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Morgan Fletcher
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I've got a mid-1980s Ritchey Ultra frame: tig-welded prestige tubing I think, unicrown fork, u-brake
posts under chainstay removed and cantilever posts added to the seat stay, and a bad respray.
I want to make it into a single-speed mountain bike.
Should I go with the White Industries ENO (ONE) hub with the eccentric axle, or have a local
framebuilder (Ed Litton, Otis Guy, or?) convert it to rear horizontal drop-outs? If I'm gonna go
single-speed I want a no-dish singlespeed rear hub. I'm not into putting spacers on a freehub.
(Interestingly, it's theoretically possible to build an all-Ritchey single-speed: except for the
hubs and spokes.)
The headset is 1", threaded. I can put a JP Morgen suspension stem on it, or hunt for a suspension
fork. Any of you know of a modern suspension fork that will fit a 1" threaded headset? Or I could be
a macho man and ride without suspension.
I doubt I'd convert it to disc brakes, will probably go with V brakes. Do have a set of ancient
Magura rim brakes in the garage, but they're not so great.
I'm a big guy, 6'2", 235lbs, frame is 20.5". I ride a lot. Never ridden a single-speed mtn bike but
I've been riding "normal" mtn bikes for 20 years, also track, road.
Advice?
Morgan
posts under chainstay removed and cantilever posts added to the seat stay, and a bad respray.
I want to make it into a single-speed mountain bike.
Should I go with the White Industries ENO (ONE) hub with the eccentric axle, or have a local
framebuilder (Ed Litton, Otis Guy, or?) convert it to rear horizontal drop-outs? If I'm gonna go
single-speed I want a no-dish singlespeed rear hub. I'm not into putting spacers on a freehub.
(Interestingly, it's theoretically possible to build an all-Ritchey single-speed: except for the
hubs and spokes.)
The headset is 1", threaded. I can put a JP Morgen suspension stem on it, or hunt for a suspension
fork. Any of you know of a modern suspension fork that will fit a 1" threaded headset? Or I could be
a macho man and ride without suspension.
I doubt I'd convert it to disc brakes, will probably go with V brakes. Do have a set of ancient
Magura rim brakes in the garage, but they're not so great.
I'm a big guy, 6'2", 235lbs, frame is 20.5". I ride a lot. Never ridden a single-speed mtn bike but
I've been riding "normal" mtn bikes for 20 years, also track, road.
Advice?
Morgan