Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Kiss Off...

Yeah although I don't really ride mountain bikes EVER, I still want one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7297&item=3681771266

Of course the titanium version looks nice too..

http://www.philwood.com/ppissoff.htm

Either that or you could save yourself the trouble and just by a Sycip or Indyfab.

I always wondered why Phil Wood doesn't make their frames weight a tonne, just like their hubs do. It's one of the 'big questions' that defies logic. I should email them.

Is it some unwritten law that says that every SS mountain bike has to have a rigid fork? I mean, I prefer hardtails most of the time myself, so I can understand a lack of rear suspension, but are people actually going out for long-*ss cross country rides with rigid forks...on purpose? I sure as hell wouldn't. Thank you, but I like my wrists. I'll take one Rock Shox Psylo please...

Psylo? Geez, and I was just starting to respect you, Dave ;)

Anyway, yeah, I'm a singlespeeder, and I'm about to go, err, rigid. Some people are just that retrograde that I'm suprised they're into pneumatic tires. Thankfully, my singlespeed only sees dirt 30% of the time, so I think I might be able to handle a few kms offroad with just a rigid fork. How long do you give me? About a month? *laugh*

Psylo fits my budget, man. And besides, it was the first fork that came to mind. :p Now then, if I had the money for a SID...

Totally unrelated, but I remember back about 10 years ago when I was first getting interested in cycling, linkage suspension forks had a bit of a following among XC people. What ever happened to them?

Anyway, yeah, I'm a singlespeeder, and I'm about to go, err, rigid.
Dood - I thought you already had? Didn't you scam some Ti Bonty forks like 3 years ago for this purpose?? I seem to remember a conversation to that effect...

Psylo fits my budget, man. And besides, it was the first fork that came to mind. :p Now then, if I had the money for a SID...

Totally unrelated, but I remember back about 10 years ago when I was first getting interested in cycling, linkage suspension forks had a bit of a following among XC people. What ever happened to them?

i saw a linkage suspension fork on a bike yesterday on BART, a single speed, no less! it was pretty pimped out, i believe it was the kona frame with a thomson stem, some of the red azonic bars, cook bros. cranks...the whole bike just looked really sweet.

I did a bunch of looking around last night and it doesn't look like anyone still makes them...at least as far as I can see. Methinks I'm gonna ask in the MTB forum - see if anyone there knows.

From what I know about linkage forks (which is not much) is that they couldn't keep up in the travel area. Nowadays most forks have 80 - 100 mm of travel. I think linkage forks make more sense for street riding.

and really nice ones look completely BADD ASSSSS! all machined parts...mmm...

check out www.use1.com for the ultimate 'landing gear' linkage fork.