SS MTB thread
10-24-10 | 09:02 PM
#26
Yup
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins
Bikes: Kona Unit, planet X cx bike, khs fixed gear
Soul cycles Hooligan.
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10-25-10 | 06:54 AM
#28
Dances With Cars
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Toronto, Canada
Bikes: TBL Onyx Pro(ss converted), Pake SS (starting to look kinda pimped)
Since this photo was taken the bouncy front is AL stiff now, and the front is eeeever so slightly lower.
Monster cross conversion hopefully by the time the snow flies this winter, but I think i need new wheel first, I've gone and worn these ones out.
10-25-10 | 09:19 PM
#32
Oh, you know...
Joined: May 2009
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From: DC
Bikes: '74 Schwinn Sports Tourer (Polo), S-Works E5 Team Festina (Chorus 11), Trek 2200 Bonded Carbon (Fixed), Trek 920 (7 speed IGH), Chesini Olimpiade SL (1x7)
oh hey look at this thread i guess i have one of these
10-25-10 | 09:39 PM
#35
Yup
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,083
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From: where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins
Bikes: Kona Unit, planet X cx bike, khs fixed gear
[QUOTE=AlmostTrick;11679604]
Is that the Dawes? How is it?
Is that the Dawes? How is it?
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10-25-10 | 10:18 PM
#36
Tortoise Wins by a Hare!
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Looney Tunes, IL
Bikes: Wabi Special FG, Raleigh Roper, Nashbar AL-1, Miyata One Hundred, '70 Schwinn Lemonator and More!!
Yep. 2010 Dawes Deadeye in 17 inch.
I really like how it rides... It is 30 pounds though. I refused to spend any more than this on a 29er mountain bike since I'm not an avid off roader.
^^^Photo with original brakes from my moon trip.
I really like how it rides... It is 30 pounds though. I refused to spend any more than this on a 29er mountain bike since I'm not an avid off roader.
^^^Photo with original brakes from my moon trip.
Last edited by AlmostTrick; 10-25-10 at 10:22 PM.
07-11-13 | 02:27 PM
#45
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 63
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From: Austin, TX
Bikes: Critical Cycles 57 Fixie
This is my commuter bike. $100 de-logoed Crappy Tire (google it) Super Cycle SC1800 18 sp MTB. I removed the drivetrain and shifters, put on an SRAM S100 48T crankset and a Shimano 18T freewheel. It no longer has that lighting/generator system, but it does have cheap black plastic fenders. This pic shows the bike as of last year. This summer I installed Specialized Fat Boy 26 x 1.25 slicks but winter is coming so the Kenda knobbies will have to be re-installed.
07-11-13 | 05:00 PM
#47
Back in the saddle again
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 110
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From: Kingston ON
Bikes: GT Outpost, $100 MTB SS conversion, GT Gutterball
I can't in good conscience recommend one of these. Canadian Tire still sells bikes very similar; the parts change from year to year. I kept the wheels (I still use them) and my crankset but tossed the rest. Mine was a 2003, I think. They're MTBs for people who never go off road :-)
I think a mid-priced bike would be better, or a decent used brand name bike. I bought a used 1988 GT Karakorum K2 for $40. It needed work, but I converted it to single speed, too. It has a much better frame, brakes and shifters, but of course the shifters and derailleurs were removed.
I think a mid-priced bike would be better, or a decent used brand name bike. I bought a used 1988 GT Karakorum K2 for $40. It needed work, but I converted it to single speed, too. It has a much better frame, brakes and shifters, but of course the shifters and derailleurs were removed.
07-11-13 | 05:55 PM
#48
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 63
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From: Austin, TX
Bikes: Critical Cycles 57 Fixie
I can't in good conscience recommend one of these. Canadian Tire still sells bikes very similar; the parts change from year to year. I kept the wheels (I still use them) and my crankset but tossed the rest. Mine was a 2003, I think. They're MTBs for people who never go off road :-)
I think a mid-priced bike would be better, or a decent used brand name bike. I bought a used 1988 GT Karakorum K2 for $40. It needed work, but I converted it to single speed, too. It has a much better frame, brakes and shifters, but of course the shifters and derailleurs were removed.
I think a mid-priced bike would be better, or a decent used brand name bike. I bought a used 1988 GT Karakorum K2 for $40. It needed work, but I converted it to single speed, too. It has a much better frame, brakes and shifters, but of course the shifters and derailleurs were removed.
