A good while back I was given a Scott Unitrack DH frameset by a fellow RB'er. I sort of just stashed it away and didn't think much about it. I didn't feel right about that, as karma is karma and you gotta get some use out of it. So a week or so ago I decided to finally crack on with it.
It came with the Unitrack fork but learning about them being recalled in large quantities due to failure (cracking, coming apart) I decided I didn't want to chance it. Especially after realising there'd be no legal grounds to sue should I remodel my face on a tame section of fireroad at 1 mph.
After a solid bit of hammering, this rough turning rear triangle was separated and I lubed it like I was 11 years old again, with nowt but hand soap available.
I then started putting shit on it, taking it back off, like an artist plotting his new masterpiece.
It quickly became apparent to me that the only option was to use a rigid fork as 1) I'm skint and 2) I don't own any suspension fork. And that's how we get introduced to the wonders of the "little full suspension that couldn't".
If Muhammed intended for us to have front suspension he wouldn't have designed us with jointy squishy arms. The same cannot be said for your rear end which, bar the fat you've gained over the winter season, is more rigid than my grandpa on the day he snuffed it after a blue pilled overdose.
I then quickly decided that it was too much effort to operate a rear derailleur and in all honesty, I think a setup which awards you none of the benefits of a singlespeed drivetrain with all of the shortcomings of an external gear drivetrain was a fitting choice. I found a new in box new old stock, pristine, mint, lx derailleur and fitted it with a special in house frayed pauls components shift cable
This combined with a limited edition mixed and matched sugino triple provides a range which even a Rohloff owner would be jealous of, at least until I put the knife down.
I then had a long chat with the CCP using TikTok, after a coordinated dance routine with me lip syncing my allegiance to the brutal regime, they agreed to sponsor this endeavour and said they had just the thing.
The tankie tensioner
Another bit of scrounging the barrel for parts and the thing was coming together nicely.
A bullmoose bar, kalloy seatpost, set of sd7s and a shifter so plasticky even Simon Cowell is feeling jealous later and here we are
There we are, a bike defined by its noticeable lack of attention to detail.
It came with the Unitrack fork but learning about them being recalled in large quantities due to failure (cracking, coming apart) I decided I didn't want to chance it. Especially after realising there'd be no legal grounds to sue should I remodel my face on a tame section of fireroad at 1 mph.
After a solid bit of hammering, this rough turning rear triangle was separated and I lubed it like I was 11 years old again, with nowt but hand soap available.
I then started putting shit on it, taking it back off, like an artist plotting his new masterpiece.
It quickly became apparent to me that the only option was to use a rigid fork as 1) I'm skint and 2) I don't own any suspension fork. And that's how we get introduced to the wonders of the "little full suspension that couldn't".
If Muhammed intended for us to have front suspension he wouldn't have designed us with jointy squishy arms. The same cannot be said for your rear end which, bar the fat you've gained over the winter season, is more rigid than my grandpa on the day he snuffed it after a blue pilled overdose.
I then quickly decided that it was too much effort to operate a rear derailleur and in all honesty, I think a setup which awards you none of the benefits of a singlespeed drivetrain with all of the shortcomings of an external gear drivetrain was a fitting choice. I found a new in box new old stock, pristine, mint, lx derailleur and fitted it with a special in house frayed pauls components shift cable
This combined with a limited edition mixed and matched sugino triple provides a range which even a Rohloff owner would be jealous of, at least until I put the knife down.
I then had a long chat with the CCP using TikTok, after a coordinated dance routine with me lip syncing my allegiance to the brutal regime, they agreed to sponsor this endeavour and said they had just the thing.
The tankie tensioner
Another bit of scrounging the barrel for parts and the thing was coming together nicely.
A bullmoose bar, kalloy seatpost, set of sd7s and a shifter so plasticky even Simon Cowell is feeling jealous later and here we are
There we are, a bike defined by its noticeable lack of attention to detail.
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love it. you may not wish to spend the greens on it, but it does so suit you sir. 
