| New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! |    |
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N@th
Chris King Racer 700
Joined : 26 Oct 2006
Posts : 746
Bike : BMX Aero Burner, CW handlebars, 2 finger brakes, layback seat post.
|  Subject: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !!  Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:16 pm | |
| Decided to spend a tidy little pot of expenses money that I forgot was coming and bought a new frame. A Carver 96er, from the US of A.
A little standard size singlespeed frame has been doing something naughty with a big daddy 29er frame, and hey presto.........a 96er is born.
Ordered in black:
Best of both worlds, little-un at the back for acceleration and traction, big-un up front to soak up the bumps and smooth things out.
Frame is only 3.9lb so should build up around 21lbs.
Plus got some heavier duty stoppers, Hope Mono Minis.
Just got to wait until its delivered now!! (frantically tapping fingers on desk!!) |
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Jase
XTR, SLR's and a Chris King H/S
Joined : 26 Oct 2006
Posts : 454
| | Subject: Re: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:26 pm | |
| Niiiiiiice.
But Andy B has one similar that he no longer needs. I say similar, it's a Trek but does have the bend in the top tube  |
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Craig
XT
Joined : 30 Oct 2006
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Jase
XTR, SLR's and a Chris King H/S
Joined : 26 Oct 2006
Posts : 454
| | Subject: Re: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:54 pm | |
| Nath asked me to post a pic of the final build, he went for gears in the end:
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N@th
Chris King Racer 700
Joined : 26 Oct 2006
Posts : 746
Bike : BMX Aero Burner, CW handlebars, 2 finger brakes, layback seat post.
| | Subject: Re: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:15 pm | |
| Mate, that is hilarous !! 
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Tom
Deore LX
Age : 25
Joined : 29 Oct 2006
Posts : 97
Bike : Trek 8500
| | Subject: Re: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:48 am | |
| | Jase wrote: | Nath asked me to post a pic of the final build, he went for gears in the end:
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It's good to see there's a reflector on the handlebars.... wouldn't want anyone to miss you. 
Tom |
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N@th
Chris King Racer 700
Joined : 26 Oct 2006
Posts : 746
Bike : BMX Aero Burner, CW handlebars, 2 finger brakes, layback seat post.
| | Subject: Re: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:16 pm | |
| All finished..........Ride is awesome, climbs like a normal hardtail, but not too agressive, so its a nice cruising position. Plus soaks up the bumps at the front. New stoppers are awesome, makes the fork look like a banana when you slam the anchors on!!
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Tom
Deore LX
Age : 25
Joined : 29 Oct 2006
Posts : 97
Bike : Trek 8500
| | Subject: Nice bike! Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:18 pm | |
| Nice ride there Nath! How do you tension the chain on that bad boy? Is it an off-centre BB like your Gary Fisher?
Am sorely tempted to get a singlespeed myself... toying with selling my Kinesis Maxlight (frame, forks) etc, as I never use it now. Quite like the look of the 2006 Kona Unit.
Out of interest.. can you still ride a singlespeed on the road? Or are you spinning like a loon?
You're going to get some odd looks riding that bike though..
"'ere, mate - your bikes got wonky wheels, an' look; no gears. Wierdo."
Whatever next, Biopace chainrings?
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Jase
XTR, SLR's and a Chris King H/S
Joined : 26 Oct 2006
Posts : 454
| | Subject: Re: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:47 pm | |
| | Quote: | | Out of interest.. can you still ride a singlespeed on the road? Or are you spinning like a loon? |
You can ride it on the road but you're right, you spin like mad.
Imagine your hardtail in middle chainring and about middle on the cassette, not nice on the road! |
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Tom
Deore LX
Age : 25
Joined : 29 Oct 2006
Posts : 97
Bike : Trek 8500
| | Subject: Re: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:04 pm | |
| Gear ratio is usually around 2:1 isn't it?
*goes away to count teeth*
Andy, do you still commute your SS to work?
Tom (think I've been looking at too much bike-porn lately) |
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Jase
XTR, SLR's and a Chris King H/S
Joined : 26 Oct 2006
Posts : 454
| | Subject: Re: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:01 pm | |
| Yeah normally 32:16 for off road.
People do use SS on the road but with a harder ratio. |
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N@th
Chris King Racer 700
Joined : 26 Oct 2006
Posts : 746
Bike : BMX Aero Burner, CW handlebars, 2 finger brakes, layback seat post.
| | Subject: Re: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:27 am | |
| Yes the gear ratio does make you look like a gimp on the road. But there aren't that many trails that you get left behind by the freaks with gears.
I had a 32:17 on my 29er, to compensate for the higher rolling resistance, but have a 16t (made of dog poo I hasten to add!!). But climbing is soo much easier.
Still the infamous puke hill to conquer though!
The Units are nice, I think Jase was looking at one before he bought his VOODOO.
Come on join the SS massive! 
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Jase
XTR, SLR's and a Chris King H/S
Joined : 26 Oct 2006
Posts : 454
| | Subject: Re: New Frame............its a freaky one as well !! Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:20 am | |
| | Yeah I was going to get a Unit as my first SS but they had sold out so I got an Inbred. |
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