Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - a damn big SS (mtb)

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max-a-mill
08-16-05, 06:51 AM
i am a big guy and up till now i was riding a pretty small bike. that all changed this weekend!

custom goodness from:

http://www.waltworks.com/

29" wheels (700c for you roadies ;) ), 1 speed, 34x22, better than i could imagine!

my new baby.
http://s94916384.onlinehome.us/walt/DSC02057.JPG

the front
http://s94916384.onlinehome.us/walt/DSC02060.JPG

the back
http://s94916384.onlinehome.us/walt/DSC02058.JPG

compared to a 17 inch "little" bike
http://s94916384.onlinehome.us/walt/DSC02064.JPG

thanks to legalize_it for all the help in putting it together and helping me to figure out those new hitech cranks! according to him "it's so big it should have a backup alarm" :D

come say hi if you see me at SSWC!

riderx
08-16-05, 06:55 AM
Nice.

Any reason you didn't get a matching WW fork? Trying to save some coin (very understandable)?

I'll be at SSWC w/ my Kelly 29er. Well, that or my Surly 1x1, lending one of the bikes to a friend coming in from Germany for the event, so I'll let him pick which ride he wants.
max-a-mill
08-16-05, 09:12 AM
he's got a 220 pound limit on his forks rioght now, and i come in at a nice 230. he says he's making big guy forks after some more testing. i'll definitely get one when they are ready as the KM fork seems extra super stiff!

C Law
08-16-05, 10:03 AM
sweet bike max a mill.

That old bike looks like it should be your little brothers . :)

It looks like there is a 4-5'' difference in effective top tube length.

I love that stretched out feeling on singlespeeds. I feel that it helps your climbing quite a bit while giving you that nice aggressive xc position. I also feel that you can stay seated longer in that position while climbing.

Your back brake looks a little mal adjusted by the way.
LóFarkas
08-16-05, 10:43 AM
Wow. You must be really big! When I looked at the first pic, I thought "What's he talking about? It's not big at all". Then I read it has 700c wheels...

Good job you found tyres for that monster.
max-a-mill
08-16-05, 10:45 AM
the other bike isn't my old one, it's my girlfriends.... my old SS was a little bigger than that, but not too much.
Aeroplane
08-16-05, 11:11 AM
Holy crap, that thing may climb like a mule, but it looks like a horse! It makes your cranks look positively tiny. It's encouraging to see such niche bikes being made (well) in a variety of sizes with appropriately sized components (29ers, etc.)