This will take a year to do, but have too many ideas about where to start...I like the thought of 160mm
I ride singlespeed & like it aggressive.
Anybody built one for absolute madness?
Got a 150mm Kona built up burly, 20mm Revs, Elixirs, Spank rims, RF Atlas cranks, Royal stem and 1x10 SLX/XTR gears. Lots of fun to ride and just chuck about.
Also important to note I destroy things.
My Inbred has BMX bits on.
Cotic BFe!
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Would love to try it with 160mm..
I break more easily than it does
160mm. Slack as your granny's fud.
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love those pics of the ragley.....
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Dialled Alpine
I had my Evil Sovereign built up singlespeed for a while for simplicity/ indestructibility purposes. It was alright, but it's a bike that really really demands to be wrung out, and you can't really give it the beans on a descent if you run out of gears straight away. Got 1x9 with a full chain device now and it's the best thing ever. EVER.
BFe
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Fortunateson09 - MemberI had my Evil Sovereign ... it's the best thing ever. EVER.
I'd believe that
Hardcore? Check.
Singlespeed? Check.
The mutt's nuts? Check.
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+1 for Chameleon
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DB Alpine.
wahey!
Cotic BFe if you break things (or are worried about breaking things). The clue is in the name!
dialled alpine 🙂
*note fork steerer has been cut down since the pic was taken
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What about a Bagger? Had my hands on the frame today...ariba ariba.
As already mentioned, BFe (own), Alpine (ridden) or a Soverign (no experience, but lots of fanboi's) would be my choice.
Chammy with Lyriks = ultimate bike fun 🙂
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I'd go for a BFe though I think you'll have to use a tensioner for singlespeed to get it just right. Very fun frame to ride 🙂
HX1 - ebb for singlespeeding, 160mm compatible & loads of standover.
Damnit! I now want a Cotic BFe instead of my Spesh Hardrock! looks like some penny saving...
I demo'd a couple of bikes like that this week; a Bfe with 160mm Wotan forks on and a Blue Pig X with 160mm 36 Vamilla's. The Bfe was a small frame and it felt fun on the descents like a little dirt-jump/bmx, but with the long fork on it the seat angle was so slack I could not get the thing to do techy climbing at all. The Blue Pig was a larger frame and possibly on the big side for me and felt less playful, but it rode the downhills better than the bFe and it techy climbed like a whippet up a drainpipe in comparison.
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chunkypaul what is your frame? looks great!
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Mmmbop
that looks sweet zangolin 🙂
i think its difficult to singlespeed really long travel forks unless you can wind them down to a 100mm.
After very little consideration, the Bfe is absolutely the way to go.
Or a Bagger...
Who has one of those?
Really have to run it singlespeed, my legs don't do maths.
Can anyone link me to a good banterful "hardtail vs full sus" thread?
This is my BFe baby from my MoreDirt page...
Proper hardcore!
Proper mash-up material!
But blinkin' good looking' whilst tearin' it up!
Fitted with a Ti seatpost to smooth out the ruff stuff
The only way to go
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I'm dead pleased with my Ragley Blue Pig X running 36 Vans. With the slack head angle it's a blast on the downs but the steeper seat angle allows you to climb like a shorter travel bike. It's a right hooligan 🙂 Since this pic was taken I've lost the big ring and fitted a Reverb.
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I liked Yetiman's BluePigX so much I bought this.
No Stiffee pics yet!!
My first one which got nicked
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My Second one which I sold (doh!)
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I'm on the hunt for another one. They're such good bikes, I took mine round CwmCarn, down the DH there, round Twrch trail, round Afan, down Wharncliffee, spent a few Sundays up at Rehill. They're incredible!
Oh and my Crush (was OK, nothing on the Stiffee though)
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OP, if you fancy a SC Chameleon I'm selling a frame in medium size, with headset and seatpost. It is the EBB model so single-speedable.
Email in profile.
How about getting a custom Curtis build up with an EBB?
This my SS Dialled Alpine using an ISCG mounted blackspire stinger to tension the chain. Awesome bike! (Stem looks odd as there is a battery pack strapped to it)
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/burchy80/5740481936/ ]IMAG0039[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/burchy80/ ]burchy80[/url], on Flickr
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Mine is a On-one Summer Season with 160mm up front. Its alot of fun, however I think it will a good idea at some point to run maybe 130mm forks instead! It gets alittle twitchy going up hills...
Abigales Chameleon
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Ive got a blue one and Katie has an orange one