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Description:Tubing: 100% cro-moly steel. Main triangle is double-butted. TIG welded.
Rear Dropouts: Investment cast “Sub 11.0” track dropouts, spaced 135mm apart
Braze-ons: Cantilever bosses front and rear, fender eyelets front and rear, and dual water-bottle mounts
Tire Clearance: Proprietary FFF™ (Fatties Fit Fine) chainstays and our custom fork give room for tires up to 2.7” with plenty of mud and fender clearance left over.
Fork: Suspension corrected for 3” travel sus fork. 100% cro-moly
Weight w/ fork (med): 7.42lbs
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Submitted by
Aaron twemlow
a Cross Country Rider
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Capton thomas NZ | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Its Steel & well built. A no bulls..t frame that performs allday. This bike will outlast me. | | Weaknesses: | Still None. 9 years of abuse. | | Similar Products Used: | Home made ss bikes | | Bike Setup: | Easton carbon bars,seatpost,easton alloy stem,chris king hdst,xtbb,raceface cranks,hope ti-ss rear hub,syncross frnt hub,salsa rims-tubless,34-17. | | Bottom Line: | Just thought I would update my last review from 5YEARS ago which brings me into my 9th year riding a surly 1+1 and competing on it for the last 6 years.I THINK THIS BIKE WILL OUTLAST ME. "Built to last" is what should be stamped on the top tube!!.I will be buried with this bike,no one will get it!HA. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron twemlow
a Cross Country Rider
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Capton thomas NZ | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Its Steel & well built. A no bulls..t frame that performs allday. This bike will outlast me. | | Weaknesses: | Still None. 9 years of abuse. | | Similar Products Used: | Home made ss bikes | | Bike Setup: | Easton carbon bars,seatpost,easton alloy stem,chris king hdst,xtbb,raceface cranks,hope ti-ss rear hub,syncross frnt hub,salsa rims-tubless,34-17. | | Bottom Line: | Just thought I would update my last review from 5YEARS ago which brings me into my 9th year riding a surly 1+1 and competing on it for the last 6 years.I THINK THIS BIKE WILL OUTLAST ME. "Built to last" is what should be stamped on the top tube!!.I will be buried with this bike,no one will get it!HA. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse Heath
a Racer
from Birmingham Al USA
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | oak mtn | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Cahaba Cycles | | Strengths: | Rides great. Looks good. Handles amazingly. Climbs good descends good. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | My bmx bikes i guess. | | Bike Setup: | Surly 1x1 18inch. Surly fork. Mavic Crossride wheels. Easton EA50 bar. Bontrager RaceXlite stem. Shimano DXR brakes. White Industries ENO crank. | | Bottom Line: | Every review I read before buying this bike was spot on. Its amazing. Except everyone said it was heavy.. which i haven't seen. Mine weighs in right under 22lbs with pedals and cages. I'm a pro bmx racer and ride mountain mostly to train but this bike is so much fun. Great value. Great bike. This is a great bike for everyone. It's my first endeavor into the world of singlespeed mtn... (I usually trained on a fuelex8) and I love it. I may very well have wasted my money on the full suspension rig as I may never touch it again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Booker T.
a Cross Country Rider
from Norcal
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Garage Sale | | Strengths: | Great climber, downhiller. Steel is reel. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | First SS bike. It's my 5th mountain bike. Have had: Rigid Stumpjumber, SC Heckler, SC Superlite, Karate Monkey 29er, Surly 1x1 with Marzocchi fork | | Bike Setup: | Surly 1x1 rigid fork; disc brake in front, v-brake with ceramic rim in back; 32-18 gear ratio. | | Bottom Line: | I just recently replaced my old Marzocchi Marathon (with the cronic air leak) with a Surly 1x1 rigid fork. I rode this bike with the Zocchi for 3 years and it was awesome.
But, the rigid setup has not slowed me down at all. My steering/control is more precise up front on twisty single track downhills than with the Zoochi. It climbs better than before.
Bottom Line: A great bike to have if you can't afford 2 bikes. A great second bike if you can.
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Submitted by
Oscar
a
from Anchorage, AK
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Great geometry, affordable, strong, fatties fit fine. | | Weaknesses: | Well, I guess it ain't light... No hose guides on top tube. Yeah, if you run mechanicals or V's, or cantis you won't need them but I think they should have them. No longer comes in white. | | Similar Products Used: | First singlespeed. | | Bike Setup: | Discs, wheels with geared hubs and spacers and a suspension fork, rode it rigid for the first year or so. | | Bottom Line: | It's a great frame. It's not the lightest out there, it doesn't have the best design for dealing with discs -fork ends with slotted mounts- but it works and it's very versatile.
There's a reason why it has been around so long. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, WA
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Siouxan Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS, FTF | | Strengths: | The feel of steel, climbing ability, smooth ride, ability to use large up to 2.7 inch tires, disc brake tabs | | Weaknesses: | a little heavy but who cares | | Similar Products Used: | 1st SS. Litespeed Niota AL | | Bike Setup: | Reba SL shock set at 85mm travel, XT Hydro front brake, XT rear V-brake, WTB Dual Duty rims w/Surly hubs, Stylo SS cranks, Shimano freewheel, Easton EC70 straight bar, Thomson stem and seatpost | | Bottom Line: | Love this bike, Been on a half dozen trail rides and also use it to exercise my dog. ]
'\]The first trail ride was with the Surly rigid fork
installed and the bike worked flawlessly but my body just can't take the pounding from a rigid fork so I had the Reba installed (came off one of my other bikes). Not sure how other shocks work with this bike but the Reba seems to be a great match. I can actually clean terrain with this bike that I had problems cleaning with my Litespeed. I'm running a 32:18 gear ratio which for me is perfect for short quick climbs and descents. My legs can't handle the real steep stuff but with more conditioning it should get easier. I have a 16 tooth ACS freewheel that I use for running around town and I use the 18 tooth Shimano freewheel for trail riding. The ACS freewheel is pretty noisy while the Shimano one is nice and quiet. Not sure about either one's durability. Plan to upgrade to a White Industries freewheel when these wear out. Don't hesitate getting a 1x1 and be sure to pick up a tugnut tensioner too, it even opens up your favorite trail beverage. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Minneapolis, MN
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Worth Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Penn Cycle | | Strengths: | Durability, Works with anything, Fun ride | | Weaknesses: | Weight (of course) | | Bike Setup: | Frame with bontrager race light gxp cranks, sid race, race face dues xc handlebar/stem. Could only afford this stuff because i work at a bike shop. | | Bottom Line: | Love the bike, works with commuting and mountain biking. Infinite possiblitys. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, Maine, USA
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Bought used. I'm the 3rd owner. | | Strengths: | Frame is bullet proof. The rear I weigh 200 lbs and ride my 1x1 hard. In the 3 years I've owned this bike I've bounced it off every rock and root in the Southern Maine area and I've never had any problems. Plus, the Surly Tugnut chain tensioner is a bottle opener! | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | I converted an old Diamond Back to single speed prior to getting my hands on the 1x1. The DB has since been collecting dust. | | Bike Setup: | 1x1 rigid fork, Surly rear hub mated to a Rhyno Lite rim, Mavic Cross Land front rim, Surly Tugnut chain tensioner, Surly 32T chain ring, White Industries 16T ENO freewheel Race Face bar, Easton stem, Titus saddle, Panaracer XC Fire tires, | | Bottom Line: | Awesome bike. Can't possibly beat it for the money. Buy one now! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alt
a Cross Country Rider
from Bossier City, LA USA
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Bodcau, Northshore (Grapevine, TX), Sansom Park (Fort Worth) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$299.00 | | Purchased At: | Webcyclery | | Strengths: | bombproof | | Weaknesses: | none thus far | | Bike Setup: | salsa bar and stem, raceface cs, surly hubs, wtb dual duty wheels, selle saddle, ritchey comp 2.35 rubber, avid sd 7 v's and levers | | Bottom Line: | kickass frame for a great price. buy one | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike D.
a Weekend Warrior
from Atherton, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | UC Santa Cruz | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | Used - I think I'm the 3rd owner | | Strengths: | The frame is strong and supple. A great frame at a great price. | | Weaknesses: | None that I can think of. | | Similar Products Used: | This is my first single speed. I've owned 2 Stumpjumpers, a Santa Cruz Heckler, and a Santa Cruz Superlight. | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi Marathon fork, Avid BB7 front brake, Mavic Ceramic rim in rear. Carbon handlebars. | | Bottom Line: | I bought this bike when I still had a Santa Cruz Superlight. I quit riding the Superlight, and finally sold it after it collected dust for close to 2 years.
The 1x1 rocks. I ride with a bunch of other single speeders, mostly cross country. Over the past 2 summers, I've beaten the crap out of this bike in Lake Tahoe (Mt. Rose Hwy to Marlette Lake loop, Hole in the Ground, ... etc), Santa Cruz (UCSC, Nisene Marks, Soquel Demo, ... etc), and at Skeggs. This frame is indestructible.
I've got the bike set up with the Marzocchi Marathon set at about 115 mm of travel, with a 45 degree riser stem. It's a great downhiller. When I lockout the shock, it's a great out of the seat climber as well.
There are plenty of used ones out there. But let's not forget about keeping Surly in business. Buy new based on my review!!! You will not be disappointed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd Schlemmer
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Tiger Mt. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Aaron's Bike Repair | | Strengths: | Price, design, versatility, robustness, simplicity | | Weaknesses: | Kinda like a Model T, basic colors only, but that I never cared about color, and if that bothers YOU, it's cheap enuff to justify a custom respray. Not light, but that's a Product Strength, isn't it? | | Similar Products Used: | Old Schwinn clunkers, other converted SS bikes | | Bike Setup: | Surly 1X1 SS frame, 20 black
Surly Disc Hubs
Sun/Ringle singletrack welded rims
Truvativ Stylo SS cranks
White Brothers ENO freewheels
Thompson Elite Seatpost/stem
Surly Torsion Bar and bolt-on grips
Interloc Racing gDual Bangerh Mech disc brakes
Conti Survivor Pro-tection or Hutch Python tires
WTB Pure V saddle
Shimano SPDfs and XT brake levers
Gearing 33~18 / 33~20
one tiny dent that I am still torqued off about... | | Bottom Line: | This is my totally, completely, best-in-the-world, favoritest bike (out of all bikes presently and previously owned). I ride this bike everywhere I used to ride suspended bike. I like this bike so much I am building a fixie scorcher with a white frame. But, and this is important, the bike means nothing if you don't ride it. Owning this bike gets you no bragging rights, but becoming a better, stronger, faster rider by virtue of riding this bike will make you happy and improve your life. The bike is a means to enjoyment through simplicity, challenge, and transcendance. endofsermon
Singlespeed Adventure Corps! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle
a Cross Country Rider
from Lenexa, KS, USA
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$470.00 | | Strengths: | Very smooth, very responsive. Perfect frame to build up a cheap single speed. | | Weaknesses: | Not the lightest thing out there, but who cares? I'm not a weight weanie. | | Bike Setup: | Kept it rigid, new LX cranks, cheap wheels and old take off bar, stem, seatpost, saddle. About the only thing I put new on this frame when I got it was cables and housing. | | Bottom Line: | This bikes is the SH*T! I ride it way more then my $3000.00 dollar full suspension set up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Yosh
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Not telling you | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Boulder Sports Recycler | | Strengths: | 4130 steel, if that's your thing. | | Weaknesses: | 4130 steel, if that's not your thing. | | Similar Products Used: | Bianchi, Beater cro-mo w/singleator | | Bike Setup: | Rigid fork/Manitou Skareb, Truvativ cranks, rings, bashguard, Easton carbon riser, various wheels/cogs to suit terrain. | | Bottom Line: | It's a great bike, and this is coming from a guy who just realized tonight that his seatstay is cracked. Darn. I can't complain, however, since i've gotten some awesome rides in on this bike, and it's served me very well. The steel is this bike's greatest pro and con. Its handling is more more reliable and secure than the featherweight Bianchis i've ridden.
Words of warning: if you're a weight conscious rider, look elsewhere bc 4130 steel is chubby. My Surly with a rigid fork was about 1.5 lbs. HEAVIER than my full suspension race rig. Ahhh, but she sure was a sexy one...
The fork is pretty bad in terms of weight and chatter. if the rigid fork is your thing, and it's definitely fun, you might want to consider an upgrade. The steerer tube of the fork rusted out pretty badly after about a year of ownership (it was used...how old???who knows), but again, i can't really be too mad about that. I'm just saying from a safety standpoint that you don't want your steerer tube to fail and have your manhood (or womanhood) have a close encounter with your stem.
I poked around online to see if maybe the good folks at Surly had some sort of ridiculous LL Bean type lifetime warranty for their frames, but, as expected, they didn't. I was kind of surprised by the...ahem...surly wording of the warranty info.
I got my money's worth and then some out of this bike, and i would highly recommend it.
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Submitted by
Mark H.
a Cross Country Rider
from Plano, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Cameron Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Strengths: | Super smooth steel ride. Can stand up to a ton of abuse | | Weaknesses: | It's a heavy frame - but throw the right components on it and you'll never know. | | Bike Setup: | King headset, Thomson stem/seatpost, On One Mary bars, Avid SD-7, Truvativ Stylo 32t crank. DT Swiss 240s wheelset laced to 819s with Supercomps. | | Bottom Line: | Absolute great deal for the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Obionespeedonly
a
from San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | All of 'em!! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Overall it lives up to the legendary Surly quality these frames are known for. The disc tabs only make them that much more fun!! I use mine for just about everything, and as with the Rat Rod 1x1 I had, then sold years ago, I'm having a great time on it!! The steel handles sooo much nicer and smoother than any Ti or Aluminum frame I've ever ridden. I'm glad I chose to go with Steel again! They're right, Steel is Real!! | | Weaknesses: | Not entirely Fox/Rock Shox fork compatible when running a Chris King Headset.
(Read: Right Knob was hitting the downtube), not sure who's fault this is ultimately, being that I've seen this with other manufacturer's frames, but is mostly unique to my XS 14" frame. I'd like to hear they've added an extra 1-2mm on the base of their head tube to solve this, but then again, Ventana Cycles in Sacramento, Ca sells the 4mm Chris king Race to solve it, which I'm currently running, without so much as a whimper from it.
Any q/a stuff you might have that I havn't covered will be in the cool, new MTBR Surly Forum!!
Link: http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?f=111
| | Similar Products Used: | Surly Rat Rod 1x1
Bontrager Privateer
Various other 4130 26" Frames | | Bike Setup: | Fox Talas 130 RLC
CK Headset/Hubs
Truvativ BB/Crankset w/ Salsa 32T Ring
Hope Hydros | | Bottom Line: | It's a fun, solid bike, that'll last me as long as I need it to, or until I buy another because I'm tired of the color.
Check them out at: http://www.surlybikes.com/1X1.html | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Benjamin Lukey
a Weekend Warrior
from Beavercreek, OH USA
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | John Bryan | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | webcyclery.com | | Strengths: | DISCLAIMER: this review is for the FORK only, available separately at webcyclery.com and some shops.
Great Steel Ride. I got it with the canti bosses, and the flex and shock absorption is wonderful but it doesn't bend like a noodle when you hit the brakes (the rake-out helps with this). I am now racing time trials on it with a 2.35" tire and it feels like a suspension fork. Lighter, too. | | Weaknesses: | I would not recommend putting a much heavier person than me (250 lbs) on it. It flexes significantly more for me than for my "little" brother (200 lbs.) Also, if you are a BMX rider looking to build a MTB that feels like your thugged-out trail jumper, look elsewhere. This fork flexes like carbon. | | Similar Products Used: | CRMO fork by GT, girvin "chubby" pipeline dual-crown, various susp. forks by RockShox, Marzocchi, RST, etc. | | Bike Setup: | NOS 1993 Mongoose Rockadile SX, STX-RC and Deore LX drivetrain, Ride XC Crank by RaceFace, Deore V on the rear and Tektro RBP on the front. Surly 1x1 fork. | | Bottom Line: | Fan-Frickin'-Tastic | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | It's Pink, frame and fork package-Bargain, plenty strong, simplicity. | | Weaknesses: | It didn't survive a black BMW on a commute home from work. | | Bottom Line: | A great company to deal with, nice strong simple products. I personally haven't had any problems with their products. The finish of the frame was fine, paint would be the only issue, a little bit brittle. I found when riding, the geometry was nice and stable. Strength of the frame was impressive to me. Surly a great product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephen
a
from Harrison, TN, USA
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | SIMPLICITY, SIMPLICITY, SIMPLICITY. Who needs gears? | | Weaknesses: | Well, I bought an Ellsworth Enlightenment last August. The problem here is that it'll never see the light of day again. It is though a real good clothes hanger. | | Bottom Line: | AGAIN, SIMPLICITY, SIMPLICITY, SIMPLICITY. I just got my 1x1 in today. Took it out on a local trail and smiled the whole time. I felt faster and stronger than on my tricked out hardtail. Please, do yourself a favor, get a SS. You'll feel like you did when you were five years old on your first BMX. Anyone out there want an Ellsworth Enlightenment????????????????? I've learned that it has 26 too many gears :) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jerry
a Weekend Warrior
from Anchorage, AK
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Black Bear, Hillside, Anchorage | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Strengths: | It's steel, you can run whatever brake system you want on it from retro-geek cantis to post-modern hydro disc, it's steel, you can run tires wider than my fist (okay...almost), it's steel. | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | None, but why would I? | | Bike Setup: | King headset and hubs, Thompson stem and post, Easton bar, Hope brakes, Fox fork, Truvative crank, Race Face bottom bracket, Tioga tires | | Bottom Line: | I lurve this bike. I can ride anything on this bike that I can ride on my geared hard tails. I never bought the "improved efficiency" argument until I actually rode a single speed, but I can honestly say that one gear is muy efficient. Pedaling is almost effortless, until you hit an up-hill grade; then it only becomes slightly more difficult. It tracks well and has the steel ride that I love oh so much. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Vee
a Cross Country Rider
from Madison, WI 53703
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Bike shop | | Strengths: | Cheap, simple, tough. Rigid singlespeeds are actually faster than geared suspension bikes on some trails. | | Weaknesses: | Chainstay broke after 5 years of riding. | | Similar Products Used: | Various steel hardtails. | | Bike Setup: | Like a big BMX bike: DH bar, burly wheels, big DH tires, etc. | | Bottom Line: | Definitely worth the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott O'Reilly
a Weekend Warrior
from Newton, MA USA
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Big River | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | strong and laterally stiff | | Weaknesses: | You fall into a clique of bikes geeks once you own it. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Kilaeaha with a singulator | | Bike Setup: | 80mm Bomber, Race face cranks, Monkey bar risers, avid rim brakes | | Bottom Line: | Rode a converted steel single speed for a year or so and loved it. When I switched to the Surly, I noticed huge difference in the lateral stiffness when you're out of the saddle hammering up hills.
If you're a bit of an exhibitionist and love to have people ogle your bike on the side of the trail or in the parking lot, then this is the bike for you. You can also go on mtbr and write some witty little things like how you ride, "a piece of art" and how your bike is, "sexy", and how "people who don't singlespeed just don't understand."
But hey, if that's what you like, then have at it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from Rochester Minnesota
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | minor park/bohoka | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike sports | | Strengths: | Price, Ride | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | piece of crap ss I built myself | | Bike Setup: | Ridgid fork, avid bb7 brakes, carbon bar, xt cranks, egg beaters,tuggnutts | | Bottom Line: | I sold my nrs 1 to build this bike and it was worth it. Im just as fast as on my geared bike and I dont miss the suspension at all. It rides sooo smooth. Looks damn good even sitting still and I can open beer with the tuggnutts. I dont worry about suspension setup anymore, I just go out and ride. I can cram huge tires in the frame for riding in the funky minnesota weather. Buy it if you just wanna ride and forget all the other crap. This is a bikers bike, get you one, you wont be dissapointed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Old Man
a Cross Country Rider
from Swathmore, Pennsylvania
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Middle Run | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$390.00 | | Purchased At: | BUSTLETON BIKES in Phila | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, strong, beautiful, unique | | Weaknesses: | Only black and white | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 8000 with a singulator | | Bike Setup: | Surly disk hubs laced to salsa delgado rims, Avid V-brakes, Eno freewheel, salsa chain ring, Titec stem and bars, old Zokie Z-4 fork. | | Bottom Line: | I had this built by Mike at BUSTLETON BIKES. He's a single speeder and knows what works. It is a flowing piece of art that will let you do whatever you want with it. I broke it in with a 12 hour race at Roundtop PA. I rode better and faster than with my geared bike. Have used it for communting to Philadelphia. It does not disappoint.
Buy it, simple, clean, and fast.
Ride one gear, live one life. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bo Olson
a Cross Country Rider
from Winnetka, IL USA
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | the streets, kettle moraine area | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$399.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambriabike.com | | Strengths: | Strong, fast, sexy. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | schwinn moab 2 | | Bike Setup: | surly 1x1 fork, surly new disc hubs laced to rhynolite wheels, avid mechanical discs, eno freewheel, deore octalink cranks, 32t chainring, and who really cares about the small stuff. | | Bottom Line: | This bike made me get on the bike and just ride again. I ride everywhere i need to go now. my reason in buying this bike was that i wanted something strong, fast, reliable, and cheap. i was sick of braking parts, having to retune parts, and having things fail when im trying to zip around in traffic and get somewhere quick. i use this bike mostly as a commuter, havent taken it off the road yet actually. It's damn fast, damn reliable, and damn menuverable (sp?). I can't say anything bad about it at all. I'm a beleiver. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a
from Boise, ID
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | ABS - Santa Cruz, CA | | Strengths: | Steel, Low center of gravity, simple, cheap, and a hell of a lot of fun. | | Weaknesses: | The frame is so low-priced, I have a hard time just owning one. It would be nice to see a few more colors available. Although, I love mine in black (all black, even down to my BMX Chain). | | Similar Products Used: | S.C.Chameleon | | Bike Setup: | King HS, Thompson P&S, Answer PT bars, Surly disk hubs laced with DTs to Mavic x3.1 USTs w/Conti Vertical pros, Truvative-Max Ti BB, RF Turbine LP Cranks, BlackSpire ring (32t) ACS Claws freewheel (18t), Avid mechanicals w/7”rotors (for simplicity), and topped it off with a WTB Laser V pro-Gel. (hey, gotta have some suspension for the ride home) :o) | | Bottom Line: | OK, here it is. I have a Heckler (sweet bike, w/all the Gucci stuff on it. I love it) I have a Chameleon (sweet bike, w/all the Gucci stuff. I love it). But now, I only ride the Surly 1x1. Ok, now some of this is just my addiction to SSing, which in a nutshell is biking made simple. I don’t have to oil or clean or adjust anything before a ride, I just grab my bike and go ride. I love the challenge of just me and the mountain, no wussing out on anything, it’s either ride it or walk it. The simplicity of the SS gives you more time to enjoy the ride. Ok, so I’m addicted.
Now, about the bike; mine is set up full ridged. I personally feel if you have any kind of suspension fork on an SS bike, you are seriously missing the point (On the other hand my Chameleon (aluminum frame) is so stiff, no way would I run that full rigid). :oP
The 1x1’s steel frame and the UST tires make you feel at one with the trail. The low BB (lower then most mountain bike frames) give the bike a better center of gravity witch is great for tacking the Single Track. I still jump this bike on the trail (albeit, not as high as my Chameleon) and I never feel concerned about strength.
This is a great frame, and the only reason I would change it out would be for something more Gucci (Seven or Dean, or other Ti frame), but I’m betting I’d feel sorry if I did. Sorry, I have to say it: the Steel is Real. :o)
Go Buy this Bike!
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Submitted by
Miker J
a
from Potter Co., PA
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Cheep
Steel
Fatties Fit Fine
2 color choices keep it simple | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | first and only SS | | Bike Setup: | 32x18 w/ Race Face 180mm cranks. 02 100mm Marathon up front (best single crown non-thru axel I've ridden). 517/317 hoops with new 2.4 Mutano's (great SS tire). Avid V in rear, Avid mech disc up front. Thompson 120x15. Easton aluminum bar with bar ends. CK bits. | | Bottom Line: | Super SS frame. If you are new to SS this is the bike to get cause it's cheap, durable, well thought out, versatile (light enough for xc, strong enough for light FR), and will persevere through cases of "upgradeitis". Why? Because you could pay 3 times the price of a 1x1 and still not get a better ss frame.
Of all the cash I've laid out over my many years of biking none have been as well spent as on the purchase of this frame.
This bike is what mountai biking is all about. Ride it hard 'cause you won't break it (and if you do it's cheap to fix), toss it's steel ass in the back of the pickup with the dogs, oil the chain and it's ready to go again. No muss, no fuss.
Those of you who do not SS you will not understand until you do.
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Submitted by
Craig
a Cross Country Rider
from Southampton, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | valley of death | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Webcyclery | | Strengths: | rides nice and smooth, plain colors, its not as pretty as your buddies $2500 custom ride so you can leave the dirt on it, eliminating clean up time.
tuning = cleaning the chain | | Weaknesses: | riding it will make you feel bad about leaving your dualy at home..........at first. People will stare and think you are a hippie type. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | truvative stylo, 32x16, xl white, wide rizers and shimano clipless, no discs yet. | | Bottom Line: | I am big for bike riding (6'2' 195-205 depending on breakfast) and lanky so I got the XL. Fits great. Great bike for winter riding. I love the peace and quiet of no shifting and no chain slap. Enjoy everything from a peaceful zen ride to a crazy stand on the pedals leg buster. Keep the rigid fork, it tracks beatifully and rolls over things you never thought it would.
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Submitted by
steven chaprnka
a Cross Country Rider
from prescott, AZ
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | 51 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | the shop | | Strengths: | all the angles are right where they need to be. tuff as a ghetto rat. its black, or white. cheap. a versatile rig. never believe you are better then a surly, cause you aint' | | Weaknesses: | the girls a beast but i say cushin' for the pushin'. seat collar is a piece | | Similar Products Used: | there's only one 1x1 | | Bike Setup: | king headset/hubs, race face crank/stem, thompson post, mavic hoops, easton bar, avid disc, platform | | Bottom Line: | the 1x1 is a rider's ride. she's not all that pretty, aweful steel and chinese welds. but that just keeps on top of her, roostin' down the trail, not worrying about about lame bull sh**. she rails hard and tough and will go as long as you can. You put her away dirty and do the whole thing again the next day. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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