State of the Singlespeed
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Over the course of the past two seasons I’ve basically changed all my contact points: Bars, Pedals, Grips and Saddle. Recently I made the must needed upgrade on my singlespeed to a set of @sqlab 30x 12° carbon bars and their 611 saddle. Couldn’t be happier. Still running SPD’s on this rig but have been loving flats on the FS. So it goes..
Full Suspension Friday
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Chiseling away at the next Snakedriver prototype over here. Next up is the lower shock mount and ISCG tab welding. Then wait on the new narrower and redesigned rockers from @thomashosford so I can proof swing arms and stick it all together!
TOOL TIME TUESDAY
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Been making a handful of new tools for the Snakedriver. This one’s a mitering tool for the lower shock mount. Tighten bolts, load into the vise, center and away you go. Best part is everything lines up as intended. Previous iterations the lower shock mount was labor intensive because of the variation of the bends in the down tubes. So I updated this version to use a 3D printed part to guarantee the bend was identical regardless of size. Mission accomplished. Time to start welding…
Rick’s Marauder Ti
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Wrapped up another build this past week with this Marauder Ti 1x12. Also can moonlight as a singlespeed if the bug should bite..
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