Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Voodoo Wanga

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Frame: Voodoo Wanga Reynolds 631
Fork: OEM Aluminum rigid (435mm a2c)
Crank: Profile w/Ti axle
Chainwheel: MacNeil Light Sprocket 28T
Cog: Generic 1/8" 13T
BB: 68/19mm Odyssey
Rims (F/R): Kinlin Nb-A
F.Hub: Formula
R.Hub: Woodman Bill Single RSN
Spokes: DT Comp
Pedals: Shimano DX
Brakes: Shimano XT
Levers: Avid 5
Stem: Woodman Rockster S
Headset: Token
Bar: Generic Riser
Grips: Generic mushroom/knurled
Seatpost: Postmodern
Saddle: Selle Royal Tempo
Tires: Kenda Small Block Eight
Chain: KMC 1/8"

Weighs in at just under 23lbs.

Nice bike. A friend of mine has that Woodman hub and loves it.

wrong place. but it is kinda hot

wrong place. but it is kinda hot

It isn't technically the wrong place. Only 5 or 6 people are going to pay attention to it though because it isn't a track bike.

im paying attention!
I've been checking out bikes like that.. i wanna go ride in the dirt!!!!!

wrong place. but it is kinda hot

I see one cog, one chainring. How could this possibly be in the wrong place?

I love voodoo bikes, but I just can't bring myself to love sliding dropouts. There's something about trackends that just does it for me.

thats definitely hot

i cant wait to move somewhere with a good mountain biking scene

I see one cog, one chainring. How could this possibly be in the wrong place?

I love voodoo bikes, but I just can't bring myself to love sliding dropouts. There's something about trackends that just does it for me.

I don't really like the klodginess of sliding dropouts, but I'll take them over an EBB if I'm running disc brakes. That doesn't mean much though, because I don't see myself going the disc brake route any time soon.

Yeah, but for a bike with v-brakes like that one, the sliding dropouts don't buy you anything at all.

I wonder if voodoos are still built around the old joe murray geometry, if they are they're well worth riding.

I'm confused. Don't you need a super crazy big suspension fork for that thing? Or is it not a dirt jump bike?

I'm confused. Don't you need a super crazy big suspension fork for that thing? Or is it not a dirt jump bike?
1. Dirt jump bikes generally don't have "super crazy big suspension" forks. Usually 100mm is the tops for travel.
2. That fork is suspension corrected; i.e. the AC height is similar to that of a suspension fork.

ahh, it's the downhill bikes I'm thinking of. Only mountain biking I do is a bit of XC. So, would that be a bike for dirt jump?

I don't think its necessarily designed to be a dirt jumper, although the super low saddle height suggests it. I'm sure it would handle jumps just fine though.

It does xc and jumping equally alright depending on the saddle height. Not particularly great at either, but an excellent all purpose ride.

I see one cog, one chainring. How could this possibly be in the wrong place?

I love voodoo bikes, but I just can't bring myself to love sliding dropouts. There's something about trackends that just does it for me.

My Voodoo Limba CX bike has the same kind of dropouts, so I can run my bike geared, fixed or SS (I'm on 9-speed Shimano now). I do agree that track ends would look better, but track ends don't work with disk brakes.

Form over function!

My Voodoo Limba CX bike has the same kind of dropouts, so I can run my bike geared, fixed or SS (I'm on 9-speed Shimano now). I do agree that track ends would look better, but track ends don't work with disk brakes.

Form over function!

Well sure, but that bike's got v-brakes!

I'm sure one day I'll become convinced of the joys of disk brakes and then I'll get even angrier at my karate monkey, but for now I'm happy enough.

Interesting geometry. I think I'd feel like I was riding a wheelie down the street...or trail.

Interesting geometry. I think I'd feel like I was riding a wheelie down the street...or trail.Not if you had the seat up to a proper height.

Not if you had the seat up to a proper height.

I mean, don't get me wrong...I'm all about the voodoo or vudu or whatever!

I'll have to ride one.

I wish I had that frame instead of my steelhead frame

Not if you had the seat up to a proper height.

It was a little odd at first to ride with the seat at the proper height for trail riding because I never ride with so much post exposed or with the tt so far away. Once I got used to the unfamiliar geometry it was like any other bike and rode great. Definitely next on my list for an all-purpose single speed that can double as a winter bike.

sick as a trick

I feel a great sense of acceptance.

BTW It is a XC bike; I just made into an all purpose street rider like so many have noticed.
It does in fact have the old Joe Murray geometry.
Its suppose to use a 450mm+ fork, but this is the only rigid (metal) fork I could find.

Thanks for the compliments. :)

I think it looks pretty fun. Its built up a lot like a friends .243.

I do agree that track ends would look better, but track ends don't work with disk brakes.

Form over function!

Track ends do work with disk brakes, as that is what all the Bianchi SS mtb bikes use. It seems that the same amount of adjustment would really be needed with any brakes and track ends. I was a little worried not knowing, with my San Jose, but havent had any problems moving a tooth or two in any direction, mostly because it doesnt move too far.

it is not a trial bike?

Joke bike?

I dont know but its ugly and should have been posted here. (http://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=369378)

I don't really like the klodginess of sliding dropouts, but I'll take them over an EBB if I'm running disc brakes.

Why?

it is not a trial bike?

Trial bike:

http://ruiperez.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/adamant_a1_mod_oro.jpg

Why?
Some people have had troubles with EBB's squeaking a lot. It depends on the mechanism used in the EBB and such, but some people have a problem with it.

Track ends do work with disk brakes, as that is what all the Bianchi SS mtb bikes use. It seems that the same amount of adjustment would really be needed with any brakes and track ends. I was a little worried not knowing, with my San Jose, but havent had any problems moving a tooth or two in any direction, mostly because it doesnt move too far.



Maybe, but likely not as well as a sliding dropout system. Sliding dropouts work better if you're racing a bike in 'cross or off-road, where you're going to have a bigger chance of puncturing and need to have the ability to do a quick wheelchange. Plus, your disc rotor will ALWAYS be right where it needs to be.

Trial bike:

http://ruiperez.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/adamant_a1_mod_oro.jpg

oh, I knew little about these. thats wildness

Its like a piece of pipe with wheels. :)

Some people have had troubles with EBB's squeaking a lot. It depends on the mechanism used in the EBB and such, but some people have a problem with it.

Fair enough, but would you agree that, if EBB was done right, it would be the best solution for tensioning the chain? I have seen EBBs done perfectly right, no squeaking at all, and no sliding (that's another problem people have complained about a certain make and model EBB frame), so I know it can be done.

Its like a piece of pipe with wheels. :)

Isn't every bicycle "a piece of pipe with wheels"?

No, most bikes are pieces of pipe with wheels. That one is like A piece of pipe. lol

Fair enough, but would you agree that, if EBB was done right, it would be the best solution for tensioning the chain? I have seen EBBs done perfectly right, no squeaking at all, and no sliding (that's another problem people have complained about a certain make and model EBB frame), so I know it can be done.I love my EBB bike, I've never had a problem with noise. But that is one reason some folks don't like 'em, specifically set-screw style eccentrics.

Why?

because he doesn't understand the meaning of the word kludge which refers to an inelegant, inferior, hastily slapped together fix.

Sliding dropouts however are far superior to the alternatives:
No tensioning every time you take the wheel out.
Less worry about the wheel slipping.
Work well with QRs
Don't have to adjust disc brakes
allows for easy switching between ss and geared.

dutret is back :)

dutret is right
fixed.

:)