I've been riding my new Yeti Big Top (29er) for a few weeks now as a singlespeed and love it. Mayhem entries go live tonight and I am entering with a team of non singlespeeders. I think I should probably think about getting gears for Mayhem and the summer and was thinking of going 1x10. Am I mad?
No
How could it be "mad" to add 9 gears?
I run a Karate Monkey 9-speed personally. 🙂
I guess the question is more, if I am putting gears on, why just 1x10 - rather than 2x10???
- I am not sure why I am having such a problem with this point - just that I have had so much fun single speeding over winter...
House,you running the ss dropout chips on the big top or just a tensioner off the mech mount ?
Last time I tried evolution imports the chips were not available ?
How does it ride (got a big top just not built yet) ?
Cheers
... BigDummy - I have to own up to not knowing what a Karate Monkey was - just looked it up - sweet!
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bunnerscj - I have the singlespeed dropouts - and they work a treat! It's my first 29er, but I am a big guy (6'4) and for the first time I feel like I am on a bike made for me! Yes it rolls really well and is great over rough ground but the best bit for me is the cornering - feels like it is on rails... I haven't stopped grinning since I completed the build about three weeks ago!
Been on 29ers for 18 months now, 6ft 4", 15st and love em, never go back. Riding 26 wheeled bike is now like riding a kids bike for me.
I have gone 1x9 on my 'top' as its good kit from another build, have a swift as a SS so not too fussed about ss'ing the yeti.
Looks a lush frame, just waiting on a few bits before test ride 😆
bunnerscj - do you have an ss specific swift? how does it handle?
And yep - thinking I might gear up the Big Top and get a rigid fork ss 29er for muddy home riding later in the year...
The swift is the newer one which can be run either but I use it as a ss specific rigid ride.
I have had quite a few 29ers both steel and alu and with the singular fork I can honestly say its the best ride yet.
Bit like you house,I have so enjoyed the swift and ss'ing this winter that the yeti has sat in a box for months !
Get a swift for ss duties !