Maybe do one next year.
I have a conventional hard tail to rob for bits what won't fit?
I don't have a chassis build, I bought the whole bike but I'm just about to change a lot on it.
This weekend I will be drilling the rims, replacing the forks for carbon fatty's, and a few other bits and bobs.
I can see a build up from a chassis being quite expensive.
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Excuse the mess.
Just waiting for a crankset now.
Need to sort out the tyres.
All in at the moment £620.
This weekend I will be drilling the rims,
What rim tape are you using?
I've got the hole cutter sorted for mine but no rim tape yet.
I bought some white Surly rim tape. It's 80mm so will have to trim it down on the edges a little to get it to fit.
A lot of people use Duct tape, you can get it in any colour, just pull off a piece that's the same circumference as the rim and lay it down sticky side up, then get another and stick it down to that so you have stuck it sticky side to sticky side. Have been told it's a bit of a faff but works well. I was going to get some orange off ebay but got the white instead.
Cool. I was thinking about doing the duct tape thing, I might have a look for some in one if the DIY places tomorrow.
Same here ...bought as a full bike ..changed brakes first ......cos they're shit .....then went 2x10 .....then drilled the rims ..now the latest .....changed the qr f&r to Hope ..cos the wheels kept falling out while riding ...
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Aw yea! Let's keep this thread going. Very fatty curious after seeing Beerbiker's at Twentyfour 12 last weekend. It's a good looking bike, for a fatbike. I really don't need one, but it would be a good project to keep me busy during the winter.
can I ask where id the geometry for the on one fatty?
or what size for 5ft 11/6ft
All this being fitted today. My knees knackered so building has replaced riding for a bit.
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What fork is that?
what are the forks please ?
I'd say those were carver carbon fat forks, nice but you may find the offset and axle to crown is a bit short for the on-one.
OO oo oo I know this there Carver O' Beast Carbon fork 🙂
Hay vondally here you go mate I'd say you where an 18 inch frame for your height.
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOFATX5/on_one_fatty_fat_bike
Axle to crown on them are pretty much the same as the OO forks.
Yeah, they are the Carver O' Beast Carbon fork
yeh the axle to crown difference is only 5mm the offset difference is 10mm less, with with a 68 degree head angle of the on-one may well make it a bit more sluggish on the cornering and prone to tuck.
It's always the chance you take when swapping forks. Will see how I get on with them.
cheers batman11
off to consider winter project.......
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Bought as stock in Feb, upgrades = Formula brakes, Hope QR's, Mary Bars, drilled rims were an On One prototype upgrade, rim tape on Ebay.
Larry tyres fitted for sand riding option
1 x 10 is perfect, you don't need 2 x 10 IMHO
1 x 10 is perfect, you don't need 2 x 10 IMHO
You do when its all packed up with bivi kit ...riding hilly terrain.. 😉
1 x 10 is perfect, you don't need 2 x 10 IMHO
How the **** do you know what anyone needs on their bike to ride the terain they want to?
you need to pedal a bit harder Stu
And you need to ride some propper hills canal boy...
singlespeedstu - MemberAnd you need to ride some propper hills
i forgot you are a riding God
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...who needs a granny
No riding god just talking the truth.
Seems you think [b]you[/b] don't need any lower gearing.
Well you wouldn't would you with your canal trips.
Please feel free to borrow my 1x10 Fatback and not push up the climbs round some Elan Valley routes though...
I'll even let you keep the bike if you can clean all the climbs. 8)
I'll even let you keep the bike
you'd have to buy me a proper size one
And you'd have to ride the climbs without a granny and that'd never happen. 😆
John your fatty is the first on one I've seen that I actually like. That's a nice build.
Not keen on the On One phats
My latest upgrades.
White Answer stem, black spank spike bars, orange spacers and seat post clamp, carbon forks and hope QR's.
I'm really pleased with the way it looks.
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notmyrealname - MemberThis weekend I will be drilling the rims,
What rim tape are you using?
Just buy some reflective tape off ebay and make your own rimstrips.
They look teh awsumz when it's dark.
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dear lord Saturday drinking beer and now thoroughly engrossed...these fattys look wonderful twoniner very loverly
how did folk drill the holes?
what was the drill bit and so on?
Gearing seems to be a debate....what are people running for the hilly north of England ...especially for those who do not live by canals?
what are the bikes like in the mud?
Hole saw for drilling* dutys and gear it how you'd gear any bike with heavy wheels on your local stuff. 😉
*As big as you dare that'll fit between the spokes.
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oh dear lord...........................
I think these look great! Never tried one so curious to what they are like though?
How would you describe the ride characteristics of a fatty?
_daveR - Member
How would you describe the ride characteristics of a fatty?
Ride = Guaranteed smile inducing.
The 1/10 gearing is pretty good but living in the hilly north a lower gear would be nice
But can get up most of my local stuff with the stock gears,
No idea on mud performance as its been cracking and dry since mine arrived in march .
Ride characteristics for me are fun laugh a minute
great on the rocky stuff but 2 psi too hard can make a huge difference
I am currently running Tubeless and 8 psi which is a little too hard for the offroad stuff and a little too soft for the road but for me a good compromise .
The back tyre is wearing quite fast about half done in 500 miles of mixed riding .
makes a great trail centre bike except for the braking bumps at Gisburns Hully Gully
Sorry SSS
I should have said 1 x 10 is perfect for me and my riding. I don't think I need 2 x 10.
North Welsh hills for me and Fatty tomorrow and 1x10 will be fine for me.
Please accept my humble apologies.....
thanks trout can I ask are you Yorkshire/nr ilkley based?
Yep Silsden If you want to have a spin on it
cheers trout just to live that way gives me an idea of gearing.
Not mine, but a muddy fat
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I find the gearing on the 1x10 fine and I live in hilly North Wales/Snowdonia. There are a some times where I wish I had an easier gear (probably because I'm idle) but most of the time it's fine.
Will I get much of a fat bike effect with those On One Chunky Monkey tyres?
My parents live near some big dunes (Braunton Burrows) and I've always ridden the land rover tracks. I would just love to head in a straight line to the beach then do all of Saunton Sands without sinking in.
I have always wanted a fat bike and the onone looks like a bargain but I just can't get over the mismatching head tube and fork sizes.
Fat head tube and skinny fork nooooooooooooooo.
Hopefully the carbon fork will address this 🙂
john.
llandegla doesn't count. 😉
Do you find you need to add extra tape after drilling the rims? Just wondering how much weight you actually save.
One wrap of reflective tape.
One wrap of gorilla tape.
Some Stans jism and a valve. 🙂
Hmm hopefully the Fat bike itch will go away....
If I rode one, would I ever want to ride my Scandal again...
Does anyone have one on or near to Dartmoor?
If I rode one, would I ever want to ride my Scandal again...
No 😆
twoniner, where did those "No shox" stickers come from? i [b]need[/b] these!
I got the original ones from an MTBR forum member years back however they are on ebay.
The ones I had were really good quality, not sure about these ebay ones though. Worth a punt. 🙂
If I rode one, would I ever want to ride my Scandal again...
I have one, but prefer my BFe at the moment.
Brant tweeted a video of how to drill the rims, quite a while back. Anyone know where that could be found?
Edit: Found it. should have googled first...
Just doing mine now. Front is done back is half way through.
32mm holesaw and a steady hand!
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If you are going to do it, mark up the valve hole and where the rim join/weld is. You dont want to drill through them 😀
Looks like a nice job!
Why are you all drilling the rims/why don't they come pre-drilled?
Thanks, Don't ask for close up pics though 😆
Why are you all drilling the rims/why don't they come pre-drilled?
The on one rims dont come drilled. Drilling them sheds a little weight. If I wanted a new set of drilled rims on hope hubs I'm looking at £600. £10 for a drill bit 😀
How much weight? Do you know?
depending on,(ooh,er,missis) hole size,I've lost 250gms out of a fat wheel by drilling.dun a few an all,never had a problem.........
Thanks twoniner, have ordered some.
OK, really stupid fat rim question ...
What size hole saw for the rims?
Not a question for me, but my mate is just pressing the button for a build, just in time for the big bike bash and he wants to get busy drilling!!
Cheers
Another question - sorry!
Anyone run 175mm cranks on their on one fatty?
On one fit 170's and can't tell if 175's will catch the chain stays!
Cheers
why don't they come pre-drilled?
Maybe because on one specialise in cheap stuff and drilling rims costs almost as much as making them. 😉
Cider ...I'll be riding my fatty at the BBB ....we can have our own fatty race 😆
What size hole saw for the rims?
32mm.
OK, my mate and fellow bbb'er has just pressed the button on a on one fatty!
I will look forward to a lap, ashnav 🙂
Grizla, thanks for the feedback re preferring to ride your Bfe. Interesting as I was starting to consider a fatty as a fun trail alternative to my Scandal.
Don't get me wrong, I had a spell a while back where I prefered the fatty. I think that it's just that the trails are dry and fast at the moment and the fatty just isn't as agile. It is still great fun though.
All IMO of course, YMMV etc.
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Awesome bike! Just one question- how do you seat the tyre correctly. Feels like I have heavily bucked wheels. I cant work out how to do it on these big tyres. I've always seated 'normal' tyres easily but not sure where to start with these..
Surely the same as any other tyre.
My two pref ways are:
lots of Fairy, then marginal over-inflation and leave for a while, then maybe the following in addition.
Pump up to a reasonable (mid range) working pressure and properly grabbing out the bead where it needs to be.
i.e
Bead needs to come out at one point .. make it 12 o clock but facing away from you.
Palms over the tyre then pinch in and pull up the bead with your fingertips two handed, like your massaging the bead out with your fingers
one foot over the tyre at 6 o clock may help with leverage.
Could just be guff molding .. have you checked 'that line' marking the bead is giving a consistant margin around the rim?
I had trouble seating the tyres as well. Following a thread on MTBR about Fatty tyres I ended up spraying the beads and the rim with silicone spray then fitting the tyre and inflating to about 25psi. I had the usual pops and cracks you get when a tubeless tyres goes onto a rim then deflated the tyre to 8psi.
Cant show mine still waiting for the rolling chassis to turn up - ordered Sunday and still not sent another phone call to be made later 🙁 good news is the only other parts I needed to make the bike - wide bars and Race Face Chester Fatty chainset have turned up 😀
Just one question- how do you seat the tyre correctly.
I had issues seating my tyres and in the end used some Morrison's head to toe baby wash (shower gel)I pumped them up to about 25psi and they seated ok. I have to re-do the back tyre, I put it on the wrong way round 😕
Drilled rims complete with surly white tape.
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That was an emotional journey but worth it in the end.
Your cat needs some orange anodized bits^
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On to the back one now.
This is as far as I can go till the bolt for the Chester Fatty crank arrives - hopefully ready for the Big Bike Bash at Avon Tyrrell this weekend
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Bit of a thread resurrection but .....
I'm drawn to the fat side and am contemplating a chassis build.
Couple of questions .....
➡ The frames look to be (from the geometry charts) quite short in the TT.
How are the taller riders finding the frames? I would want to run my Reverb so no chance of using a sneaky layback post 🙁
➡ For those that drilled their rims .... Was the faff worth it for the weight reduction?
➡ Finally any quick, cheap cheats to loos a bit of weight? Lightweight freeride tubes?
I run spesh 2.3-3.0 tubes in my fatbike, 3 for £10 @ leisure lakes..