The Broken Spoke

This bicycle was originally built up back in January of 2008. See the original post here:

https://bikesarethesolution.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/kona-explosif-fully-rigid-mountain-bike/

It was to become a single speed, so a new wheel needed to be built up. I hand-built this wheel using a Paul Word single speed hub, DT Revolution spokes, & a DT XR 4.2 rim.

Here is the original build as a geared bike.

And here it is in its current single speed form! The shifters & derailleurs have been removed. The triple chainring crank now only bears one chainring & a chainring guard. The sliding dropouts at the rear allow this frame to easily accommodate a singlespeed wheel without neccesitating any kind of chain tensioner.

~ by michael on August 20, 2009.

Posted in bicycles, custom wheels, frame-up build
Tags: bike, conversion, dt, explosif, kona, mountain, single, singlespeed, speed