I’m seriously thinking about getting a Whippet to replace my cracked Giant XTC, despite the fact that they’re a bit fancy to use (partly) as a winter hack. My vague idea is to have the Whippet as a 1×9 fast blasts bike and also rigid SS for winter duties, which the swapouts should facilitate nicely. I have a Soul for rides involving rocks and hills so don’t want to overlap too much with that. Is this a silly idea?

Is this a silly idea?

Of course owning an On-One is a stupid **** idea, get a better job or save some money to buy a proper bike.

Silly – you’d be daft not to.
Switched my Whippet to single speed for Mayhem, not swapped it back as it is such a blast. Only thing I had to do was increase the ratio (34/16) and put in a 1/2 chain (kept braking the other as I am no whippet myself !!!!)

Will get you some pics when home from work tomorrow.

WOOOF!

jontydewolfe – that’s the best photo I’ve seen in ages!

i aim to please

Looking forward to the pics CRR.

youngwilliam, I think you forgot the 😉

And as for jonty – that is awesome, how the hell did you find it?

Here is my 20″ Whippet still dirty after a 35 miler on Thursday night.

thats not a whippet..heres a whippet… 😉

Nice build – what length are the Rebas? How tall are you? I’m bang on 6′ so not sure whether to go for the 18″ or 20″.

Reba’s are 100mm making it nice and agile. I am 6’2″ and have 400mm seat post and it seems fine to me, it is a bit stretched out mind.

If you are going to single speed a whippet, you do need to customise the chain tug to get it fit in the swap outs – try a alloy bmx one. Can do ya photos if ya want.

If you are going to single speed a whippet, you do need to customise the chain tug to get it fit in the swap outs – try a alloy bmx one. Can do ya photos if ya want.

That would be ace, cheers for the advice. Sounds like the 20″ is the way to go, I’d have miles of seatpost showing on an 18″ if yours is anything to go by.

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OnOne ScandAL SS – 21 pounds by davelockyer@btopenworld.com, on Flickr[/img]

I have just ordered a ss Whippet. What is wrong with it as it is? Why do you need to modify it?

I am 6foot with short legs and a long back. I have gone for a 18 inch as I can always add a longer stem. do you think that was right?