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1. amedias - Member

   So what I really wanted was either a Singular Hummingbird or a Cotic Simple, however I can't find anyone that has a small one of either in stock.

   Ideally after a proper SS frame, no cable guides for gears, steel, for 100mm to 130mm fork. longish in the TT. EBB or SS dropouts, not fussed which.

   What else is there that I might not have considered?

   Kinesis Decade virsa - not really taken with it
   On-one - no, been there, no thnks
   P7 - not a fan of the dropout system and would prefer a proper SS frame with no cable guides if possible.
   Charge duster with EBB - can't find one either
   Gary Fisher Ferrous - had one, was stolen would have another in a heartbeat if I could find one, even if it did have cable guides etc.

   suggestions for others that I might not have thought of?

   unless anyone knows of a shop that has a small of either left...

   thanks
   Matt

   Posted 7 months ago #
2. simon1975 - Member

   Dialled Love/Hate?
   Sanderson Soloist?

   Posted 7 months ago #
3. simon1975 - Member

   Cotic have one Simple in small according to http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/simple

   Give them a call!

   Posted 7 months ago #
4. amedias - Member

   Simon - i did, it's an error, they have none

   but thanks anyway

   Posted 7 months ago #
5. amedias - Member

   the mk1 love/hate looks nice but I really don't like the look of the backend of the mk2 for some reason, maybe those big chunky dropouts...

   very picky i know....

   Posted 7 months ago #
6. jackthedog - Member

   On-one - no, been there, no thnks

   Why's that?

   Considering pressing the button on an Inbred as a winter/night ride hack. Can you convince me otherwise?

   Posted 7 months ago #
7. amedias - Member

   nothing against them Jackthedog, I've had on-ones in the past, great handling little hack bikes and stonking value.

   Just not interested in having another one, I'm looking more for a 'keeper' if you know what I mean.

   matt

   Posted 7 months ago #
8. clubber - Member

   An 853 inbred maybe? My one is a keeper, having tried out a load of other more boutique brands and not finding one I liked as much...

   Posted 7 months ago #
9. jackthedog - Member

   Just not interested in having another one, I'm looking more for a 'keeper' if you know what I mean.

   Oh right, I see. Ta.

   Posted 7 months ago #
10. kilo - Member

    if it's going to be a keeper why not get one built as you want it, eg Roberts or Rourke (http://www.brianrourke.co.uk/rourke-853-single-speed-mtb-frameset-p-1176.html?cPath=86)

    Posted 7 months ago #
11. nedrapier - Member

    or a Dekerf Solitaire?

    Posted 7 months ago #
12. amedias - Member

    both a little bit out of budget I think, was looking around the £350 - £550 mark.

    Would love a dekerf if i could afford one.
    Those Rourke frames do look rather nice though!

    Posted 7 months ago #
13. nedrapier - Member

    you might find a solitaire second hand? might be worth a scout round.

    Just checked out the pricing in conjuction with the exchange rate. Yoinks!

    Maybe when £1 = CAD2.25

    £550 - £750 is a gap you could talk yourself into bridging if it was a bike for life, but you'd have to be some sort of money-no-object Dekerf fetishist to drop £1095 (plus shipping) on a steel single speed frame.

    Posted 7 months ago #
14. nedrapier - Member

    Ha!

    Just been playing with the options on the Dekerf site. A 29er fillet brazed Solitaire with Paragon dropouts and a flippy paintjob gets you to £1,895, plus shipping!

    Posted 7 months ago #
15. StirlingCrispin - Member

    Or how about a Curtis?
    http://www.curtisbikes.co.uk/xc-reynolds.html

    I have a Sanderson Soloist and really like it - particularly now that I've got a second spanner for the EBB.

    Posted 7 months ago #
16. kilo - Member

    both a little bit out of budget I think, was looking around the £350 - £550 mark.

    Those Rourke frames do look rather nice though!

    TBH and i know this is a fairly glib statemnt with a £550 budget for a keeper I'd find the extra 200 for the Rourke - you'll get a fairly rare frame, built by hand in the UK by a top notch manufacturer - a different class of kit. We've got a few Roberts hand made road bikes and there's something special about having a frame built for you.

    p.s i don't work for rourke!

    Posted 7 months ago #
17. amedias - Member

    you might be able to find the extra £200 but £550 is absolute max, selling-kidneys end of the budget for me!

    Posted 7 months ago #

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