11 Feb 2007 10:22 pm
Custom 29′er Singlespeed
My 29′er Singlespeed
- FRAME: True North Cycles True Temper OX Platinum tubeset, heavily manipulated chain and seat stays to fit a compact road crank, 73 degree head angle for razor sharp handling.
- FORK: Pace RC-31 carbon, rigid fork. As the height of the bolt on v-brake arches is adjustable, you can design a custom 29′er around this shorter, more precise and lighter fork, which is sized as a suspension corrected 26 inch fork.
- WHEELS: Hand built (of course), DT Swiss 240s singlespeed rear hub, DT Swiss 240s non-radial front hub, DT Swiss Revolution Black spokes, red alloy nipples, Salsa Delgato Cross rims. 3x rear, 2x front (2x on the non-radial hub is lighter than radial on the heavier flanged hub.)
- DRIVETRAIN: FSA Gossomer compact road crank w 34T ring, Wipperman 808 chain, aluminum King cog, size dependant on course (normally 18T or 19T)
- BRAKES: Avid SD-Ultimate v-brakes, Nokon cables, Paul Love Levers 2.5
- INTERFACE: Selle Italia SLR Saddle, Speedplay Frog Pedals, Ritchey WCS foam grips
- EXTRAS: Chris King headset, FSA K-Force seatpost and flat bar, Thompson stem, Salsa Ti front skewer, Salsa ultralight tubes, Cane Creek Ergo barends.
Kandy red dusted over metallic black paint
DT Swiss 240s singlespeed hubs.
on 01 Apr 2007 at 8:43 pm 1.Dave’s Blog » 2007 Uxbridge Icebreaker said …
[…] get to do the normal 50km. Given the weather, I’m not complaining too much though! I rode my 29er single-speed with Schwalbe Little Albert tires at ~28psi and 34:18 gearing. This set-up seemed to be about […]
on 30 Apr 2007 at 9:04 pm 2.David Singlespeed Unrau » Ontario Cup #1 at Mansfield said …
[…] It was a good race and has motivated me to push hard for the rest of the season. I raced on my full rigid 29er, WTB Nanorapter tires at around 27psi, 34:18 gearing. I think the set up was pretty good. The […]
on 28 May 2007 at 8:10 pm 3.David Singlespeed Unrau » Tag Team at the Opus Spring Epic 8 said …
[…] good enough to keep third, and not get lapped by second! I was riding my True North Cycles custom rigid 29er singlespeed with Stan’s Crow tires at ~28psi and 34:19 gearing. I think this setup was pretty good. I […]
on 17 Jun 2007 at 5:45 pm 4.David Singlespeed Unrau » Summer Solstice Pre-Ride said …
[…] will be around the 45-50 minute mark. It is going to be a tough call picking gearing for the 29er singlespeed. There are a lot of open sections, flat, uphill and downhill, and there are some sections of […]
on 25 Jun 2007 at 8:49 pm 5.David Singlespeed Unrau » 24 Hours of Summer Solstice Race Report said …
[…] were all riding our True North Cycles rigid 29er singlespeeds. I was riding my normal race bike with 34:19 gearing and WTB NanoRaptor tires at around 27 psi. Dave Dermont was racing on his geared […]
on 29 Jul 2007 at 7:06 pm 6.David Singlespeed Unrau » Riding 3 Stages said …
[…] was riding my True North Cycles custom 29er singlespeed, 34:18 gearing, with a WTB Weirwolf 2.55 on the front and a Geax Seguaro 2.2 on the rear. Tire […]
on 29 Jul 2007 at 7:11 pm 7.David Singlespeed Unrau » King City Race said …
[…] race and a good crowd. I’m glad we made it out. I was riding my True North Cycles custom 29er singlespeed, 34:18 gearing, with a WTB Weirwolf 2.55 on the front and a Geax Seguaro 2.2 on the rear. Tire […]
on 14 Aug 2007 at 7:38 pm 8.David Singlespeed Unrau » Elliot Lake - Air, Tires - Keep Them Together! said …
[…] was riding my custom True North Cycles 29er singlespeed. I was running a WTB Wierwolf 2.55 up front at 24psi, and a WTB Nanoraptor on the rear at 28psi. […]