So what I really wanted was either a Singular Hummingbird or a Cotic Simple, however I can't find anyone that has a small one of either in stock.
Ideally after a proper SS frame, no cable guides for gears, steel, for 100mm to 130mm fork. longish in the TT. EBB or SS dropouts, not fussed which.
What else is there that I might not have considered?
Kinesis Decade virsa - not really taken with it
On-one - no, been there, no thnks
P7 - not a fan of the dropout system and would prefer a proper SS frame with no cable guides if possible.
Charge duster with EBB - can't find one either
Gary Fisher Ferrous - had one, was stolen would have another in a heartbeat if I could find one, even if it did have cable guides etc.
suggestions for others that I might not have thought of?
unless anyone knows of a shop that has a small of either left...
thanks
Matt
Dialled Love/Hate?
Sanderson Soloist?
Simon - i did, it's an error, they have none 🙁
but thanks anyway
the mk1 love/hate looks nice but I really don't like the look of the backend of the mk2 for some reason, maybe those big chunky dropouts...
very picky i know....
On-one - no, been there, no thnks
Why's that?
Considering pressing the button on an Inbred as a winter/night ride hack. Can you convince me otherwise?
nothing against them Jackthedog, I've had on-ones in the past, great handling little hack bikes and stonking value.
Just not interested in having another one, I'm looking more for a 'keeper' if you know what I mean.
matt
An 853 inbred maybe? My one is a keeper, having tried out a load of other more boutique brands and not finding one I liked as much...
Just not interested in having another one, I'm looking more for a 'keeper' if you know what I mean.
Oh right, I see. Ta.
if it's going to be a keeper why not get one built as you want it, eg Roberts or Rourke ( http://www.brianrourke.co.uk/rourke-853-single-speed-mtb-frameset-p-1176.html?cPath=86)
or a Dekerf Solitaire?
both a little bit out of budget I think, was looking around the £350 - £550 mark.
Would love a dekerf if i could afford one.
Those Rourke frames do look rather nice though!
you might find a solitaire second hand? might be worth a scout round.
Just checked out the pricing in conjuction with the exchange rate. Yoinks!
Maybe when £1 = CAD2.25
£550 - £750 is a gap you [i]could[/i] talk yourself into bridging if it was a bike for life, but you'd have to be some sort of money-no-object Dekerf fetishist to drop £1095 (plus shipping) on a steel single speed frame.
Ha!
Just been playing with the options on the Dekerf site. A 29er fillet brazed Solitaire with Paragon dropouts and a flippy paintjob gets you to £1,895, plus shipping!
Or how about a Curtis?
http://www.curtisbikes.co.uk/xc-reynolds.html
I have a Sanderson Soloist and really like it - particularly now that I've got a second spanner for the EBB.
both a little bit out of budget I think, was looking around the £350 - £550 mark.Those Rourke frames do look rather nice though!
TBH and i know this is a fairly glib statemnt with a £550 budget for a keeper I'd find the extra 200 for the Rourke - you'll get a fairly rare frame, built by hand in the UK by a top notch manufacturer - a different class of kit. We've got a few Roberts hand made road bikes and there's something special about having a frame built for you.
p.s i don't work for rourke!
you might be able to find the extra £200 but £550 is absolute max, selling-kidneys end of the budget for me!