Single speed - road bikes only

[divernick]

I ride 42x16 on a ss roadie and can easily conquer any hill....

[V12man]

I ride 42x16 on a ss roadie and can easily conquer any hill....

Best you enter the hillhunter...

[Hairy]

I ride 42x16 on a ss roadie and can easily conquer any hill....

so too does the 55year old lady in our commute group riding a 44/16t 

[eddy]

Time to dust mine off again for spring :

[Guest notmyname]

Time to dust mine off again for spring :

Joh Eddy. That's a sick ride man.

[V12man]

Joh Eddy. That's a sick ride man.

Ask him where he is - then you will really be sick....

[eddy]

Ask him where he is - then you will really be sick....

Those Shamals were interesting in the cross wind yesterday

 

 

Highjack off.

Edited July 14, 2016 by eddy

[V12man]

Those Shamals were interesting in the cross wind yesterday

 

 

Highjack off.

I hope the crosswind blows you off the mountain today....

 

ok - just kidding - FOMO talking...

[Fubar]

 

old peugeot frame i bought for R150 and rest of the parts here. it took me a while to get all the parts and to build but the joy is so much sweeter. gear ratio 42/17 and back paddle hub for breaking. 

Edited July 16, 2016 by Fubar

[EugeneS]

I saw this GT cx frameset in an ad here on the hub about a year ago and decided that it was ideal for the SS project I'd been wanting to do for a while. Local bike shop built the rear wheel around an eccentric hub (White Industries) for me and the rest of the parts I had lying around or found online. I love this bike - have been riding it for the last eight months while the geared bike is hooked up to the indoor trainer :-). Hope you guys like it.

[dancordt1]

 

My Bowery. Much pimped. Much loved and much fun. Mainly use it over the winter here in England as its less maintenance.

[fanievb]

First colour laid down.

 

Looking good if I have to say so myself.

 

[fanievb]

And I'm done (I've changed the pedals to look quartz since pics were taken)

 

Edit: added specs

Alpina Frame (year unknown) sanded down and resprayed
Cheapy seatpost and stem

OEM Felt saddle & wheelset (off my roadbike)
DMR hub spacer kit (bought it for abandoned MTB SS)
Rapide SS tensioner

Rapide SS 18T cog

FSA Tempo crankset (off road bike), sanded down and clearcoat. Fitted single FSA 34T blade (Looking for a 40T 110bcd if anyone has one lying around  )

Dura Ace 9spd chain (off road bike when I upgraded to 10spd)

Look quartz pedals

WTB Thickslick urban tires

Tektro calipers and brake levers.

profile design base bar 

Edited August 26, 2016 by fanievb

[fanievb]

first ride done on the weekend.

Feels weird not having to change gears.

I need to look at ratios as I'm spinning out at 25km/h. Climbing is a breeze with the current ratio though.

 

edit: top-tube bag not a permanent fixture, I had no space for my keys and phone

Edited September 6, 2016 by fanievb

[Guest notmyname]

Nice dude. Why did you repaint it?

[fanievb]

Nice dude. Why did you repaint it?

 

the previous paint job was BAD and there was some rust coming through on the chainstays which needed repair