divernick

Sorry for the delayed response guys - had to move house and we all know how that goes. If you could drop it off for that would be awesome! I have someone in mind who would benefit greatly from this bike! Thanks for thinking of me, everyone.

I wanna see someone do the Epic on THAT THING!

I had a great race, the route was very well marked and the mud made it super-tough. Massive kudos to the 30km riders who were all very courteous and moved out of the way nicely when asked to do so. Yes some of the mud was gross and stinky. I'm very glad I was on a SS and not a fragile geared bike for this one.

What happens when the pedal hits a rock and damages the roller? eina

Looks awesome! How are you planning on tensioning the chain once it starts to loosen up?

http://www.buildabik...ycle-challenge/ We are now an official charity as part of the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge. We will be riding for a purpose. Click the link above for more info.

What's with the tensioner? Doesn't that thing have horizontal dropouts?

My commute is 21km each way. 371m ascent to work and 260m ascent home.

You guys are awesome!

I have a few bike recipients who are very fit and want to do races. I would love to cover those costs but just can't afford it - would anyone be willing to "sponsor" the guys? Anyone have corporate connections? I am going to get them some kit made and will include any sponsors logos on the kit and obviously document everything on here as well as on the website and Facebook etc. Thanks again for everyone's generosity!

Thanks guys. Anyone have any MTB disc wheels and disc brakes that you're not using?

24th May? My training wiill be Sani2C

In for the long one again. It hurt so good last year.

QR is so available, easy and common. And cheap. Not cutting edge, but hey.....

Seals are cheap and "consumable". Do a lowers service every 25-30 hours and your fork will last forever. I have learned to do mine and it takes minutes every month or 2.....I replace the seals on my fork once a year when it goes for the damper cartridge service.

Check the Vintage Crocs

Eccentric hub http://jail.sine.com/sheldonbrown/sheldonbrown.com/harris/images/hub-white-eno.jpg

Horizontal dropouts http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/ekmps/shops/bikemonger/resources/Design/horizontals.jpg

Eccentric BB http://www.bushnelltandems.com/articles/graphics/new_bb.jpg

http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lynskey-houseblend-ridgeline-29er-7.jpg sliding dropouts

Tapered steerer http://oldglorymtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tapered-steerer-tube.jpg

http://www.eandsweb.com/bikes/pics/mtbr/140_4074.JPG

Threaded headset: http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/tech/images/repair_help/headtype18.jpg Threadless headset: http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/tech/images/repair_help/headtype30.jpg

You can't decide to run gears on a SS hub like this one: http://26bikes.interbikes.eu/file/3313/novatec-nt-256sbt-10-mm-rear-single-speed-hub.jpg If you have a standard frame with vertical dropouts, you'll still need to run a tensioner. SS-specific frames have either horizontal dropouts like a BMX, an eccentric BB or sliding dropouts

What Rouxtjie said.