Hello! UK singlespeeder here....

[singlespeedpunk]

Hi everyone,

I might have met a few of you at GBBC Berlin, for those that were not there let me introduce my self....

My name is Alex and I have been riding singlespeeds since 1997, starting out on a cheap frame and second hand bits.....now I own a Matt Chester Ute with lots of nice bits on it.

I used to own / run John Atkins Cycles in Leamington / UK for 5 years before I moved to my current job. JAC is best know for getting Dawes to make a Singlespeed (the Edge One) and turning a Klein road bike in to a MTB s/s! (it did work....until it broke!)

If you have any questions about UK products (Hope, Middleburn, DMR etc...) let me know.....Phaty will probably have to translate as I can only order beer in German!

Here's a picture of me suffering on the GBBC hillclimb...36:16 FIXED!

Later

Alex

aka SSP

 

[itz]

Welcome Alex

if you can order beer in german, you know the most important word(s)

Cheers Chris, your longhaired-Berlin-Generator-roommate

P.S: Can you tell me something about your tiny plain headset (I always forgot the name ), he looks so small does he fit in a "normal" 11/8" Steartube or is he special made for the Ute?

 

[singlespeedpunk]

Hi Itz,

It is a "Star" headset from the US. When I went to visit Maverick American in Colorado I stayed with Frank Scurlock (The Maverick sales guy)His flat-mate was a machinist called Guri who had designed and made this headset.

It is made from heat-treated stainless steel that is machined AFTER heat-tratment so there is no distorsion. 41 tiny (SPD pedal size!) bearings top and bottom, and a proper mechanical seal (bronze rings)

It has an 18mm stack hight, and comes in 1", 1-1/8" Ahead and 1" threaded.

It weighs 98g, and costs a bit less than a King one (£100 / E140@). Mine has been in the bike 2 years and has never been greased, no dirt in it, never needed adjustment.....the best headset ever!

I am looking to start importing them to the UK / Europe through my employer (we import Thomson at the moment)

Later

Alex

aka SSP

 

[Marcus]

Original geschrieben von singlespeedpunk
It weighs 98g, and costs a bit less than a King one (£100 / E140@). Mine has been in the bike 2 years and has never been greased, no dirt in it, never needed adjustment.....the best headset ever!

Yeah Alex!

Never greased? No dirt in it? Never needed adjustment?

Probably you should try to ride your bike. I've a headset here beeing in reserve for five years or so and there are also no issues with it.

SCNR

Welcome to the IBC-Forum! Maybe you remember me ... GBBC, October 2nd - 5th -- the most shitfaced guy at the first night:

Marcus

 

[singlespeedpunk]

No, it just hangs on my wall looking pretty! Cheeky!

At least I can handle my beer....even if it could do with warming up first!



SSP