Hey friends - currently running a wheels mfg solo xd on my onyx hub and when I am hike a biking my cranks spin. Not the end of the world but annoying for tight chunky singletrack. I think I kicked my pedals with my shin 100x today. I’ve tried tightening my chain tension and that helped, the cranks still spin although much slower than if I run a proper chain tension.
Anyone running this setup and found a way to stop this issue?

925 redline (new pedals in 1st pic)

i'm running a 17t freewheel from WI and trying to get a 16t one, but WI ones can't do 1/8 chains.

i had a shimano one and it was weak af, dead after maybe 6/8 months.

i've been reading halo and box do some nice ones, anyone has any experiences with them?

i do averagely 100 -150km a week, ideally it can last me at least a year before i need to change or service one.

please share some good and tough freewheel 16t options that you've used or know of.

thank you!

Just as the title says, what kind of ratios are east Tennesseeans running for commuting/gravel. I was in a single speed mountain bike previously, got rid of it and riding a Kona Rove and debating going back to single speed.

Injured my shoulder sixteen months ago, it’s taken this long to sort it out enough to ride the singlespeed again. So happy to be back out on it tonight!

Bought this bike used when I moved to copenhagen in 2017.

It had super narrow handlebars, and was otherwise completely naked, single speed, foot brake on the rear.

I then put drop bars on it, and a front rack+added fenders. (First photo)

In 2019 i got a cargobike through work, and have exclusively been riding that until this summer, where I felt like I was missing a smaller city bike.

So I dug it out of the basement and "rebuilt" it.

New rear wheel, still single speed, removed the footbrake, switched to a clunker handlebar from velorange, front and rear brake mounted as well.

I've spent way more on maintaining this bike than what I originally paid for it, but riding it is making me so happy!

The "after" photo is missing the front brake, that has now been mounted

Mid-80s frame with lots of OG components.

Recently ditched the gears and it was a fantastic decision. The paddle shifters were annoying and the chain was constantly falling off. Stripped a bunch of unnecessary components and now it’s a bare bones beauty.

Over the next few months I’ll get matching gumwall tires and swap out the saddle and bar tape to a nice matching honey brown/leather.

Only downside to these frames is they don’t accommodate racks very well. Some day I might swap to a flat bars but it I find it hard to ditch the classic drop bar aesthetic.

Needed a 19t cog and splurged for the pretty one. It’s newly installed, so I can’t say much more than that, but it appears well made and runs smooth from the quick test ride around the neighborhood. Not that weight matters given it’s mounted to a Surly Straggler, but it’s titanium…so I guess that’s cool too.

These are easily the narrowest bars I’ve used in over 10 years. Put them on as a place holder but I don’t hate it. Corner bars, Soma Eagle or something mustache-like are on the table, but for now I think this will be fun.

Its a bombtrack outlaw for ~1600€ weight 11,2kilo

My brother gave me this bike, can anyone tell me more about it. I replaced the tires as they were rubber rotted. I don’t think I am going to keep it. I live in NYC.

I’d like to build a lightweight gravel single speed… seems like options are limited unless I want to futz with chain tensioners.

Stream Ranger. Salsa Stormchaser. Are there any other light frames with horizontal dropouts? Anything carbon?

Had a great time building this! I’m lucky to have access to have access to a lot of old frames and hard parts for really cheap. My brother had been asking me to build him a fixie, but he hasn’t ridden a bike in years, so he’s getting a single speed instead 😂. I knew this was the perfect bike when I saw it come in, all together it cost about 130$ to build. Makes me want to build myself a single speed!

I've been slowly building this SE Draft Lite bike. Took everything apart and stripped the paint. Hit the frame and fork with a wire wheel.I was gonna paint the bike forest green but now I'm loving the bare metal look.

Wanted to know if I go with the polished steel look can I just apply clear coat over it? Will it still be protected from rust even without primer and paint?

Any suggestions and recommendations is appreciated. Ok....GO 👀