[Closed] Inbred 29er Singlespeed build

If low budget I'd just stick with a regular geared hub and use spacers.

Also any crankset will do. Save the blinglespeed for when the SS bug bites 😉

Save the blinglespeed for when the SS bug bites

Yeah, I've got a Hope SS hub on mine, kind of wish I'd gone for a regular hub now for extra versatility.

I'd go for something standard from Superstar. Enjoy the Inbred, I loved mine.

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Just built one myself for commuting. Bloody lovely.
The only problem I had was threading the BB, as the threads inside the frame were awful.
Peruse the one-one and Superstar websites, they have everything you need to convert standard hubs/cranks to singlespeed.
Don't forget to bang a chaintug on the driveside dropout to keep chain tension.

Most important though (if you value your bollocks) is getting a good chainline to make sure the chain stays where you want it to.

To add to the above I built one of those frames with some Singular Swift forks - great combination, rode really well . Forks are on the singular website.

As said above a regular wheelset + spacers is a good bet. Any crank will do, SLX are nice and not hugely expensive new (can also be picked up second hand at a reasonable price). If you're getting a chaintug don't get the On-One one, I bought one and it doesn't actually work with my Inbred - the adjuster screws aren't long enough. Saying that, with a decent Shimano rear qr done up tightly I haven't needed one.

I love my SS Inbred - great fun and cheap! I did have a steel Surly fork, but recently swapped it for an On-One carbon moncoque one - much lighter.

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Before the new fork.

When i built mine i treated myself to loads of shiny red hope bits, including the Singlespeed rear hub. Personally, I'd still buy another singlespeed specific one. The frame has no provision for gears, so why should the hub? Unless you need the ability to move the wheel between frames...

I have 35mm rims on mine, and a 2.25 Chunkey Monkey is right on the limit of what will fit between the stays.

If fancy something off the shelf have a look at the Kona Unit, lots of bike for the money.

Inbreds are nice though. It's the rules that you have to own one at some point I think.

As mentioned above get the chainline right. Easiest way in my experience is to put the straight edge of a long metal ruler or suitable piece of wood against the chain ring and see where on the hub you need to put the sprocket. I also prefer to use an SS hub but you can use any hub.

Had a few Inbreds over the years.
This one has to be a favourite.
Forks were swapped to Swift rigid eventually, which suited it perfectly. Slightly heavier but more supple ride.
It was building this that saw the end of my FS bike. It lay unused & was eventually sold.
The Inbred itself went to make way for a posh steel Niner, which I still have & is my go-to bike.

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Regarding singlespeed specific components, I've had a set of surly hubs, with a White Industries freewheel, that have stayed with me through several wheel builds. They are just bomb proof. I even had them anodiser before the latest build. The rest of the kit doesn't matter.
If your running rigid, a nice big front tyre helps a lot. I went to non oversize, low-rise carbon bars & thick grips, which help.
If you do go with a Swift rigid, you can run a 29+ front, which suits this type of bike perfectly. Not sure if you can squeeze a b+ in the back though.

One other thing, if your running Shimano hubs, swap the rear axle for a solid one with nuts. The tensioner becomes redundant & the wheel doesn't move.

+1 for normal hubs.

They're not any better, but they're usually cheaper and more available, and TBH any difference in strength or stiffness is minimal, it's the difference between stiffness to the right and left in a normal wheel.

The main advantage of chain tugs is getting the wheel back in straight every time.

There's a perverse logic that your SS should have the nicest moving parts but the cheapest bits. It's the bike you ride around in the mud all winter, doing no maintenance, so it's the one that gets the Chris King headset and BB, the XTR cranks, the Hope hubs and brakes etc so that it never needs cleaning. Then get's the OEM finishing kit you didn't like because it's going to get battered.

Thanks for all the input - have a cheapish pair of Shimano wheels on my existing geared 29er so might stick them on the inbred and upgrade ones on geared, then can always buy SS specific hubs at a later date

Was contemplating Salsa Cro moto grande or Surly Karate monkey forks rather than the Swift ones a few of you have recently mentioned. Any thoughts on best option?

I can't comment on the KM or Swift forks, but i have the CroMoto ones (not the Grande version, although i don't know what the difference is...)

They are really lovely. Nice and direct, relatively light, and give minimal flutter. The box claims they cause cancer, but i've not had any symptoms yet.

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Well recommended. I think i paid about £80 for mine from CTBM, but they've gone up in price since then.

The previous Surly fork (either KM or Ogre, can't remember) rode nicely and had loads of braze-ons, but was very heavy. About 1.2kg if I remember correctly. The new On-One moncoque fork is ~650g, so a big weight saving. I payed £100 for them so not much more than the CroMoto ones mentioned above.

I have the Cromoto grande on my inbred (although geared!), and have a second pair, boxed unopened if you're interested? It's the newer 15mm bolt through with maxle rather than the older 20mm bolt through