Long Termers: Singletrack’s Ibis Tranny
aka "Tranny Travels - Episode One"
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Posted on: January 29, 2010
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Long Termers: Singletrack’s Ibis Tranny
nice, i kinda want one – which other soups do they colour match?
What’s the toasting fork for? Tyre pud?
“What’s the toasting fork for?”
You never know when you might need to stick it in a crumpet.
i’m not convinced by the wonky back end. is there really a huge demand for hard core super light single speed trail centre bikes? am i missing something?
And i like the fact that the weight saved by the system is slightly negated by having to carry a bloody great ratchet spanner around.
nice name dropping with Nigel Page though.
i must remember to give Sam Hill a call to practise my unicycle skills.
Go and have a lie down lankygit, you sound like you need it!
[quote] I have had to carry the ratchet with allen bit from my socket set on the first ride after adjusting chain tension to make any adjustments on the trail. Once properly set and with a bedding in ride the chain tension has not needed any further attention.[/quote]
Does this not create problems if you need to repair chain/mend puncture etc – or am I missing something??
why would it affect fixing punctures?
“Does this not create problems if you need to repair chain/mend puncture etc – or am I missing something??”
The vertical dropouts work just the same as on a geared bike so you don’t have to readjust chain tension every time you take the wheel in and out. You don’t need to take the wheel out to fix the chain.
You only need to carry a bigger allen key tool for a short bedding in ride. Literally up the road and back. After this I’ve found no need for further adjustment.
I’ve had the same frame (even the same colour!) for about 6 months now. Mine’s fitted up as an XC Singlespeed though so a mite lighter built than yours. I haven’t had a problem with fore aft balance but my geared HT has a 70-71 deg HA most of the time so it wasn’t really a transition for me
I love mine but I think the SlotMachine solution is way over complex and would have preferred trackends which would be simpler and lighter.
I look forward (with some trepidation … what if you don’t like it!) to your future posts