Not to derail the thread too much, my Devil is now a 1x9 and I think it would be fantastic as a single-speed. Going from a 3x9 to a 1x9 took at least one pound of weight off the bike (not that I'm a weight weenie) and going to a SS would take at least that, maybe closer to 2 pounds.
This may blow your mind but i'm seriously considering doing a 650B conversion to my Devil! I'd thought about it before but tire availability didn't really support it. Now Compass is coming out with a 650B x 47 tire and that might make the conversion worthwhile. I prefer smaller wheels than 700c so that's another incentive. It would be a long-term project because I don't have any 650B wheels at this time. If I get the wheels, I'll send the frameset to the Groody brothers and have them do the canti braze-on work and then powdercoat it something other than the blue it came in. On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 2:15:55 PM UTC-5, RoadieRyan wrote: > > my Handsome Devil has had many configurations from 3x9 to 1x9 but never a > single speed I would be curious how that works out > > On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 11:27:19 AM UTC-7, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: >> >> That is a great looking bike!! Makes me want to single-speed my Handsome >> Devil, which is extremely close to the Simpleone in geometry and size. >> >> >> >> On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 11:40:14 AM UTC-5, Hudson Doerge wrote: >>> >>> After having my Simpleone in super commuter mode for the last couple >>> years I decided it was time to slim down for summer and set up the bike for >>> some more lightly-laden fun. Off came the medium Saddlesack and rack. On >>> went the much smaller Acorn saddlebag. I also recently switched from my >>> trusty and seriously overused Marathon Supremes to Soma C-lines, which do >>> run a bit smoother to be sure. This setup may be a little more inline with >>> the Simpleone/Quickbeam philosophy. Of course the basket stays though. >>> >>> -Hudson in ATX >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
