Somehow I have an entry to the Single Speed World Champs in Rotorua. I’m kind of freaking out a little. You see, I’ve never ridden a singlespeed and I obviously don’t own one so I’m having to build one. That said I’m part of the unofficial Anti-Fun-Hating team (along with Jono Baddiley, Lester Perry, Ross Schnell, Laurence Mote and Tall Beast). The prerequisite for being a member of this team is that your bike has to have a minimum of four inches rear travel which in most cases is normally your everyday geared bike. Not being very mechanically minded, I searched out the easiest possible way to one-gear my Nomad and thanks to LaMote found this little gem: the YESS ETR-D. This bad boy chain tensioner from Canadian based component manufacturer YESS is the ticket for singlespeeding your full suspension rig. There’s a few other Anti-Fun-Haters riding in the SSWC (they just don’t know they are members, you can check them out here in the Single Speed World Champs bike gallery over on Facebook. There’s some pretty bling rides in there and some piles of shit, but it’s a good little time waster (if you have time to waste). There’s still time to turf that hardtail SS bike you thought you were going to race and join the Anti-Fun-Haters. All you need is an ERT-D.
Three Anti-Fun-Hating SSWC rigs via the the SSWC Facebook page.
You can use a Shimano Alfine tensioner as well, got one on the GT Marathon SS, been running it for about 18 months no worries…
You can use a Shimano Alfine tensioner as well, got one on the GT Marathon SS, been running it for about 18 months no worries…
actually, i ride a ss all the time, but the niner is certainly a HELL of a lot more fun than the hard tail!!!
actually, i ride a ss all the time, but the niner is certainly a HELL of a lot more fun than the hard tail!!!
Damn, I just built up a ss hardtail. Maybe I should get one of these things for the mojo. Hmmmmmmm?Will it work on 140mm travel?
Damn, I just built up a ss hardtail. Maybe I should get one of these things for the mojo. Hmmmmmmm?Will it work on 140mm travel?
Single speeding is about efficiency and purity of the ride – less is more. Stomping a full sus up a stupidly steep hill will not be fun! Which no doubt the fun haters will put in.
Last years SSWC Ross Schnell winner was riding a full suss… hes entered this year to greg… i bet you a big mac he beats you…
Single speeding is about efficiency and purity of the ride – less is more. Stomping a full sus up a stupidly steep hill will not be fun! Which no doubt the fun haters will put in.
Last years SSWC Ross Schnell winner was riding a full suss… hes entered this year to greg… i bet you a big mac he beats you…
Cool to see a pic of my bike (orange epic) and the feedback re full susp ss.each to there own and we all have our reasons for what we do. most will know an epic is probably a better climbing bike than a hardtail but i did it because i can and yes simplicity and not worrying about gears was another good reason.
Cool to see a pic of my bike (orange epic) and the feedback re full susp ss.each to there own and we all have our reasons for what we do. most will know an epic is probably a better climbing bike than a hardtail but i did it because i can and yes simplicity and not worrying about gears was another good reason.
Hey Caleb, i liked the “Yess” tensioner so much i ordered one for the epic. Only problem being the standard epic hanger is so odd-ball i need to get a custom one machined to make the tensioner fit . I am trying to get it sorted before the big day but will just have to wait and see. I must admit it does look nice.
Hey Caleb, i liked the “Yess” tensioner so much i ordered one for the epic. Only problem being the standard epic hanger is so odd-ball i need to get a custom one machined to make the tensioner fit . I am trying to get it sorted before the big day but will just have to wait and see. I must admit it does look nice.
We can see a lot of things around which are saying to us that man is able to do anything that he want. It is a good proof of the intelligence of human brain.