"Sexiest" Singlespeed FR/DH Bike Thread. (What and How-To included)

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"Sexiest" Singlespeed FR/DH Bike Thread. (What and How-To included)
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flag mackay66
Posted: Mar 23, 2022 at 3:37 Quote
Converting my 27.5 hardtail to singlespeed (photos to follow) and wondering what gear ratios you lot would recommend. Mostly used for bike parks, so nothing too high. Any advice?
flag SSBone
Posted: Mar 23, 2022 at 3:49 Quote
I have a 36 by 14 on my 27.5 DH bike and it's a bit heavy on flat but seems just right while descending.
flag mackay66
Posted: Mar 23, 2022 at 10:59 Quote
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NS Eccentric Evo 27.5 Alu with Rohloff tensioner (32x17 for now). Very playful and fun.
flag t1maglio
Posted: Mar 23, 2022 at 20:03 Quote
mackay66 wrote:
Converting my 27.5 hardtail to singlespeed (photos to follow) and wondering what gear ratios you lot would recommend. Mostly used for bike parks, so nothing too high. Any advice?

So I played around with this. I currently have 32-15, 30-14 is equivalent, same with 34-16. This was easy enough to muscle up the return trail but also enough to grab gear when hitting the fastest jump trail. I also considered have say the 30 paired with a 14/15 in the back and I could just set up the tensioner to line up with the right gear for the trail I was riding that day (I have an SB1 tensioner)
flag DJ-24
Posted: Mar 23, 2022 at 20:39 Quote
Or you could add a 24 or 26 granny to the front and just lower it by hand and you wouldn't have to adjust the tensioner.
flag FloridaHasMTBToo
Posted: Mar 24, 2022 at 17:24 Quote
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Pretty stoked on my current setup! Its a Jeffsy CF frame (27.5 XXL) with a 170mm Zeb. Tweaked the brake routing to make it possible to barspin. Slapped it all together with an Alfine tensioner, which worked perfectly, though I have not been able to really put it through its paces due to heavy rain recently.
flag Michael-co
Posted: Mar 25, 2022 at 15:38 Quote
FloridaHasMTBToo wrote:
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Pretty stoked on my current setup! Its a Jeffsy CF frame (27.5 XXL) with a 170mm Zeb. Tweaked the brake routing to make it possible to barspin. Slapped it all together with an Alfine tensioner, which worked perfectly, though I have not been able to really put it through its paces due to heavy rain recently.
Damn that looks nice
flag FloridaHasMTBToo
Posted: Apr 7, 2022 at 16:46 Quote
Pretty sure that has gears... damn clean bike though.
flag Soupherb
Posted: Apr 8, 2022 at 0:12 Quote
FloridaHasMTBToo wrote:
Pretty sure that has gears... damn clean bike though.

Haha hilarious, i need glasses lol, can see the cassette now
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flag 13en
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Posted: May 18, 2022 at 14:00 Quote
Soupherb wrote:
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i need this

 


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