mtb ss

snig
snig Posts: 428
edited July 2009 in MTB buying advice
anyone rate them/

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  • andy46
    andy46 Posts: 1,666
    sounds like you want a cannondale bad boy :)
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  • chorscroft
    chorscroft Posts: 254
    http://www.dalescycles.com/2009_Charge_ ... rgedss.htm

    Next!

    But seriously though the charge duster is a really nice frame and this looks like a decent setup.
  • snig
    snig Posts: 428
    was thinking about the duster but would the gearing be good for the road?(and its grey?)

    looking for the connondale now....
  • snig
    snig Posts: 428
    andy46 wrote:
    sounds like you want a cannondale bad boy :)


    :) just took a look at a bad boy and yes thats my bike cheers

    p.s is it a good bike not just looks wise?
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    I use a specialised tricross single speed - got it for under £300 in a sale at Pearsons. It's a nice bike - ideal for commuting/urban stuff. I bought a new sprocket and changed the tyres - nothing else changed. It's a really decent frame, it will take racks and guards if necessary. Personally I wouldn't get an MTB for road use. I do like the Bad Boys I must say.

    I use a 44/16 set up.
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  • snig
    snig Posts: 428
    I use a 44/16 set up.

    thats the thing...hoping the setup on a single speed is right for me?
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    You screw on a new sprocket/freewheel if the gearings wrong. Takes 2 mins and costs 10 quid. Many wheels are double sided so you can have 2 sprockets/freewheels - one on each side. See how it is when you get it first - also sort out the tyres first. Moving from grippy ones to slicks makes the bike more efficient and so may partly determine which ratio you go for. I'm new to SS myself but it really is easy. Just make sure that you've got a tool to undo the rear wheel.

    The pearsons and on-one website may be worth a browse.
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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    you want around 70-75 gear inches to start on, a fairly good beginner gear for commuting.

    As for a bike, you could make a really nice one for that sort of money, if you've got the time to do your research, a custom build from your lbs is a good idea.
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  • snig
    snig Posts: 428
    cheers some stuff to look at there!

    as for the custom build would it be loads better than the bad boy for the same money or about the same? if it was loads better to self build i would go that way but the bad boy does look like the bike for me but I know nothing so the bad boy or custom? help
  • chorscroft
    chorscroft Posts: 254
    The badboy will probably be better value than a custom bike because cannondale obviously have much bigger buying power than you and so get stuff at much less than RRP.

    Of course nothing beats the satisfaction of building a bike from scratch.
  • snig
    snig Posts: 428
    ok going for the bad boy ss but what size would be best as I will not be able to try before I buy? I'm just about 6 feet inside leg 32ins its either the L or X cheers for the help
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    I'd guess L but you really need to check this out - try one if you possibly can.
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