[Closed] My new build Rigid 29er Simian Martial Artist Adventure Bike

Nice. Love mine. Pity I pranged it at Gisburn at the weekend! Front wheel trashed. New rim ordered

Nice.

I wish I hadn't seen this though as I'm considering either a KM or EL M as a rigid geared build like yours .... in black too!

Being a little "ludditeish" about such matters but how straight forward is it getting the rear wheel in and out with the mech in place?

My Fortitude is a bit of a PITA and thats just with an Alfine 😮

Only done it a couple of times but it's not hard.

Put it in the smallest sprocket o the back and the smallest chainring and just pull it back.

The Disc mounts are arranged in such a way that you don't need to loosen the caliper before removing the wheel.

Bugger.

Thought you might have regaled us with wheel removal woes 😡

I'm not looking again in this thread ..... lalalalalala

Really nice bike that! Enjoy.

Can you only have adventures on this type of bike?

Can you only have adventures on this type of bike?

[sarcasm]Yes unless you're on a rigid 29er, you're not adventuring... [/sarcasm]

Yes, "to adventure" is a verb now. Deal with it.

Yes, "to adventure" is a verb now. Deal with it.

Actually it's been a verb in English since the 14th century at least. *adjusts word-dork spectacles* Right, who's next?

Nice bike, OP! 🙂

Looks good. I'm just putting the finishing touches on my Karate Monkey's latest incarnation. Hopefully I've finally come up with a build I can live with for more that a few months; I always find myself tinkering with my KM and not actually riding the damn thing...

I guess thats the one bad thing about KMs versatility, you can faff a lot with set up...

Nice bike.

Love my KM.

Being a little "ludditeish" about such matters but how straight forward is it getting the rear wheel in and out with the mech in place?

I just hook the chain over the side of the dropout and pull the wheel back. Not much more faff than a bike with vertical dropouts I reckon.

As above, the tinkering can get a bit obsessive. Mine's been through a few incarnations, the next of which is likely to involve some Midge bars.

As above, the tinkering can get a bit obsessive. Mine's been through a few incarnations, the next of which is likely to involve some Midge bars.

I've been through the Midge bar phase. It needed a lot of spacers and a very short stem. Very comfy once I got it sorted out although I ended up using bar end shifters which meant squeezing through anything resembling a narrow gap became impossible. Trees, fence posts, car door mirrors would all result in a gear change!

I was thinking of bodging something with one of those hi-rise trials stems. I've got Fleegles on it at the moment which have been great but wanting some different hand positions for the longer, mixed tarmac and trail rides.

I ran Midge bars on mine when I first got it so I was able to keep the steerer quite long. That and a 50mm stem gave me a decent position. Looked a bit ugly but worked well.

Sprocketjockey, how do you find the Fleegles?

NIce bike op.
Very nice.
I did a Scout Leaders course on Cannock Chase last year & the instructor was on a KM.
And this is someone who spends many many hours on a bike, in all weathers.
He certainly rated them.

I've just built one of the earlier ones up as a winter commuter, 1x9 with 'cross tyres & discs. Weighs a ton, but I was very surprised at how much fun it is, handles beautifully.

Got a spare set of Midges & a set of gold Marys if anyone wants them - think I'm done with silly shaped bars 🙂

Sprocketjockey, how do you find the Fleegles?

They're really good. Nice and wide, comfy and with a reasonable sweep. Loads of control offroad. Only reason I'm considering a change is that I seem to be doing more mixed lane / byway riding over the winter as everywhere is so wet and I like the idea of having different hand positions on drops. They'll be going back on in the summer though.

I run Marys on my other bike (Surly 1x1 - I'm a bit of a fanboy) and love them also but I'd prefer them to be slightly wider.