Collection
Steel Forever
Bikes built from steel and kept far longer than intended.
Curated by Blake Cannon
Steel is rarely the lightest answer, but single-speed riders are not famous for choosing the easiest answer. This collection is for the frames that outlasted every plan to replace them.
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The Inbred That Started It
The cheap On-One frame and cobbled-together parts that started a single-speed habit.
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The Karate Monkey That Shares a Drivetrain
One drivetrain, two bikes, and a suspiciously convenient chain length.
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The Big-Wheeled Benchmark
A steel 29+ hardtail that turned the lessons of my first single speed into something bigger, faster, and far more deliberate.