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  1. Good Afternoon guys and girls, Back at at again building another "odd" bike build. Still in the concept phase and not sure if my idea will be functional in the real world. I was toying with the idea of building a single speed bike for a while now, and have been stocking up on some spares as time goes on. The past weekend I was given an old school (about 1991), Diamondback Ascent cromo steel frame. Originally did not think the idea would work, but played around the past weekend ad the build bug seem to have bitten. Below is the frame: I plan to cut off the old school V brake bosses, and weld/braze in a disk brake mount, as well as adding cable guides for the brake hose. I have a mod similar to one below in mind: I did a dummy fit with my odds and ens lying around and am quite please with the look so far: The plan is to fit my fox float 32 to the frame after I reduce the travel from 140mm to 100, maybe 120mm. I have a SR suntour 100mm fork in the photo as a reference as the fox is still in pieces until I get around to service it. Also have a set of DT Swiss XR 4.2D rims laced with a shimano SLX hub rear, and a Specialized Stout in front. Planning to run Maxxis Crosmark 2.1 tyres. My main concerns so far is: 1) head angle an bb height with the 100mm fox vs the old steel fork 2) stand over height 3) head tube length, not sure that I will have enough length on the steerer tube to fit a stem if I fit the headet The finished product in my mind is supposed to look something similar to this: or With the frame being sprayed either blue as per the first photo, or green and white (cotic colours) What does the single speed / vintage bike aficionados think of the idea? is it do-able and will it be ride-able? Feel free to comment below
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