[Closed] Dream SS bike

Curtis XC29

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Don't know if mine exists. Carbon or Aluminium for weight, swinging QR 135mm dropouts 29er set up for 120mm forks. HT2 threaded BB. Massive mud clearance. Internal hoses. Tapered headtube with two sets of forks. Full carbon and something with bounce. Set up at about 52".

Pipedream, cotic, transition, all city and a few others all make things that are close.

flashes - Member
Having a pub conversation. If money / waiting times were no object, what SS (without EBB) should be considered....

Ragley TD-1

But I'd sooner have an EBB on it.

another one of these, but wth a truss fork and bull moose bars

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and something like this

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oooo and an oddity and Burnsey does make an exceedingly good bike

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the sheep may up for sale to pay for an oddity

Do they still make Ragley TD-1 frames?????

EBB's are the work of the devil............

Tazzy, I've always liked that bike, if you do decide to sell it and it fits me, I'd appreciate a look at it.....Are you / it at BOTB?

I was going to say the same thing! Could be interested,

Flashes, yep I am chap, will be with the sheep, satans very own special singular rooster for sams singualr display pile and probably the jones, if i'm feeling like a lazy bugger and cant be arsed with the pedal like a maniac bit (i.e. if I'm screamingly hung over!!)

😀

I'll see you there then....................

Given that I'm very happy on an inbred - then the same but ti and with fancy sliding dropouts - paragon or similar.

Given that I'm very happy on an inbred - then the same but ti and with fancy sliding dropouts - paragon or similar.

so something like a Torus then ?

nice frames, stonking price 😀

Mmmmm, very nice. The mk2 looks spot on.

That Curtis is lovely - pretty happy with my Tranny though.

I like the look of the Torus (and love my inbred) but think it would be too XC for all day rides...........

But I'd sooner have an EBB on it.

+1

Hardly a dream bike with a load of mechano bolted to the rear dropouts.

Something like Tazzy's Engin up there, but with a tapered headtube.

My dream SS is the one I own (sorry I'm not being deliberately STW)
Trek 69er.
Don't know why, and I certainly don't believe the "front wheel rolls over things, rear wheel accelerates up quickly" bollocks, but it just is lovely to ride.
Sorry, probably not what you are after looking at the Ti wonderment listed above.

loved my trek 69er, just kept destroying rear wheels as I have as much finesse as a chimp on PCP

Money no object => Moonmen
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Stainless on an MTB seems like a daft idea; surely the tube walls are not thick enough to withstand rock strikes......

Agree with TINAS; the mechano looks shite. EBB or track ends.

How about it? http://www.shandcycles.com/bikes/bahookie-single/

http://www.strongframes.com/frames-and-pricing/mountain/

A Moomen, Black Sheep, Ti Jones, Oddity. There's too many great bikes to choose from and not enough cash.

If it was just one then it would have to have a bit of bounce on the front. For pure hooliganism.

And no crabon fibber. Proper metal dug up out of the ground, not burnt toast and glue.

After years of procrastinating I have my dream single-speeder too - Singular Swift.

I like the look of the Torus

I've had my dream SS for more years than I care to remember now (at least 15 I think).

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One bad mofo, Nice......................

SO many great framebuilders to look at. I'm on a Niner Sir at the moment which fits me like a glove. So my dream would be similar Geo, 44mm headtube, BlackCat dropouts (or perhaps Salsa dropouts) in Ti. Enough clearance to run 650b+ too would be nice.

I'd take Jonba's specs (in steel) to Jason English, add the travel rear end and let him go nuts

Probably not a dream bike, but my Love/Hate w/EBB has been an excellent SS.

Now sporting an Alfine 11

on a dreambike SS type thingy, a mate is selling is full jones space frame with loads of chris king and bling on it, fat front and skinny front wheel etc.. for a very very good price indeedy.

Taz.

I was about to post the same thing.

If only I had the cash? How much does a kidney go for around these parts?

pretty happy with my Tranny though

I was on the verge of getting one of these at the time. It's a shame they made the *updated* 29er version so short and so damned ugly

bigblackshed, I understand James, will take a regular monthly payment, so if you offer him various body parts that he can sell on the black market, you may just about end up with at least a couple of thigh stumps left to reach the pedals and maybe half a lung.....but you will have a lovely bike 😀

For me it would have to be a 2Souls QuarterHorse in Ti with sliding dropouts http://www.2soulscycles.com/index.php/products/quarterhorse-ti .A 120mm Sid with h/b lock out,mostly Hope components & the carbon kevlar rims from http://www.blueflowbikes.com/ I think I would have to remortgage the house though.

Curtis XC10, track drop outs, custom geo (longer TT, shorter ST, 69.5HA).

Missed the boat for this winter, will be ordering ready for next

Taz.

It did cross my mind to sell my body for naughty times, once I could probably cope with, don't knock 'til you've tried it, etc. But 1600 times plus tips?

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In stw fashion
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It's not ss specific but then nor am I so it suits me pretty well, for big days in big hills I still want gears and is an easy change.

I must get round to changing the cranks back to the nice carbon rf ones though and replacing the qr.

Hmm, yeah maybe something like that Curtis in aesthetics, but I think I'd be tempted to go 650b. Lefty carbon up front, perhaps some bling King hubs

flashes - Member
Do they still make Ragley TD-1 frames?????

No, but money/waiting times were no object.

Or ask Lynskey to knock one up - better ask Brant first though.

Do they still make Ragley TD-1 frames?????

No, but money/waiting times were no object.

Or ask Lynskey to knock one up - better ask Brant first though.

I'm sure [url= http://pactbikes.com/ ]PACT Bikes[/url] could oblige.

I'm hoping for a Sonder TD-1-a-like, in aluminium. I did 100 miles round Kielder and 60 miles at Hit The North on one and loved it.

Hi tazzymtb,please ask your mate to send me details of his Jones.
jeffbushi@yahoo.co.uk
Cheers
Jeff

Adsh, do you mean Curtis S1 SuperMoto, oooo they make a 29er version too...........

Tazzy,
I'd be interested in the Jones andy04665@hotmail.com
cheers

Adsh, do you mean Curtis S1 SuperMoto, oooo they make a 29er version too..........

Well yes and no. It'll be a straight copy of my XC9 (which was custom geo based on my Whyte 29C) but with track dropouts. Not sure what that makes it but the idea is to keep on riding off road next winter.

Though I may start in the summer as I'm getting a bit bored of geared riding

Hmm, yeah maybe something like that Curtis in aesthetics, but I think I'd be tempted to go 650b. Lefty carbon up front, perhaps some bling King hubs

Lefty you say.... how about a double righty? 🙂

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Why are EBB's the work of the Devil?

I love the look of Singular bikes, bought this frame off a fellow STW'er, Pic prior to me getting some less flexy carbon forks & black stem.

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