Some of you may remember me questioning what singlespeed was all about, and I thought about it, then when I bought this Raleigh Technium Chill at the weekend I figured I'd give it a go.
It's been done on the super-cheap. In fact when I take into account how much I might make on the parts excess to requirement (up for sale here soon), the whole bike comes to £40. I'll upgrade bits as I can, but it's a working bike, tested today and was great.
It's running a 46t front with a 15t rear (haven't even got round to 'proper' rear singlespeed hub/spacers etc!). For my commute of 11 miles of undulating countryside this ratio will be ideal.
Can anybody confirm this is the 1990 model by the way?
It's been done on the super-cheap. In fact when I take into account how much I might make on the parts excess to requirement (up for sale here soon), the whole bike comes to £40. I'll upgrade bits as I can, but it's a working bike, tested today and was great.
It's running a 46t front with a 15t rear (haven't even got round to 'proper' rear singlespeed hub/spacers etc!). For my commute of 11 miles of undulating countryside this ratio will be ideal.
Can anybody confirm this is the 1990 model by the way?
