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29-04.-2006, 05:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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The ever popular 'which bike?' post, but with an SS flavor
I'm a roadie who wants to get some dirt under his wheels and wants to do it cheaply - not anything more than $800. Because of that price ceiling, I'm looking at a singlespeed. However I have myself a choice - Either a Surly 1x1 with disk, or a Gary Fisher Rig with a rigid fork instead to save about $400 making it in at just $800. Basically I just want a bike I can beat the crap out of, and can just stick in the closest during road race season with no problems. Any suggestions? The cheaper the better!
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03-05.-2006, 01:18 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Rochester, NY
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Re: The ever popular 'which bike?' post, but with an SS flavor
Do you have any old mtn bikes lying around? I ride a singlespeed exclusively now and I basically stripped off all the unnecessary components off my trek mtn bike. If you can find a good used bike at a swap meet or in the classifieds and convert it to SS, I'd say that would serve you very well.
I will say that I looked long and hard at the Surly, and I have a 1x1 rigid fork on my bike and I like it very much. I think they make pretty bombproof bikes relatively inexpensively. However, the frame an fork will be ~$400 and a parts kit might run the price well over your limit. The Gary Fisher sounds like a good deal as well and they make strong bikes. I suppose the final decision will come down to the price. And I don't think you can go wrong with singlespeed as a bike for thrashing around. Graham
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