SS MTB Rigid advice

Hey guys,
Ok so my next project after my Fixed gear is going to be a SS MTB just wondering what frame type i should be using looking for something steel and not fat tubes, nice smooth lines, i would be grateful if anyone could point me to some builds which people have done before for inspiriation

Thanks,
Will

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trek-850-MTB-Frame-Forks-BB-Cranks-Steel-19-5-Retro_W0QQitemZ270388945771QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item270388945771&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

should i bid on this? good frame!?

EDIT - oh wait its massive :(

There is a thread called let's offroad, or if you search by tag use the keyword flapjacks :)
There are a couple about mountain mayhem.
User small furry has a few threads about mtb builds as does tilover
And of course List man granville has a list of ss mtb frames.

You should find a bunch of pics interspersed there.

Surely one trait/benefit or something of an ss mtb is that it can be built/converted from any mtb. If you are going for a flashy fresh build then I guess you want either a horizontal drop of eccentric BB frame for a nice clean look.
I ride a on-one inbred, probably the lest individual ss mtb in the uk :)
The singulars look loverly, and dialed love hate has a great rep but are hard to come by aparently.

Oh and proper forum response to this type of question, use the fucking search.
Enjoy.

There is a thread called let's offroad, or if you search by tag use the keyword flapjacks :)
There are a couple about mountain mayhem.
User small furry has a few threads about mtb builds as does tilover
And of course List man granville has a list of ss mtb frames.

You should find a bunch of pics interspersed there.

Surely one trait/benefit or something of an ss mtb is that it can be built/converted from any mtb. If you are going for a flashy fresh build then I guess you want either a horizontal drop of eccentric BB frame for a nice clean look.
I ride a on-one inbred, probably the lest individual ss mtb in the uk :)
The singulars look loverly, and dialed love hate has a great rep but are hard to come by aparently.

Oh and proper forum response to this type of question, use the fucking search.
Enjoy.

Haha thanks for the response extremly useful and humorous a damn good mix! i've seen the ss frames thread, im looking for the opposite of flashy, nice and old :D but not incredibly heavy, il have a good search around :D thanks :)

Have a look at on-one.co.uk the 456 with sliding dropouts is a good cheap frame.

Curtis make real nice steal MTB frames, or they did... : )

dmr have been recommended to me in the past by people who have ridden them
good bullet proof bikes

dmr have been recommended to me in the past by people who have ridden them
good bullet proof bikes
I have to agree with that. I've had a DMR trailstar for 11 years and it couldn't have served me better if it tried.

Amazing frames.

i did a ss conversion on my geared mountain bike, took me less than a day, seeing as i already had the parts. pretty easy to do. but i have a shit chainline, but i can't notice it. so its all good :D

have a look on the retro bike forum, they seem to have loads of old MTBs on there

http://www.campyoldy.co.uk/images/Frame_Colnago_ATB_2.jpg

Colnago ATB

Sorry for massivness, blame Campyoldy

Wow thats pretty awesome, im looking for something a bit more cyclocross orientated

Theres a (horribly out of date) list here
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread11107.html

Wow thats pretty awesome, im looking for something a bit more cyclocross orientated

This comment makes me think of these guys.
http://www.singularcycles.com/

But there are loads out there.

If its 26" hoops your after then Dialled do a nice frame with a EBB, the Love/Hate.
http://www.dialledbikes.com/products/mtb/lovehate.html
the ever popular (cheap) inbred with slotted drop-outs.
http://www.on-one-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Slot_Dropout_Inbred_27.html
the voodoo wanga with sliding drop outs
http://www.voodoocycles.co.uk/frame.php?id=3

For 29" hoops I'd at least consider:
Niner S.I.R 9;
http://www.stif.co.uk/gear/select_options.asp?productid=7062
Vassago Jabbawocky
http://www.vassagocycles.com/jabberwocky.html
Voodoo cycles Dambala
http://www.voodoocycles.net/dambala.htm

Personally I'm tring to save my pennys for some titanium niceness.

I'd get a surly, old 1x1 frames tend to go cheap on ebay.co.uk and ebay.com....or a karate monkey, i think one was for sale on here...

I'd get a surly, old 1x1 frames tend to go cheap on ebay.co.uk and ebay.com....or a karate monkey, i think one was for sale on here...

+1
Surley make great frames:

The Crosscheck is an out-and-out cycloX frame with braze-ons for mudguards and a rear rack. It has horizontal drop-outs for SS ability. (Came close to buying one myself a week ago but went with an alu frame only for £84, as I already had a carbon cycloX fork)

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Surly_Cross-Check_Frameset/5360029229/

When oh when will they make a horizontal dropout instigator.

Oh god could you have got a bike any sexier! this is basically just the type of frame im looking for! what is it!? its perfect! now just too find one on the cheap :D

Thanks small furry for the very detailed response, very much appreciated!

@everyone else you posts have been very helpful :D thank you all!

When oh when will they make a horizontal dropout instigator.

Easily sorted by a framebuilder if you're really bothered. Or use an excentrizer or whatever those german things are called

Oh god could you have got a bike any sexier! this is basically just the type of frame im looking for! what is it!? its perfect! now just too find one on the cheap :D

Thanks small furry for the very detailed response, very much appreciated!

@everyone else you posts have been very helpful :D thank you all!

Link spot fail ;)
http://www.singularcycles.com/

Its the Peregrine. £450 for frame and fork

hehe sorry i clicked on all the links but couldnt see it! god its a beaut! dont know if i can justify the price tag :/ il be saving up for a long time!

Singular Peregrine is a bloody lovely ride, especially off road. I have one. You won't find one cheap as Sam is selling them as fast as he can order them.

Surly Cross Checks are ace too, I had one before I got the Peregrine. They ride really nicely and if you can find a 2nd hand one cheaply I'd say go for it.

If you wanted a 26" wheeled MTB, then a Dialled Love/Hate takes a lot of beating. I have one and love it to bits. Mike wasn't going to build them again, but latest rumour is there will be another production run.

On One frames still take a lot of beating for the money and fit your inexpensive price bracket.

Unless you can go 2nd hand I think you'll struggle to find a cheap single speedable cyclocross-ish frame as there aren't that many around to begin with. The Karate Monkey that someone was selling on here would be a good choice for a 29er rather than cyclocross oriented build. If I didn't have too many MTBs as it is, I'd have considered buying it myself.

i just contacted mike about an hour ago they are retailing at £325 and will be here next month :D might go for it (well il have to wait until next year to get sufficient funds) or wait for a peregrine! its such a beautiful frame, and i wanted to put drops on it and its designed for them! win! i think il get round building the fixed up first and then start planning the next build :D

If you want drops, don't get a Love/Hate, it won't work.

Bear in mind that a Peregrine will cost a lot more to build than a Cross Check (or anything else that uses rim brakes) as Avid cable discs aren't that cheap and the range of cheaper 700c disc ready wheels is still not very good.