Single Speed

obetski wrote:virtually kahit anong klase chain pwede sa SS?

ako gamit ko ung pang BMX.. ung mga worth 70 pesos sa LBS. works well

biketown now has a retrotec frame in their shop (multi speed though) and cruiser bars made by sycip. hindi ko alam bakit ko pinost 'to kasi hindi naman ss-specific mga yun. hahaha!

ahhh.. nakita ko kasi bars ni vwbeetle.. meron silang parang ganun..

hindi ba masama ang rigid fork sa headtube ng frame? lalo pag sa mga trails? masarap mag rigid sa akyatan, weight weenie, masakit nga lang sa trail.

isa pang tanong, nagawa ko dati na sakto chain ko sa 32x18 walang tensioner... pero ngayon medyo lumuwag ng konte, safe pa rin ba gamitin yun? lagyan ko na lang ng tensioner? o palitan ko na?

ssalamass

aaron, i've been using a rigid fork ever since i started ss'ing.. been to very rocky trails (usually near river crossings). raced it too. buhay pa rin naman ako, pero aminin ko minsan masakit na sa katawan lalo na sa likod. use wider front tires para maka-compensate ng konti. i use 2.3's..

nag-stretch na yung chain mo. ganun talaga.. you could try a half link at baka maka-tsamba ka in your current tensioner-less set-up. michelle (MrsM) used to have a tensioner-less ss bike too, but the chain stretched out after a while. she's now using a tensioner.

you could also try to mix and match old and new chains + half-links.. let's wait for jaymz so that he could share where he got the half-links.

sup wrote:biketown now has a retrotec frame in their shop (multi speed though) and cruiser bars made by sycip. hindi ko alam bakit ko pinost 'to kasi hindi naman ss-specific mga yun. hahaha!

ahhh.. nakita ko kasi bars ni vwbeetle.. meron silang parang ganun..

hehehe ganda nga sana nung play bike frame dun kaya lang medyo mahal. yung bars ko sycip single. ginagamit ko ngayon every TTH bike commute from house to valle verde pag naglalaro ako badminton. gears ko 32x18 ok siya pangakyat dun sa mga motel, saka dun sa may ULTRA kaya lang sa patag sobrang lambot...pasyal pasyal pace lang talaga. bagay dun sa cruiser type bars.

kaya lang pauwi pag medyo gabi na, natatakot din ako kasi baka mapagtripan ako, hindi ko mapabilis yung bisikleta dahil sa gear combo. siguro subukan ko mamaya 32x16. o kaya dalhin ko na lang parati yung kaibigan kong si jericho

vwbeetle, ayus! try a 16, hindi naman siya ganun ka-kunat.. or try 1 tooth down (up?): 17.. sabi nga ni king, 17 is the new 18.. aquifer is using a 17. he could give more inputs.

how much did you get the bar? never got to ask elaine at nagmamadali na ako.. if the retrotec was a single, mapapaisip ako

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i got a halflink chain mismo... not the link only.... industrial look! galeng!

pocha, adik sa halflink! benta mo kaya ng tingi yung sobra mo? hahahaha!

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@sup - 2 taw yung bar. dati naman naka 16 ako eh, kaya lang gaya-gaya ako nung nauso 18 bumili ako 18. ngayon naman 17. may surli ba nun?

@jaymz - ganda ng chain, magkano?

vwbeetle, meron surly pero ang hirap hagilapin.. try calling ross and sabak from time to time.. hahaha! nalito ka na ba? ok na 16! meron ka naman na pala nun. para menos gastos..

@vwbeetle,
pards pm/text raven(ben)...
i think may stock pa siya...

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i got a halflink chain mismo... not the link only.... industrial look! galeng!

Hehe. . . How much yan? P-pm papa b4 I call Ben, bk d kayanin ng budget ko eh. Mwuaaahh!

bry, brader in DNS!!!!

yakang-yaka mo yan,

wa 1k ang selling price

hey!
anyone know where I can buy a mary bar?

thanks

bogey

vwbeetle wrote:@sup - 2 taw yung bar. dati naman naka 16 ako eh, kaya lang gaya-gaya ako nung nauso 18 bumili ako 18. ngayon naman 17. may surli ba nun?

@jaymz - ganda ng chain, magkano?

sir, meron surly 17t cog sa ross php1.2k ata ang price.

adik lang pero meron na rin naka display na jones na built bike sa biketown. grabe..

I think that's Paeng Nepomuceno's

bogey5 wrote:hey!
anyone know where I can buy a mary bar?

thanks

bogey

sir, you can pm Bee/Banny for info on the mary bar.

I might sell mine, if I can find it!

Will post in the classifieds if I do.

FYI, it's the first Mary bar here in the Philippines

Not like that will command a price premium! haha!

I think there use to be Mary's in sabak. but that was a while back.

if they dont have it your only hope is second hand or to buy it abroad.

SUP is the proud owner of my pair. i dont know if he will part with it, even at gunpoint.

hahaha! It's mine! Mine! Mine!!!!!!

A "slightly serious" On One Mary bar review:

It's a good bar with a nice sweep to it. Thing is, it's hard to mount lights if you're into night riding. I have 4 hand positions using this bar: nomal grip at the ends, gripping over the brake levers, gripping the arch and gripping the inner portion of the bar. I use all those positions when riding for a couple of hours.

Then there's the issue of understeering/over shooting fast and tight turns. I did not have this problem when I used these bars for most of 2008 (more than 6mos). When you switch bars/bikes, you will experience this. Agu reminded me that you need to lean on the bar/bike to get the desired turn. Problem fixed. You just have to get used to it.

Anyway, a bar is a bar. There's nothing special about it. It's now having creaking sounds when I pedal standing up. I plan to use it until it breaks, but then I'm contemplating on using a riser or a wide flat bar since I'm now running a suspension fork. Then there's also the Ritchey bar Jaymz is lusting over. I'm sticking to Mary for the time being

creaking could be from the interface with the stem.

suggest you take it apart, check for wear and LIGHTLY grease.

Happy mary bar user here too. Currently using it on my Karate Monkey SS. Definitely comfortable when it comes to the need to change hand positions.

I find that tilting the bar slightly upwards yields better standing leverage, while tilting it down is more comfortable for seated long distance spinning. But your experiences may vary.

Sup, maybe you better check that creaking. Thats might be a sign of a potentially dangerous failure. Grabe kasi ang power output mo e!

Gusto ko nga mag fail eh.. hahaha! kidding! knock on wood!

I did put grease before. Na-wash out lang siguro when I cleaned the bike.

Boys and girls! KOM race 2 weeks from now. May category tayo! Pero takot ako.. hahaha!

sup wrote:Gusto ko nga mag fail eh.. hahaha! kidding! knock on wood!

I did put grease before. Na-wash out lang siguro when I cleaned the bike.

Boys and girls! KOM race 2 weeks from now. May category tayo! Pero takot ako.. hahaha!

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