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I 'won' this on ze bay last night. Its a handbuilt, custom painted (although not for me) Spot Brand Longboard. I've really fallen for the Longboard geo. Its a belt drive compatible, single speed 29er.
Now I just need to source a belt drive with a suitable ratio for 29" off-roading.

The guy I'm buying the frame off is sorting me out with a gates carbon belt drive kit, at a smidge over cost. Its being shipped with the frame and the cost may mistakenly be omitted from the declaration to get it past Mrs Smallfurry (I mean customs of course).

This bike should be a blast to ride.

• handbuilt steel frame with 29er geometry from from some of the most experianced guys in the world of single speed and big wheel off-roading.

• Rigid carbon fork for light weight and predictable handling.

• Hope pro II singlespeed hubs for strong dishless wheels, laced 3x with DT revolution spokes to NoTubes ZTR 355 rims, wearing tubeless tyres (Crow rear, Raven front).

• Gates carbon belt drive.

I'm seriously excited about this one!
Mines a small and has a metal flaked white paint job, but the finished bike should'nt be a million miles from this one.