The Single Speed Thread

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Onegear

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Hints

Good hints I will be there easier than heading over to NZ I better stop training.
 
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bdstorer

bdstorer

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alchemist said:
You want hints? Here's two
I'll be expecting to see lots of bad facial hair (even for SSers).
Steel is real
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Steel City?

Not sure about the bad facial hair reference.. I'm from off the reservation..

So am I in the ball park?

Getting fkn excited bout the NZ SS Champs.. Got the miles under the belt, will start practising the beer aspect this weekend yo.. If ya keen for a yarn, I'll be the goose in the Bottles and Chains kit on za black 1x1 with black red SIDS..
 
alchemist

alchemist

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Matt Mead said:
What are peopls thoughts on SS gearing for the upcoming NRMA carflight race in june??
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You out to win or have a good time? I know of one person that's run 32:11 (and suspect we'll see some of the Gu riders on "Shire Gearing" ~38:17) but 32:16 is fine for most people unless you've got extreeeeme quads or like running hills.
 
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Matt Mead

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alchemist said:
You out to win or have a good time? I know of one person that's run 32:11 (and suspect we'll see some of the Gu riders on "Shire Gearing" ~38:17) but 32:16 is fine for most people unless you've got extreeeeme quads or like running hills.
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always about having fun haha, i currently 32:16 so might keep that.. im from the shire whats this shire gearing your talking about hahah??
 
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Babau

Squid
How much benefit is there from having a frame designed for singlespeed? ie: If I just buy frame with vertical dropouts and stick a tensioner on it (if I can't find a magic gear), will I be much worse off than if I had adjustment capabilities?

Cheers.
 
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carbokid

Squid
shire gearing

Matt Mead said:
always about having fun haha, i currently 32:16 so might keep that.. im from the shire whats this shire gearing your talking about hahah??
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Stick a 15t on the back with your 32t up front and you've got yourself shire gearing, stand up and smash it, you'll love it, trust me:D
 
Pile

Pile

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Babau said:
How much benefit is there from having a frame designed for singlespeed? ie: If I just buy frame with vertical dropouts and stick a tensioner on it (if I can't find a magic gear), will I be much worse off than if I had adjustment capabilities?

Cheers.
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There are lots of bewdiful SS-specific frames around that look a million bucks and are the sorts of things you get all warm and fuzzy about when you sit on them and there are some with pretty ordinary geo - like any bike really.

I've been running a SS with a tensioner on an old frame that I couldn't bear to part with for a long time, it fit me so nicely. Funnily enough, I like it better than my quite expensive SS-specific frame to munch up the Ks on, but its a personal fit thing. I've had no hassles with a tensioner, no dramas with unnessary wear on the drivetrain and it lets me change ratios pretty easily and quickly due to the couple of extra links in the chain I can accommodate.

At the end of the day a cheap frame is a cheap frame and an uncomfy frame is uncomfy irrespective of the shape of the dropouts.
 
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