Allen

Decided to go SS/FG with it?

dwnptrl_777

SS/FG?

dwnptrl_777

Schwable Big Apples, I think. Same thing I'm planning to use.

Allen

SS/FG = single speed/fixed gear
I noticed that it does not have a rear brake or shifter cables.

santiago

Sweet. They seem to be the standard for many Big Dummy builds. My mountain bike club is sponsored by Schwalbe so I get their tires at a great price.

Abneycat

I don't see a rear brake either, but I do see a rear dérailleur.

Allen

There is a chain tensioner but no shifter cables. I don't know if the BD has horizontal dropouts or not.
On my Xtracycle I can slide the entire thing back and forth to take up the chain slack. But I still have to use a chain tensioner because there is enough bounce in the chain (due to its length) for it to occasionally hop over the teeth on my IH's cog.

Abneycat

Hm. I bet you could get a pretty silly gear range with a Rohloff and a triple crank using one of those tensioners.

dwnptrl_777

Just to be clear, this isn't mine in the pictures. Some dude I found on Flickr that lives close to Surlyville. If I found out more detail about his build, I'll bring the info back here.

vik 

The drop outs on the Big Dummy are vertical.

dwnptrl_777

Snapdeck: Custom, Flippable Version?

I'm determined to do more with my snapdeck at some point. Thinking about cutting small notches in it, for example, in measured spaces all along the sides for better bungee cord retention. Sand the notches smooth and verithane or polyurethane the livin' crap outta the deck.

Skateboard or general anti-slip strips would be nice, too.

Here's a thought: I don't know if the snapdecks are made to flip over easily...to use both sides...but it'd be nice to use one side for human transportation, and use the other for cargo (anti-slip strips, maybe a thin sheet of rubber, etc.).

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My Dummy is in PA, at Speedgoat...confirmed its arrival yesterday. I can hear it purr, and the occasional growl...waiting for me...

John Lesar

Thats good news. I'm waiting to hear from Speedgoat. I'm usually next day shipping from them.

larry_llama

I want to do one side of the deck as a loading platform for stuff and people and the other side as a solar panel ;-)

Abneycat

Personally, i'm pretty happy with the bungee cord retention of the 'X as is, because the V-racks are almost the perfect shape and diameter for the hooks to hold on well. But it could be done, the Snapdeck is a pretty sturdy piece of wood.

As for a 2 sided snapdeck:

I think if you staggered the little mounting feet, you could make it work decently: But you would have little feet poking up on the topside. If you made it so that the cargo side feet were out of the way of your passengers sitting area when upside down, and so that perhaps you could custom do a folding basket or something, with holes in the bottom just right for it sitting over the nubs of the passenger side snapdeck feet, then it would not only work - but be pretty spiffy.

Personally, I just made a canvas pad for mine. Its less slippy than the wood, and comfortable to sit on. Put a little artwork on it using acrylic paint too

vik 

Can you take some pics and post them of your Rohloff installation? Thanks!....

dwnptrl_777

Actually, I'm having Speedgoat build the wheelset...so no in-progress photos will be available. Sorry, vik.

I know...I gotta learn to build my own wheels someday. But this Rohloff thing...intimidates me. For now.

dwnptrl_777
Sissy Boy Non-Wheel Builder

dwnptrl_777

Found my pedals and ordered 'em from Performance. On sale, plus I used that fine coupon that's floating around BikeForums.net:

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=159840

Here's the pedals:

https://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=1004

Exactly what I was looking for: one side has SPD clips, the other is ol' school flat for boppin' around the town.

dwnptrl_777

Grips: Thinking of going with these (the Rohloff-compatible version):

https://www.ergon-bike.com/us/grips/gp1.html

My only question regarding the Ergons is...Will they fit on a Titec H-bar?

I don't see why they wouldn't fit. But then again, I've never used an H-Bar...but it's on the parts list, too.

(image used without permission of SelfPropelledDevo, but I'm sure he's cool with it. You can find him here: https://www.asanacycles.com/ Pssst...he just built a Big Dummy!)

Allen

I can't see a reason Ergon grips would not work on an H-Bar.
They are the most comfortable grips I've used.

dizzy101

Very nice. What was the total cost?

vik 

I'm not worried about lacing up the wheel just the rest of the installation - cabling and such. It is likely straight forward, but since I've never touched a Rohloff before anything you learn will be useful to me.

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Thanks!

dwnptrl_777

Looks like I'll be driving out there in a few weeks...a bit of a delay, but...all in good time, I s'pose. So, I hope to have some time with Chris to talk about the details. If my head's screwed on right, I'll capture it on video and post it here.

chipcom 

Thanks for starting this thread. My BD frame arrived on Thursday - I truly expected not to get it so fast, considering the many people who want one and the limited production capacity (300 a month I think), but I got lucky, so now I gotta start thinking about components!

CaptainCool

More like 350 every six months, at least for the near future. Next batch is due in August. https://www.surlybikes.com/2008_02_01...06641760543397

dwnptrl_777

Cap'n is right.

I feel really blessed for scoring one... Actually, I practically became a Big Dummy Stalker about six months ago...