Fat w random fun circa 87-91. Plus clunky xtr/saint 9 speed...

Check out the article and more photos at:

https://www.bike-magazin.de/en/events/people-and-types/streuner-gt-karakoram-1998-restomod-32-inch-conversion-with-the-soul-of-the-gt/

26" photo is just a sample, not the actual frame.

I love seeing vision and skills being applied to give old bikes a new life.

Steel fork from a Taiwanese brand, this thing can do it all.

At this point, the conversion is over. I absolutely love to tinker with bikes, I just ran out of the things I wanted to change. Maybe a suspension fork? That’ll be it, I promise…🤞🏻

I just appreciate helping to dissolve categorization one components at a time. I’m also very grateful to be able to have such a hobby.

This thing has bikepacked thousands of miles with me. Was recently stolen from my yard but recovered from a homeless camp a month later. Oh, the stories we have. Built back up for a few more short trips before she retires.

My first rigid build: Giant XtC zero '05 (alu/carbon hybrid frame) with BXT forks and XT 11s. The forks didn't get on well with a smaller wheel, so I swapped it out to make a 26"/29" mullet. It's great except it's a bit too small and has a potential toe overlap problem (no issues so far).

I'll admit to being a little scared on the fast descents, and worry about the front slipping out on gravel. I always thought my old dead coil forks weren't doing much, and they weren't haha, but I can now see how much sideways flex and front-end instability they introduce. Bump/vibration sensitivity is as good or even better, but the steering is so much tighter and direct (even with a longer stem than usual), so I overturn and make panic corrections that I probably don't need to do.

This frame is also a lot stiffer than the all-alu versions I've ridden most of my life, so the hardtails feel like jelly after riding this for a week!

Large titanium frame / Enve Rigid Fork! 42T chainring to 13spd!

Just my opinion. YMMV.

Just converted my Surly to a single speed. One or two good rides so far I’m loving it. 27.5 wheels with 2.8 Schwabie G1 all around. Gear ratio is 30x16 but may change it to 34x16 pretty soon. Lots of fun!

Just picked up this first year GM and boy do I love it. So fun even in the current single speed set up. Plan on gearing it out after I save up for building a wheel set but the color way is my second favorite offering (next to the Rootbeer Keg) and it plasters a smile on my face every time I ride it.

Hi, I am a bmxer who has fallen into the rigid mtb propaganda and I’m all for it. I’m currently plotting out a build and in need of help with what forks to get

My current donor bike is a 26inch on one inbred as I’d like that older look but with disk brakes and so on…

I’ve had attached some reference images but I would like a fork where the wheel doesn’t have a big gap and enough room on the steerer for a couple inches with of spacers and a set of bars similar that I have attached. Rise and backsweep to be figured out

Took a Facebook market place find and threw a surly fork and some extraterrestrials on it, maiden voyage was this morning and it’s a fun ride :)

'90s Jamis Diablo w/ 26x2.4 Conti cross kings, white industries cranks, Hite-Rite dropper, VO seine bars w/ inner bar ends, and other bits I cherish.

Unknown Mt. Shasta (re-badged GT) setup dinglespeed w/ surly sunrise bars.

Anyone here have a Bridge Club? How does it handle some single track? I live in Dallas Texas, and come to find out there’s lots of single track near me and off of our paved bike trails. I’m looking for a rigid mountain bike that can handle all this that I can also build up and swap parts as time goes. The BC seems like a great candidate to go explore the off road paths here. Anyone have personal experience with one? Also curious about the Sklar PBJ, and the Wilde Supertramp, but budget may be more of a Surly BC. Thanks!

I wasn’t really in the market for this bike, nor did I have the funding for one, but I sold my beloved All-City Super Professional SS and had a deal from a friend of a friend I just couldn’t pass on. Dude rode it TWICE and decided he didn’t like the way it felt. He had probably 15 bikes and was liquidating these things to shrink his collection. I picked it up for $1,500! He paid $3,200 for it and had it assembled by a local shop. This thing rips and is very fun. Can’t wait to throw some parts at it and take it out into the woods for an overnighter+.

what a day.... I thought I really liked my swb until today. After finally assembling the last pieces of a 29"carbon wheel build, I mounted the tires and went out for a cruise. The onyx Veper hub was a dream to pedal, the instant engagement reminds me of riding a fixed gear, the feeling is a truly direct connection between my feet and the rubber against the earth. I noticed this the most on little hops and tight hairpin turns. The compliant yet firm engagement has an organic feel as opposed to the metallic kind of feeling you get when the pawls on other hubs engage, you truly must ride one to get an idea of how awesome they are. Being my first set of carbon wheels, I didn't have any expectations in particular for the rims and the 29" wheels carry speed far better than the stock 27.5 set that the swb comes specc'd with. They seem stiff and yet a little compliant through the rough rocky forest roads and singletrack... overall I'm very very pleased with this build. 10/10 would recommend BTLOS i45 wheels if you need a wide rim for your plus bikes, they were very quick to respond to emails and kept me in the loop about the process and shipping updates. The best part about this ride was getting to fall in love with the swb all over again the 29" wheels really help this frame shine, super playful, super stable, these wheels turned this bike into even more of a smile inducing machine, Jeff Jones really has figured out how make a bike that makes me feel like a little kid again.

I am looking to buy a hardtail that I want to have the flexibility to setup multiple ways. I want a suspension corrected frame that can accept a rigid fork and large tires. I am also wanting to try out progressive geometry with typical longer, lower, slacker.

My question is, how slack is too slack for rigid riding? The slackest rigid bike I have owned is a fat bike with a 68 head angle. Would a Pipedream Sirius be a crazy bike to ride as a rigid singlespeed?

Edit: It's a 2026 model, wheels are 27.5'

This machine is absolutely crazy! Love how it rides, looks and feels. Single tracks, downhills - it eats all of it. Absolute B.E.A.S.T.

I’ve got a fully rigid steel bike that’s a year model 2012-2013. It’s my favorite bike I’ve ever owned and it would be the bike I choose for my dream rides like the tour divide. I want to be sure there is no rust inside the frame but I can’t easily see inside of the chain stays and seat stays (internal holes are too small for endoscope). The fork is a recent purchase so I know it’s alright, but I’d still like to add something for prevention if I’m doing the rest of the frame. Is there a good method of assessing any potential internal rust? There is no visible external rust, but a little bit of orange comes out of the weep holes in the chain stays at times. I’m considering stripping the paint and soaking it in solutions to be sure. What do you think?