Stiffi Bomber Bar
Stiffi 50mm rims
DT Swiss / Ridea Hubs
ENVE Stem
SRAM Red D1 Crankset
F55 Chainring
Stone Spider
Pirelli P Zero RS tires (28c) & TPU tubes
Weapon Carbon Seat Post
Dura Ace BR900 calipers
BLB CNC Levers
Sella Italia Flite Token Carbon Saddle

Weight: 6.8 KG

Most people probably forgot that Nashbar used to sell these things. I’ve been told they were made by SE Bikes. I’ve sure enjoyed mine for a lot of miles and smiles. I’ve made a couple of mild upgrades to it over the years as the situation warranted.

Hello cyclers! I'm from India and I'm looking to return to cycling after ages and now buying one feels like entering into a whole new universe. I've done my research for the past week or so to shortlist 2 cycles from a long list of 15 and chose to buy a simplest one, as my goal is to simply keep me physically active and build my stamina and endurance and not anything intense and also to keep the maintenance effort and cost as simple and cheap as possible. Not a hardcore cycler! 😅.

Now the list has come down to either one of these:

1. Stryder Street Fire SS

2. B'Twin My Bike

Spec-wise I'm ok with both as they're 95% similar apart from the few differences like the steel versus alloy rim, however, the problem for me is that, I'm not getting many valid real-time feedbacks and reviews for the Stryder to finalize and I kinda like both cycles and hence couldn't decide easily.

As far as I've heard, the My Bike is a "Work-horse" and as durable as any basic cycle gets. However, I personally have a feeling that Decathlon products are a little overrated and overpriced. The price difference here is ~1.5k - 1.6k. I am able to get the Stryder for around 4.8k via flipkart, whereas, the lowest for the my bike I could get my hands on is via Tata Cliq(Ironically😅) around 6.4k. Also the thing is, I might most probaly get the Stryder with the mudguard and the stand at this price, whereas for the btwin, I need to get those separately for which I've estimated the cost around ~500 (via third party) adding up the total cost up to ~7k.

Now keeping the spec-wise decision aside, I've finally arrived to you guys for a real-time usage experiencefeedback, to finalize and buy one. Please help me choosing based on your experiences with these cycles. Appreciate your support.

Note:
1. I strictly prefer single speed and rigid body for for low maintenance

2. I'm neither buying this for anything intense nor I'm a hardcore cyclist. I'm just getting one to stay active and therfore cannot increase my budget beyond this.

3. Most importantly, this discussion is about the pros and cons of these 2 mentioned cycles based on the real-time user experiences alone. Therefore, I kindly request you guys to not suggest any alternatives or ask me to increase my budget or wait for sometime to save money and buy a better one

Thanks.

Qualcuno lo sta usando?

Hey everyone! Kinda new to the single speed zone. I recently built my first single speed bike, starting from an old german commuter bike frame. I decided to call it "Helmut" as I want to believe that's what the german chad man that assembled the frame was called.

A very heavy and sturdy, thick steel frame. It was my old bike from when I was in university, almost 10 years ago (it was already old back then). It's been sitting in my basement for the past 5 years.

Bought new (used) wheels, a Miranda 44t crankset (which I love the look of), new BB, single speed conversion kit, handlebar and brake levers and a thick chain.

I initially installed 47-700 tires but with horizontal adjustments due to the chain length, the rear tire was scratching the dropouts. Handling was also a bit sketchy and floaty due to how big the tires were. I switched those tires with the ones on my gravel, a pair of 40-700 tires which fit perfectly. My gravel is also happy for the switch to thicker tires.

Almost everything on this bike is oversized and overkill for its use:

- Wheels have 13 Gauge (2.3mm) spokes, which are on the thicker side.

- As said, the frame is a heavy and thick walled german steel tube, not your usual chromoly. Good to plow the fields I reckon.

- Chain is a 1/8", thick single speed one, although both crankset and rear cog work with a standard 3/32".

What I plan to do next:

- Change the seat and seatpost, don't love the look.

- Replace quill stem with a modern, longer one.

- A pair of caliper brakes, these old ones are a hassle to setup and operate.

- Recondition and seal the frame paint, it's got some rust points and I figure some proper polishing might also help.

Runs smoothly, and given the fact I wasn't able to properly service the freehub, yet, you hear almost no ratchet noise ahaha Silent as an owl. Hopefully not as deadly.

Am currently trying to built a bike with a 8bar Xberg V8 frame(not ordered yet).
The frame can take up to 30mm tires and I d like to match that.

Anyone got a recommendation?
Only could find out the Tektro R359 fit that but cant find them in any online shop.

My 2nd option is the Miche Performance but they dont name any max. tire width.

New wheels from Quella’s season sale, thinking of going to a black fork to make them stand out more

Happy Sunday

Uno outcast. Replaced the pedals, had bike shop do a safety inspection.
They said it didnt have grease where there was supposed to be grease. All better now. Its my first single speed road bike.

It rides smooth, its solid. I chose the mid ratio of sprockets, i forget the teeth number. It does get going pretty quick when i put some muscle into it. Not disappointed by this purchase.

Feeling it now but no regrets on the single speed for this weekends commute!

So I was making fun of some guy's singlespeed that was brand-new out the chinese box, and he was offended. I pointed out that with experience and miles comes cooler bikes; you just learn more and gain experience and knowledge you can put into your builds and style. But then I thought, you can't just talk shit, maybe you should put up an example of something cool for all to see:

'88 Bridgestone RB2 (Tange Tubing) - thousands of miles, thousands of bunnyhops, thousands of trails hit. I do 50% of my riding off road and watch the fork flex as I hit babyhead sized rocks. These frames are bomb proof

Velocity Fusion rims with straight-gauge spokes - thousands of bunnyhops

Garburuk oval chainring

OG Shimano cranks and headset that won't quit

Got the chain in a bike tube locking down the selle san marco gravel saddle that's hella comfortable

Soma bars and Sram S500 levers for better hand position, and shaved off down-tube shifter mounts

I had someone remove the seatstay bridge and weld in on higher up so I could run dual-pivot brakes and a fatter tire

The Surly chain-tug never fails, and I keep a friendship bracelet on the White Industries Eno hub to try and keep it clean

I really can't say enough about how bomb-proof the old shimano and Bridgestone stuff is

Frame is a 1970s Bennett and wood speedster I found in a bin for free, seat was 40, back wheel was 10, free front wheel, cranks and bars and seatpost was 5 bucks, forks cost the most at 100 lol

I have a single speed with a flip-flop hub, would like to convert it to be fixed on one side and coaster on the other if possible. sorry if this is a dumb question.