Originally Posted by
Brian
If I was looking to build a single speed MTB, would
this be a good place to start? I could just as easily convert a $100 steel MTB, but this has horizontal dropouts, with adjusters. The downside is that a fork won't be cheap, and it may end up getting spendy to build up a super inexpensive frame.
Opinions welcome, since it will probably sell quick if I don't get back to the guy soon.
Those dropouts don't look quite long enough to adjust your chain tension much, so you'd either need to hunt a "magic" gear or a chain tensioner, which looks ugly to most.
It WILL be expensive to build up an inexpensive frame, and time consuming, so while it might be a valuable learning experience, you might be happier with one of these
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...tcast29_08.htm for $349.