Originally Posted by
pbass
You mention it will be one of a two bike quiver? I really like having a "modern" geared gravel bike, and a more retro singlespeed. To me it's sort of a perfect duo!
my other bike is a singlespeed Surly Karate Monkey with 29x2.4 tires and a 120mm fork. it's a blast on trails, not so much on roads—paved or otherwise. I always want to have a second bike for roaming around roads and gravel paths. I am more likely to ride the drop bar bike when the trails are too muddy to ride on the mountain bike or when I want to cover more distance on a lighter bike.
I am currently considering a
Twin Six Standard Rando or a
Van Dessel WTF. each could be converted to SS with an PF30 BB eccentric adapter. So far, Twin Six is working with me to build a semi-custom bike with SS parts. I am waiting to hear if Van Dessel will do something similar.