Scale in Single Speed Trim

[Grover]

Don't know if it'll work tensionerless, chain is maybe a wee bit loose, but it's so close I thought it was worth a shot. So here it is.

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Bottom Bracket: American Classic Ti 107 + spacers
Brakes: Formula Oro Puro 160/140
Cog: Surly SS 16T w/ al spacers/lockring
Chain: SRAM PC68 + KMC halflink
Crankarms: Raceface Turbine LP
Chainring: Surly SS 33T
Fork: Pace RC39XC remote lockout
Frame: Scott Scale 20
Grips: ESI Silicone Chunky
Handlebar: Answer Protaper 620x1"
Headset: FSA Orbit Z stainless bearings
Pedals: Exustar EPM25Ti
Skewers: Mavic Composite
Seat: Fizik Gobi
Seatpost:Thomson Masterpiece Setback
Stem: Syntace F99
Tyres: Notubes The Crow 2.0
Tubes: Sealant + Eclipse Valve
Hubs: DT Swiss Cerit
Rims: Mavic XM317d
Spokes: DT Swiss New Aero
Rimtape: Eclipse M126U

Coming Soon - The Geared Version with Industry9 Wheels - target weight 8.9kg

[alchemist]

So, close! It might be worth taking to those dropouts with a file.

[k3n!f]

Nice bike! Thats the most weight weenied bike I've ever seen on farkin (first step to treatment is admitting you have a problem.... =D ).

How much travel do those Pace forks have?

[demo9pro]

So, close! It might be worth taking to those dropouts with a file.

Are you serious?

lol, i dont understand E-Sarcasm well...

[Grover]

The Pace forks are 100mm.

I don't think I've got the e-sarcasm down either. Not sure whether he's saying it's so close I should file, or it's so far off it needs filing. Either way, I haven't been able to make it jump off yet, haven't given it a good workout though. The teeth on the surly ring and cog are pretty high so hopefully they do the job of holding it on. File to the dropouts? I reckon the better option would be to get rid of the carbon frame and buy a nice steel single speed frame. Decisions, decisions. With no gears I can deal with extra frame weight.

In regard to the weight weenie thing, I was tempted with a fair bit more - I've got a spare SLR saddle, flat carbon bars, I nearly even wentwith some Pace carbon rigids. All that would have had it around 7.5-7.6kg

And yes, I've reallised it was a bit excessive, in fact, I'm loving the risers so much so that they may make themselves at home permanently along with trigger shifters instead of gripshift in the geared setup. And then a dually frame and reba's, no longer a weight weenie job then.

[LTR]

A bit nice Groves, where are those damn 1/4 links when you need them! :p

[skivi]

holy hell.
you could set your watch to that bad boy.
bonus points for the stealth look.

[Big_Chief]

wow that thing looks the goods.
what do you think of the fork???

[Mo]

i think it's the first bike i see with so much carbon,

[Grover]

A bit nice Groves, where are those damn 1/4 links when you need them! :p

Hmmm, I laughed way to much at that. So much fiddling spent with cogs/rings/chains, frustration needed to be expelled.

wow that thing looks the goods.
what do you think of the fork???

The fork? Not convinced yet, but haven't ridden it much. Stiffer than a SID with similar stanchion size. Initially dives through the travel but is now stiffening up after some break in time, we'll see what it gets to. Lockout lever is retarded, shape and mount design really doesn't work well with gripshift. Real weight was 50 grams less than a SID World Cup once the remote lockout lever is factored in so that's a plus in my book.