nice thanks for posting. this is what i want to do with a cog.
monocog commuter and winter trainer- what it does best
Here are a couple pictures (requested) of my Monocog setup-
'07 17.5"
stock wheelset shod in nokian 294s, hutchinson piranha 34s or my oldest set of racing ralphs
hayes brake levers with mx-2 disc front and deore v rear (removing rear most likely)
stock crankset and headset for now- planning on wearing these out, maybe won't
38t "fuji" chainring w. "custom" bashguard (cut down 44t chainring)
17t tomicog (fixed gear)/18t free
kmc chain
marin "lite" seatpost from my '96 Pine Mountain
1962 Brooks saddle
specialized stem and bars with graphite bar ends-- also ritchey grips then everything covered in bar tape (this is huge for winter riding)
crank brothers quattro sl pedals
I purchased this bike because I was desperately in need of something cheap that I could ride in the winter. My initial intentions were to commute and train with it winters only and to ride it on trails sometimes in the summer. I quickly decided it really shined as a commuter, but was little fun to actually ride on the trails (I'm spoiled by my other bikes- but not all of them are expensive either. I just think the monocog is too "trucklike" handling and feel to be "fun" for me offroad for long). I ended up tearing down my summer commuter and building it up into a 26" SS instead because it is a more fun 'just for fun' bike and so this will see continuous commuter duty.
'07 17.5"
stock wheelset shod in nokian 294s, hutchinson piranha 34s or my oldest set of racing ralphs
hayes brake levers with mx-2 disc front and deore v rear (removing rear most likely)
stock crankset and headset for now- planning on wearing these out, maybe won't
38t "fuji" chainring w. "custom" bashguard (cut down 44t chainring)
17t tomicog (fixed gear)/18t free
kmc chain
marin "lite" seatpost from my '96 Pine Mountain
1962 Brooks saddle
specialized stem and bars with graphite bar ends-- also ritchey grips then everything covered in bar tape (this is huge for winter riding)
crank brothers quattro sl pedals
I purchased this bike because I was desperately in need of something cheap that I could ride in the winter. My initial intentions were to commute and train with it winters only and to ride it on trails sometimes in the summer. I quickly decided it really shined as a commuter, but was little fun to actually ride on the trails (I'm spoiled by my other bikes- but not all of them are expensive either. I just think the monocog is too "trucklike" handling and feel to be "fun" for me offroad for long). I ended up tearing down my summer commuter and building it up into a 26" SS instead because it is a more fun 'just for fun' bike and so this will see continuous commuter duty.
