Singlespeed 29er, Any good?

Thinking of selling my rigid and building a singlespeed 29er. Purely 'cause they are trendy of course
Anybody here ride one or have any comments. Seems hard in the UK to source good 29er horizontal drop-out frames.
HB

Eh?

Likewise.

Hi

Very OT indeed!

singlespeed 29ers really seem to work best with "big lads". 6 foot plus. For most of us average folks I reckon that a normal size wheel machine is fine. This months Singletrack had a very nice looks singlespeed 29er frame (UK sourced steel) reviewed -can't remember the name but it got a decent write up. Tires, wheels and forks (rebas) all seem fairly easily available now. I've a rigid and FS single speed amongst my many bikes but I can't say that I'm drawn by the hype of 29ers. Why not make your rigid FS?

For those of you simply citroen fans out there that aren't also into bicycles a singlespeed 29er is a moutain bike with a with wheels the size of racing bikes and one gear, for cycling masochists.

Cheers

Tony (secret double excentric - bikes and XMs!)

PS. Off today to ride yesterday's Tour de France stage (Ghent to Compeigne 240km) tomorrow for the Jeff Thomas Foundation. If you are interested go to http://www.geoffthomasfoundation.com/

Now I see where you get your pen name from.

Yup...just a tad off topic, but glad to get a reply!

Wouldn't mind a go on a 29er to feel the diff. I'm only 5'10, but people say they roll real nice.

Don't want to convert my rigid, spent ages(well, pounds+++) getting it too where it is now. Chris King hubs, Pace Carbon Forks, Thomson Stem, Carbon Risers bla bla bla.

Guess I just want another project in the garage....sound familiar?

Carl

Piccy of a 29er...if it works
http://www.waltworks.com/dev/gallery/album...bikes/Keith.jpg
and another...guess this was the reviewed bike you mention from on-one
http://www.ridemonkey.com/mountain-bike-ph...42inbred03r.jpg

This post has been edited by harryburgundy on July 11, 2007 08:22 pm

That's the first time in a long while that I've downloaded a .jpg that works and doesn't come out as something from the codebreakers at Bletchley Park.

The posted images on this forum I download to my desktop (save as), they are named 'index', and open them with Photo Plus, free imaging software. Piece of cake.

Hi Harry

In Singletrack magazine www.singularcycles.com model - Swift. £360 f&f

Cheers

Tony

Hi Harry

The links worked fine for me too. However what about a cross bike instead of a 29er - lots of fun if it's not too knarly (dude!).

I like the sound of your rigid ss. Nicely blinged up.

What I like about the XM. Pop the back seats down, drop the bike in, no taking the wheels off etc. Although I do miss my first XM with a towbar and 4 bike pendle bike rack. Super luxury cycling and transport.

Cheers

Tony.

PS. Derek - Sadist is right - yesterday 8.5 hours riding on the front of a bunch into a block headwind for 143miles. "Quite tiring".

Tony
Thanks for that link to Singular cycles...interesting stuff.
Carl