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Looking for a singlespeed specific hardtail frame which meets the following conditions:
Low(ish) BB
I want to run around 100mm of travel
fairly tough as I want to jump and drop it
17" frame size preferably
slot dropouts
comfortable as this will also be my commuter
Fairly cheap
Can be purchased as a frame only
Any ideas? Steel/aluminium I'm not fussed.
Want to run it as a fun bike at weekends during the winter and also for a 10 mile commute from work.
Cotic Simple perhaps? There's a video somewhere (maybe even on the cotic site) of somebody jumping and dropping theirs!
Yeah cheers, thought of one of those, but was hoping for a lower BB.
That's an On One out as well then. I love mine. Brill for the money.
Inbred had one brilliant bang for yer buck
Now got a Simple and I am one happy bunny
This frame would be replacing a slot dropout inbred.
10 mile commute to work, singlespeed and capable of doing jumps and drops 😯
I think you might be trying to tick too many boxes. I commute 9 miles on a SS with slicks and run 44:16 - anything much less and I would be spinning out quite quickly. I wouldn't want to be running an off-road ratio and a heavier frame for that sort of distance.
Having said that - try DMR or Santa-Cruz Chameleon??
You need to look at whether the frame is 100mm travel cos its a park/street bike or because it's a 100mm xc bike with no gears. I really wouldn't be expecting a simple, inbred, io, love/hate etc to like being jumped and dropped.
Not slot dropout (sliding dropouts, best of both worlds IMO) and not light, but if you are 6 foot or less then an identiti mr hyde would be proper good. You'll certainly have a harder job snapping it than any of the ones i mentioed above. And the large size is 17" with 23.5" top tube for actually being able to ride it any distance too.
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On One!
Hmm, was interested in the Mr Hyde but noticed the 13.2" BB height... 😯
oxymoron - my commute isn't on road, and I use a 32:16 quite happily.
Chumba hx1? Ebb though.
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Some form of DMR (old trailstar for cheap)
Santa Cruz chameleon
Evil Sovereign
Identiti AKA
the trailstar would be a good choice but if u can see past the slot dropout for somthing nicer then sanderson soloist is the way forward iv treated mine like a big bmx from day 1 and its great fun.
With the right ratio (IIRC I used a 36:16 or 38:16) on there I reckon the Trailstar is as good a call as you'll get for a singlespeed hack/commuter/playbike.
Ran my old mk2 SS with 100mm forks and semi-slicks at one point - very usable, totally commutable and tough as the proverbial old nails.
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(I also have a Mr Hyde as it happens - top frame for AM hardtail use but possibly overkill for a do-it-all commuter SS).
slainte 😀 rob
Surly 1x1 without question. Comfy for longer rides, tough as old boots, rides like a big BMX, top fun.
Out of my cold, dead hands etc....
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My older Trailstar LT can be ran 32-16 without a tensioner 🙂 An older model would probably be a good idea as they were made for shorter travel and also had slot dropouts on some. New ones do have swopouts but are designed for 130mm travel.