lightest 29er in SA?

[Hairy]

I am not hating, just cringing and fearing for the rider if he/she takes this down a proper MTB single track section ..... it just looks so fragile (Stem and Handle Bars).

[Belhammel]

I know the owner of this bike, and I can confirm that he can punish most people half his age on a bike and certainly takes his bike down very technical tracks.

I am sure he will have done more than enough research.

 

Amazing bike. Congrats

[Danger Dassie]

Hell man, what a bunch of bitchy snipey pricks out there.

 

It's not quite my personal cup of tea, but she sure a beaut and an impressive piece of engineering. Clearly put some thought into it, many happy miles on it ti dude!

 

As for the remarks about the rigid fork, there are a number of riders with fully rigid singlespeeds remember. Who've done a number of hard races, some with top finishes.

 

Freedom challenge for example and the solo cat at the 24hr.

Edited December 12, 2011 by danger dassie

['Dale]

I ride what I like...

 

No one else's bizness.

 

Cool bike!

[Hairy]

I know the owner of this bike, and I can confirm that he can punish most people half his age on a bike and certainly takes his bike down very technical tracks.

I am sure he will have done more than enough research.

 

Amazing bike. Congrats

 

Cool ... I still get the shivers though ... that bike would make a real light SS build!

[tunariaan]

Very nice bike and well built

Would like to feel it on a piece of singletrack-

[RodTi]

THAT sir, is one good-looking bike.

[Topwine]

What is the weight of that rigid carbon fork of yours? Did you consider other options? I have a Trigon 26" carbon rigid fork that weights just under 500 grams .

[ti guy]

What is the weight of that rigid carbon fork of yours? Did you consider other options? I have a Trigon 26" carbon rigid fork that weights just under 500 grams .

 

The fork weighs 584g, uncut. I have considered the Trigon, Ritchey and Niner forks and ultimately settled for the On-One. The Trigon was too low [42cm c-a], the Niner too high [48 c-a] and the On-One [46 c-a] suited my riding style the best. And I liked the looks My 2nd choice would have been the Niner, but it is quite expensive - around R4600..

[ti guy]

THAT sir, is one good-looking bike.

 

Thanks

[kevink]

needs SRAM XX!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zac.A]

have you considered taking off the small chainring?

Can only make you go faster.

[The Drongo]

Is this the lightest 29er in SA? 7.4kg, with Polar CS600X

 

Eish!

 

That looks MEAN.

 

Post the specs dude, and then once you have finished crowing, or getting dissed, post it on the BLACK BIKES ONLY fread.

 

[ti guy]

needs SRAM XX!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

:)I'd love to put an XX cassette on the bike, but the sponsor will kill me!

[ti guy]

Eish!

 

That looks MEAN.

 

Post the specs dude, and then once you have finished crowing, or getting dissed, post it on the BLACK BIKES ONLY fread.

 

 

Thanks for the compliment :lol:The specs are posted somewhere in this thread, but the frame is an Italian beauty by Antonio Sarte, a small frame-builder that has been building frames by hand for more than 30 years; check it out on http://www.sartoantonio.it/ and chat with CWC Online.The group is XTR and the other components come compliments of AX Lightness.

Edited December 14, 2011 by ti guy

[Hairy]

Will you be racing this bike with the components coming from AX lightness?

 

Seriously though .. as a SS that bike would be flipping light!

 

Thanks for the compliment :lol:The specs are posted somewhere in this thread, but the frame is an Italian beauty by Antonio Sarte, a small frame-builder that has been building frames by hand for more than 30 years; check it out on http://www.sartoantonio.it/ and chat with CWC Online.The group is XTR and the other components come compliments of AX Lightness.