Post your mtb SS

[Hairy]

Surely you would need to adjust for chain stretch etc. which means loosening cranks and hub to adjust? Just seems like it could be a fiddly setup.

Chain stretch does not just happen over night and this setup tends to not require a "perfect" setup for it to run well or reliably.

 

I have used both the spring and friction mounted der mounted tensioners before and also horizontal drop out frames to run SS, and the chain ring guide has been the easiest of all to setup and adjust.

 

With a horizontal dropout, if you tension the chain you very often have to also adjust the brakes .. newer SS frames have the brakes afixed to the sliding mounts which has resolved this though. 

 

This system is also strangely very silent.

[Mattwalt]

Yeah - I was just wondering. 

 

Unless its a half-link chain which will literally stretch over night :-)

[Hairy]

Yeah - I was just wondering. 

 

Unless its a half-link chain which will literally stretch over night :-)

made the mistake before of buying a blue anodized half link chain .... other than looks that was money well wasted

[Warren van Rensburg]

Hey guys. I’m still on the look out for a 29 suspension fork with a straight steerer if anyone has one they want to sell.

[Swany05]

I have a half link on my Cotic, Its seen a good few kms. Commutes, gravel rides, pub rides, slow easy rides around the block with mini-me and it hasnt budged. keeping in mind i dont have a tensioner and have vertical drop outs. i dont follow any particular maintenance and just lube the thing a bit when it gets dry. 

 

 

made the mistake before of buying a blue anodized half link chain .... other than looks that was money well wasted

[Matthew Van Der Walt]

Sssa19 red barn gauteng. Think late oct. Will find the details and post. Entries are open.

[Hairy]

I have a half link on my Cotic, Its seen a good few kms. Commutes, gravel rides, pub rides, slow easy rides around the block with mini-me and it hasnt budged. keeping in mind i dont have a tensioner and have vertical drop outs. i dont follow any particular maintenance and just lube the thing a bit when it gets dry. 

Mine was running on a On One Inbred with horizontal SS drop outs ... was running a spank blue chain if memory serves.

[Mattwalt]

SASS Champs 2019
The Big Red Barn 7 Nelson Rd, Olifantsfontein, Johannesburg 12 October 2019 

 

https://enter.entryninja.com/events/52242-weeaboo-sassc-2019

 

https://singlespeed.co.za/

[RocknRolla]

Hey guys. I’m still on the look out for a 29 suspension fork with a straight steerer if anyone has one they want to sell.

 

Hens Teeth.

Also worried about when my current shock finally bombs out...

[Richard29]

 

SASS Champs 2019

The Big Red Barn 7 Nelson Rd, Olifantsfontein, Johannesburg 12 October 2019 

 

https://enter.entryninja.com/events/52242-weeaboo-sassc-2019

 

https://singlespeed.co.za/

 

contemplating.…

[Pieter1]

Sprocket and Jack in Randburg offered to order me one so I’m sure other bike shops can get one if needed.

[Mattwalt]

There have been a few advertised in the classified here. 

[RocknRolla]

Sprocket and Jack in Randburg offered to order me one so I’m sure other bike shops can get one if needed.

 

I have read the same on the interwebs. Wonder how much more it would be.

 

Would be nice to fit something proper, other than the heavy 100mm I have on now..

[Gandalf]

Hey guys. I’m still on the look out for a 29 suspension fork with a straight steerer if anyone has one they want to sell.

What frame do you have?

[Warren van Rensburg]

What frame do you have?

 

On One Inbred

[Warren van Rensburg]

I have read the same on the interwebs. Wonder how much more it would be.

 

Would be nice to fit something proper, other than the heavy 100mm I have on now..

 

This can be ordered from a Rockshox dealer apparently

 

https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/products/rockshox-recon-rl-fork-29-100mm-solo-air-qr-1-1-8-aluminum-steerer-gloss-black-a2