brettb Posted February 10, 2021 Share Hi All,Great handling bike - built it up a couple of months ago as a single speed, just after Wayne put them on the market.(Will still change to Rapide wheels and a Rapide dropper, probably gears and a Pike fork for more rowdy riding days.) Hairy, PieterJvR, PhilipV and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted February 11, 2021 Share Very neat, like the red color! Total weight just for interest sake? Edited February 11, 2021 by TheoG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettb Posted February 11, 2021 Share Very neat, like the red color! Total weight just for interest sake?You wouldn't build a steel bike if you were too worried about weight. :-) But, I would say the frame is probably just under 3kg. Wayne could validate that better as my scale is a bit dodgy. Total weight as it stands as a SS - is about 11,5kg. So compared to an average carbon hardtail - the frame is about 1,5 to 1,75kg heavier.If you wanted it to be lighter with similar spec - you could go for lighter tyres, etc TheoG and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted February 11, 2021 Share Hi All,Great handling bike - built it up a couple of months ago as a single speed, just after Wayne put them on the market.(Will still change to Rapide wheels and a Rapide dropper, probably gears and a Pike fork for more rowdy riding days.) Can you give us some feedback on how it rides please? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Was just at Wayne to get some parts, man these are good looking frames???? TheoG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettb Posted February 12, 2021 Share Can you give us some feedback on how it rides please? ThanksOnly ridden around Gauteng so far, but handles really well. Did a 100km+ ride on singletrack and corrugated dirt roads and certainly felt fresher afterwards compared to a carbon hardtail (and it is single speed). Seems to take out the vibrations quite a bit. On the more technical downhill, rocky, singletrack - the slacker head angle feels great. And climbs comparably to any of my other bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted February 12, 2021 Share You wouldn't build a steel bike if you were too worried about weight. :-) But, I would say the frame is probably just under 3kg. Wayne could validate that better as my scale is a bit dodgy. Total weight as it stands as a SS - is about 11,5kg. So compared to an average carbon hardtail - the frame is about 1,5 to 1,75kg heavier.If you wanted it to be lighter with similar spec - you could go for lighter tyres, etcThat's very light. My On One HT with 160 Pike and a relatively heavy build weights 13.75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sywurm Posted February 12, 2021 Share Any mathematicians here? How would this frame ride with a 100mm fork? Would it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Posted February 12, 2021 Share Any idea of the weight of this frame compared to the STR? I have the STR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Posted February 12, 2021 Share I also have an STF and checked with Rapide. Both are very similar in weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Posted February 12, 2021 Share Any idea of the weight of this frame compared to the STR? I have the STR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Posted February 12, 2021 Share I also have an STF and checked the weights with Rapide. Both very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sywurm Posted February 12, 2021 Share Any mathematicians here? How would this frame ride with a 100mm fork? Would it work?Nevermind, I answered my own question, went to check the specs. Edited February 12, 2021 by Super Sywurm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretched@Birth Posted May 17, 2021 Share Finally managed to complete my build yesterday, have just been up and down the road with it to see that everything works as it should, will take it out for a proper ride on Saturday. Tried to keep the costs down, though bike bits have become very expensive (when available), had to beg, borrow and steal off my other bikes to get it done. Thanks to friends in high places, I could source everything I needed in times when stock availability has been a mission (apparently the rims are 1 of the last 2 pairs of Spank rims available in the country). Learnt some new stuff along the way, like lacing rims and hubs. Now to ride it...! Mopkop, MrJacques, Chadvdw67 and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildwindfr Posted May 17, 2021 Share 11 hours ago, Stretched@Birth said: Finally managed to complete my build yesterday, have just been up and down the road with it to see that everything works as it should, will take it out for a proper ride on Saturday. Tried to keep the costs down, though bike bits have become very expensive (when available), had to beg, borrow and steal off my other bikes to get it done. Thanks to friends in high places, I could source everything I needed in times when stock availability has been a mission (apparently the rims are 1 of the last 2 pairs of Spank rims available in the country). Learnt some new stuff along the way, like lacing rims and hubs. Now to ride it...! Have my eye on this one. Keep us updated on how it rides. Stretched@Birth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted May 18, 2021 Share 18 hours ago, Stretched@Birth said: Finally managed to complete my build yesterday, have just been up and down the road with it to see that everything works as it should, will take it out for a proper ride on Saturday. Tried to keep the costs down, though bike bits have become very expensive (when available), had to beg, borrow and steal off my other bikes to get it done. Thanks to friends in high places, I could source everything I needed in times when stock availability has been a mission (apparently the rims are 1 of the last 2 pairs of Spank rims available in the country). Learnt some new stuff along the way, like lacing rims and hubs. Now to ride it...! Nice couch! Stretched@Birth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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