24 May 2007 09:05 pm
Carbon 29′er Singlespeed
(last updated 2007-05-24)
Here are some pictures of the prototype full carbon, full custom True North Cycles 29er single speed we put together for one of our Elite riders.
The bike is a rigid singlespeed with 29 inch wheels. The fit, handling and ride characteristics are tailored to the rider’s feedback from the geared 29′er she races for us currently. She will be racing this bike at a number of enduro events around the province and at the Single Speed World Championships this fall in Aviemore, Scotland.
The frame is a mix of unidirectional and bidirectional carbon with a titanium eccentric bottom bracket shell, titanium Paragon Machine Works dropouts and rear disc mount and titanium head set inserts. The frame is built up with a Chris King headset and Pace RC-31 C-Type carbon/titanium rigid fork…..
…XTR cranks, Tomac Small Block 8 tires, Salsa Race Disc rims…..
…XTR disc brakes (140mm rear), XTR hubs, DT Revolution spokes, Chris King cog with carbon spacers, FSA bar, stem and seatpost. We don’t have a working scale right now, but it certainly doesn’t weigh very much!
on 24 May 2007 at 9:15 pm 1.David Singlespeed Unrau » Carbon 29′er Pictures! said …
[…] finally have some pictures of the True North Cycles carbon 29′er singlespeed posted! The bike is going to be racing at the Duke’s Epic 8hr this weekend, at the 24 Hours […]
on 24 May 2007 at 9:38 pm 2.Eva’s Blog » My New Carbon 29′er Single-speed said …
[…] single-speed is ready. Pictures of my new bike are posted on Dave’s blog page, ‘Carbon 29′er Singlespeed‘. I took the bike out for a test ride last night, and it is awesome - it climbs and corners […]
on 27 May 2007 at 9:22 pm 3.Eva’s Blog » Rough Start to 2007 Season said …
[…] on a positive note, I have a beautiful new carbon single-speed 29′er prototype that was hand-built by Dave for me to test … and Alex is doing much better! :) I […]
on 17 Jun 2007 at 5:36 pm 4.Eva’s Blog » Riding 2007 Solstice Course said …
[…] like section S16). At a modestly fast pace, I did the course in 59 minutes and 8 seconds on my True North Cycles carbon 29′er single-speed. Next weekend, I’ll be riding with the Bellas Unas team (a 5 person women’s […]
on 29 Jul 2007 at 9:14 pm 5.Eva’s Blog » Out Riding said …
[…] for the Single Speed Festivus on Jul 25th. This was a blast! I had a super fun time racing on my carbon 29′er single speed - running 34:19. The atmosphere was laid-back and really friendly. It’s a great event as an […]
on 13 Aug 2007 at 10:13 pm 6.Eva’s Blog » Going Gearless at Elliot Lake O-Cup said …
[…] Details I rode my fully-rigid carbon 29′er single speed. My front tire of choice was 2.5 WTB WeirWolf tire at 24 psi - this provided some suspension, and […]