Want a Lightweight & Relaxed Single Speed....Do I Need to Custom Build?
02-09-12, 08:07 PM
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Ok I don't follow, I thought the Eno hub takes care of the chain tension. So what do I do with the rear wheel if I buy a full road bike and strip the extras?
02-09-12, 08:12 PM
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You build a new wheel using the Eno hub. You use the Eno hub to adjust chain tension
02-09-12, 08:31 PM
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There would be little point buying a complete road bike and re-configuring it IMO as you would be stripping/replacing half the components.
02-09-12, 08:56 PM
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Separate question, which, if any, frames are NOT made in Asia? Any US or Euro made SS frames?
02-09-12, 09:21 PM
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Well if you're trying to keep things inexpensive you're going to need to keep a patient eye towards the used market. Even then it might not be realistic. Also keep an open mind about the weight of your bike. If the bike is fun, comfortable, practical, and you like the way it looks, it's REAL easy to forgive a couple extra pounds.
02-10-12, 12:12 AM
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recently, i contacted Habanero (ti semi custom frame maker out of florida), and asked the owner (via email) whether i had to pay the custom price for a road bike if all i really wanted was to substitute the vertical dropouts for track ends and delete ALL the extraneous welded on paraphernalia. IOW no bottle bosses, no cable stops, no brake housing guides, no nothing. he said no problem, he would just charge the regular price for the standard frame.
it sounded good to me, but i went for the CF noname chinese route instead. the ti was and is a good option. maybe it would be worthwhile looking into.
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02-10-12, 12:46 AM
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If its a road frame, just use the hanger for a surly singlator (sp?).......
you can pick up carbon road frames on ebay for sub400. I actually hear they're pretty good quality. If you built it right, even in your price range, maybe a tad over, you could probably be under 13lbs.
you can pick up carbon road frames on ebay for sub400. I actually hear they're pretty good quality. If you built it right, even in your price range, maybe a tad over, you could probably be under 13lbs.
02-10-12, 06:28 AM
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02-10-12, 07:06 AM
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02-10-12, 09:54 AM
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They are not the lightest hub, but I laced mine to a Zipp 404 Clydesdale tubular, which came out to 3.xx lbs with tire.
02-10-12, 11:24 AM
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cross post - check out my scott, 14.08 lbs with an ENO hub:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=#post13833908
i bought the used frameset off CL for about $400 and cannibalized most parts off my other bikes, and bought a few parts of CL.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=#post13833908
i bought the used frameset off CL for about $400 and cannibalized most parts off my other bikes, and bought a few parts of CL.
02-10-12, 11:41 AM
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cross post - check out my scott, 14.08 lbs with an ENO hub:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=#post13833908
i bought the used frameset off CL for about $400 and cannibalized most parts off my other bikes, and bought a few parts of CL.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=#post13833908
i bought the used frameset off CL for about $400 and cannibalized most parts off my other bikes, and bought a few parts of CL.
02-10-12, 01:20 PM
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Generally you just set it and it's fine until the next time you pull your back wheel off or something.
02-10-12, 01:43 PM
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I just gotta add another +1 for the Wabi Lightning. Its pretty dang light, most builds average about ~16 pounds right? Plus, it is designed to be a SS/Fixed bike with a higher BB. Converting a nice road frame is nice, but if you wanna scream down hills and around corners (brakes are rad) the lower BB on a conversion gets sketchy.