Hi there,
– excuse my German but there might be some errors below –
I am currently completing an Inbred 29er single speed and would be very grateful for any advise regarding final component selection. Main questions: brakes, tyres, cranks
Here’s the list of parts and further down the brief of what I expect from the bike. Any comments and recommendations welcome!
THESE ARE THE PARTS I HAVE ALREADY
Frame: On One Inbred 29er 16″ SwapOut
Fork: On One Carbon
Headset: On One Smoothie Light
Seat: SQ Lab 611
Seat Post: Thomson Elite
Seat Clamp: On-One Forged Alloy
THESE ARE THE PARTS THAT I AM CURRENTLY CONSIDERING
Stem: Thomson Elite, 50-70mm, 0° or negative°, 25.4
Handlebar: Salsa Alloy Moto Ace 25.4 (-> light, stiff vs. adding compliancy?!)
Grips: Odi Attack
Disc Brakes: Shimano XT M785 (-> should be light, hassle free, mud resistant, maintenance friendly)
Wheelset: HOPE HOOPS PRO3 SP-XC3 with Stans Crest (-> should be light but robust and relatively stiff)
Tyres F&R (?!): Schwalbe Racing Ralph (-> should be light and allow for controlled drift-ability, smooth transition into corners, mud not important)
Cranks: Rotor Agilis (-> should be light, stiff, simplistic)
Chain rings: Rotor, round
Bottom Bracket: Rotor
Chain: KMC X9-SL Superlight Chain
The bike is meant to be:
– round steering and sweet handling on flowy and tight single-track for fun-biased XC use with the odd bunny hop
– smooth transition from straight to cornering on hardpack and looser forest tracks (that’s Norfolk for you)
– predictable driftability and controlled grip, good front-end bite more important then rear wheel traction
– relative compliant ride
– lightweight (<10.5kg) with focus on rotating mass,
– no fuss reliability and hose-down mud-resistancy
– reasonable priced (<1,200,–),
– easy to upgrade to Dingle and gears
The bike shouldn’t be/doesn’t have to be:
– fancy
– color coded
– heavy on brand names (at least not for the sake of it)
– ultimately stiff
– ultimately grippy
– exceptional in the mud
Many thanks for any comment!
Hendrik
