

   Wish I had a spares bin like that

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. wombat - Member

   steve_b77 - Member

   Wish I had a spares bin like that

   Me too.

   Looks nice BTW

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. charlie the bikemonger - Member

   Tidy looking bike. Especially when it's made up of leftovers.

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. Rickos - Member

   Why do you prefer a tensioner over proper ss style drop-outs? It's nice to have enough spares to just knock a bike up when you fancy it.

   Posted 1 year ago #
8. epicsteve - Member

   Why do you prefer a tensioner over proper ss style drop-outs?

   It's probably just inexperience but I struggled slightly to get the tension just right - as it is it's a bit slack at the moment. I'm only running with one chaintug as well, as that's what On-One advised.

   It's nice to have enough spares to just knock a bike up when you fancy it.

   I enjoy building bikes almost as much as I do riding them so I quite often raid the spares pile and build something if I'm bored. I don't often sell stuff so I've usually got several spare frames, wheels and forks up the back of the garage.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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