JayCam Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 I'm looking for a bike that I can cycle a few miles on but is still suitable for trialsy stuff. I used to have an ecommencal absolute max max (single speed rigid jump bike) that pretty much fitted the bill and I'm thinking of buying another (junkies knicked the last one), but does anyone have any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Pretty sure ashton did a bike ages ago that was sort of a hybrid trials bike/mtb. I forget the name but I believe it was at £500 and had a special gear system where it changes gear through a cable in the hub so the chain doesn't have to use a derailleur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayCam Posted May 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 That sounds cool except I really don't like hub changers (or gears of any type) they are just unnecessary hassle IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalRobbo341 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) Well thats like the only way then..that or struggle on single speed! Edited May 7, 2012 by Callumm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Without gears your gonna be kinda screwed. I rode 7 miles on my 24" to molest a pretty cute redhead, wasn't too bad a ride on either count. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 That sounds cool except I really don't like hub changers (or gears of any type) they are just unnecessary hassle IMO. well thats the kinda gear you'd need to acheive versatility, look up hammerschmidt cranks, they use one chainring to acheive 2 different ratio's, but you'd still want at least 5 gears on the back for it to be effective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Without gears your gonna be kinda screwed. I rode 7 miles on my 24" to molest a pretty cute redhead, wasn't too bad a ride on either count. Wish I had a 24" when I rode 4 miles uphill on my Mod from one town to another... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayCam Posted May 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Sorry I wasn't clear... I never had trouble lacking gears on the commencal, in fact I commuted 6 miles a day on it for 5 months and never wished for more gears because the ratio was similar to a bmx. So what I guess I'm looking for is a 24 rigid with a not to extreme geo and a less trialsy gearing... And a seat! Price is important too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Don't choose the bike solely on the ratio it comes with, pick the bike then adjust the ratio according. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayCam Posted May 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Don't choose the bike solely on the ratio it comes with, pick the bike then adjust the ratio according. I never thought of that... is it easy to do? What parts would I need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 depends on the bike you get, but probably cranks and new sprockets/chainrings. i've always wondered about running 2 singlespeed sprockets on a freehub like a pro2 and a dual wheeled tensioner that you can adjust laterally so you could have a tiny sprocket for doing the distance, and a bigger sprocket to give you a truer trials gear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Well, if the bike you're looking at buying is already a singlespeed then you only need to change a sprocket or chainring. If it's a single ring on the front and multigeared on the back then you just need a sprocket and some spacers. There are lots of options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 depends on the bike you get, but probably cranks and new sprockets/chainrings. i've always wondered about running 2 singlespeed sprockets on a freehub like a pro2 and a dual wheeled tensioner that you can adjust laterally so you could have a tiny sprocket for doing the distance, and a bigger sprocket to give you a truer trials gear... We had a customer who did that. Think he had a 22t up front with a 16t and a 12t on the rear. The Trialtech Sport tensioner (somehow?!) managed to be able to pick up the slack between the two gears. I was pretty surprised it was able to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 We had a customer who did that. Think he had a 22t up front with a 16t and a 12t on the rear. The Trialtech Sport tensioner (somehow?!) managed to be able to pick up the slack between the two gears. I was pretty surprised it was able to... I actually did this for a while. Worked alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt24. Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I tried this with a derailleur and just kept skipping on smaller cog however a strong spring double wheel tensioner may work I may give this another go myself if the trialtech sport seemed to work....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayCam Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Wow the double sproket idea is awesome! Thanks for all the input lots to think about. Based on this I'm going to go for the commencal and do some warranty voiding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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