M_V's multitude of bikes and adventures in the land of framebuilding

So I've been on and off the idea of an IGH recently and then the other day I picked up this from eBay,

Not received yet but not quite decided what it's going on either.

I don't see the point in running the Alfine in the Marin frame with a tensioner when I have 2 track ended frames (Surly 1x1 and Kona Cindercone) available. I haven't done the maths but I'm thinking that the 8 gears in the Alfine will be more of a range than the 8 speed cassette on the Marin so I'm guessing that whatever gets the Alfine is going to supercede the Marin to a degree anyway.

The Kona is currently set up as a rear brake only jump bike type thing but I'm thinking that it'd make a pretty nice singletrack muncher, probably more so than the Surly due to the frame being smaller so its more chuckable and I can sling the seat down for descending and stuff, and as much as it pains me to put gears on the 1x1, it'd be best suited to taking over camping/touring etc duties.

The Alfine is 36h so matches with the drillings on the rims from the Onza wheelsets I have. I'm already using the front wheel from the original, drilled, wheelset on my camping/touring bike so I figure I'll use the rear rim from that set with the Alfine. The drilled rim will keep the weight down a bit I guess.

So I think it'll be,

Surly 1x1

• Alfine hub
  
• Drilled rims
  
• Loop bars
  
• Outpost rack
  
  

Kona Cindercone

• Singlespeed
  
• Non drilled wheelset
  
• 1x1 Torsion bars (perhaps with a set of bar ends)
  
• 'Jey' seatpost extension.
  
  

Since I have all the parts I need for the Cindercone build I might do that tomorrow.

I just hope the 1x1 won't look too weird running the narrower, slicker tyres. Plenty room for full coverage guards if I wanted them now I guess.