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 1×10 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!

Would love to try it with 160mm..

I break more easily than it does

160mm. Slack as your granny’s fud.

love those pics of the ragley…..

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 1×9 with a full chain device now and it’s the best thing ever. EVER.

BFe

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I had my Evil Sovereign … it’s the best thing ever. EVER.

I’d believe that

Hardcore? Check.
Singlespeed? Check.
The mutt’s nuts? Check.

+1 for Chameleon

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

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 🙂

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.

chunkypaul what is your frame? looks great!

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

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.

I liked Yetiman’s BluePigX so much I bought this.

No Stiffee pics yet!!

My first one which got nicked

My Second one which I sold (doh!)

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)

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)

IMAG0039 by burchy80, on Flickr

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

Ive got a blue one and Katie has an orange one