Chainsaw

[Todd Schlemmer]

State Bicycle Company Klunker, "Chainsaw", with strategic upgrades
Thomson SP/stem
Mone "meal replacement bar" moto bars, Jones Kraton bar grips
Brooks B67 boinger saddle
Wellgo flats
Custom frame bag from a bloke on Etsy

42:22 gearing, 54 gear inches, good SS gearing for me

I am astonished by how comfortable and capable a $400 bike can be - Basic, but not cheap. The upgrades easily doubled the price, but the bars and saddle make this an all-day sucker, and I'd like to ride a century this summer on this bike. The 650b wheels are a nice size. The stock KT coaster feels a bit janky, with strange cracks and too much back-pedal. Planning to rebuild wheels with better front hub, NOS Bendix coaster.

Singlespeed makes every ride an adventure!

 

[ingola]

Very cool , when posting pictures hit the insert and select full size it make veiwing easier

 

[ingola]

Hmmm. When I view the original post, I see the photos, scaled to fit the page. I just clicked Attach Files, and selected a group of pics in a folder..

Doing it again, I see an additional step to select either a thumbnail or full size. What exactly do you see, viewing the original post? Not sure I understand why it works like that.

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Click full size it was thumbnails at first I fixed it and your good now.

 

[Todd Schlemmer]

Click full size it was thumbnails at first I fixed it and your good now.

Cool beans. Thx!

 

[Kevin B]

State Bicycle Company Klunker, "Chainsaw", with strategic upgrades
Thomson SP/stem
Mone "meal replacement bar" moto bars, Jones Kraton bar grips
Brooks B67 boinger saddle
Wellgo flats
Custom frame bag from a bloke on Etsy

42:22 gearing, 54 gear inches, good SS gearing for me

I am astonished by how comfortable and capable a $400 bike can be - Basic, but not cheap. The upgrades easily doubled the price, but the bars and saddle make this an all-day sucker, and I'd like to ride a century this summer on this bike. The 650b wheels are a nice size. The stock KT coaster feels a bit janky, with strange cracks and too much back-pedal. Planning to rebuild wheels with better front hub, NOS Bendix coaster.

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Sweet bike. That bag is the bomb! It's like a canvas tank. More useful than a metal tank.

 

[Todd Schlemmer]

Sweet bike. That bag is the bomb! It's like a canvas tank. More useful than a metal tank.

Thanks, I'm super happy with how it came out. Coincidently, State Bike Co came out with their own version of that bag right as I was ordering it, but for less monies. I went with the Etsy guy, cuz I figured it would be a better product. I'm very impressed by quality of design and construction.

He can make a bag for any frame....
Joe dba Dandypedaler on Etsy

 

[Kevin B]

Checked it out. Nice product. I think your bike is a representative model/example for the site.

 

[Todd Schlemmer]

Ditched the OEM cranks. Original chainring fixed, press-fit, and slightly out of round. RaceFace Turbine cranks in red ano. 175mm of CNC lovely. Surly stainless CR for durable quiet drivetrain. Even more funness! So much seatpost; it needs a flag.

 

[Todd Schlemmer]

42:22 gearing, 54 gear inches, good SS gearing for me

I did the maths the other day: 52 gear inches. Zactly the same as my 1x1. I like the 42:22 gearing, gonna keep it, again for durability

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Absolutely loving this build. Great work