A former lover is up for grabs: Soul Cycles Dillinger

2009 Soul Cycles Dillinger 1x9

I love seeing the love being spread.

This is an AWESOME deal!

Forget little boy wheels, this bike get's you into the 29er community at a great price.

When you are tired of riding gears, this bike converts to Single speed quickly

I wish I kept those cranks for my Spot Longboard 9 build, they are about 20 grams lighter than my Race Face Evolve Crankset

Wish I had that saddle, too!

Pearl green frame, bomb proof Velocity Blunt wheelset (also green), this is green, dream machine!
I wonder what became of the Stinson?

On the Spot: My obsession with weight

I really thought that I was going to hit the 25 lb mark the other day with my build, that is until I realized that I forgot to add in the brake calipers.  The calculated weight of the bike is now 11.61 kg or 25.6 lbs.  

	Part	Grams	Pounds
	Spot Longboard 9 Frame and collar	2268	5.00
	FSA Orbit Headset	99	0.22
	Race Face Evolve Crank	850	1.87
	Rear Wheel: Stans Arch; BWW Hub; Maxxis Aspen 2.1; Rotor	1818	4.01
	Front Wheel: Stans Crest; BWW Hub; Racing Raph 2.35; Rotor	1668	3.68
	SRAM Cassette 11:34	352	0.78
	Manitou Minute	1728	3.81
	Salsa Pepper Jack lockon grips	92	0.2
	Cane Creek Ergo bar ends	169	0.37
	Titec Hellion Bars	246	0.54
	Carbon Seatpost	252	0.56
	Avid FR-5 Levers	152	0.34
	Salsa Moto Ace Stem	176	0.39
	Headset Spacers	8	0.02
	WTB Rocket Saddle	313	0.69
	SRAM X9 Rear Derailleur	227	0.50
	SRAM X9 Rear Shifter	240	0.53
	KMC 9 Speed Chain	255	0.56
	Crank Brothers Candy 1	262	0.58
	Avid Brakes	218	0.48
	Avid Brakes	218	0.48
	Brake Cables
	Shifter Cable
	Total	11611.00	25.61

There are three areas that I can save some weight for the biggest bang for the buck:  stem, cassette, and saddle.  Also, I can save a few grams when I cut the bars down because they are way too wide!

If I can ski, then I can ride!

Went skiing for the first time yesterday and had absolutely no problems, not that I was expecting any but it was a good milestone to hit because I am thinking if I can ski, I can ride!  I skied with my too sons, my father, and my 5 year old niece.  Brought the helmet cam and took a bunch of videos that I will be compiling later when I get some time.

While watching the Super Bowl yesterday I noticed a post on Facebook from Fabian, a former racing team member, about Singlespeed-apalooza just opened for registration.  Last year I missed this because I was more focused on racing on Team NEMBA and the Root66 races conflicted but now that I am unaffiliated with any group of team I am free to pick and choose what to race.  Checking with the wife to make sure the schedule is open, she gave me the green light, so I registered!  Good thing that I did so quickly because it closed out really quickly, like an hour or two!

I am registered in the NY Sport division which has a total of 94 racers and unless someone wants me to wear their kit I will be wearing my NEMBA kit.  It's time to start training and riding the single speed!  I am going to start out light by riding dirt roads and then work my way up to trails.

On the Spot: Fork; Wheels; etc...

	Part	Grams	Pounds
	Spot Longboard 9 Frame and collar	2268	5.00
	FSA Orbit Headset	99	0.22
	Race Face Evolve Crank	850	1.87
	Rear Wheel: Stans Arch; BWW Hub; Maxxis Aspen 2.1; Rotor	1818	4.01
	Front Wheel: Stans Crest; BWW Hub; Racing Raph 2.35; Rotor	1668	3.68
	SRAM Cassette 11:34	352	0.78
	Manitou Minute	1728	3.81
	Salsa Pepper Jack lockon grips	92	0.2
	Cane Creek Ergo bar ends	169	0.37
	Titec Hellion Bars	246	0.54
	Carbon Seatpost	252	0.56
	Avid FR-5 Levers	152	0.34
	Salsa Moto Ace Stem	176	0.39
	Headset Spacers	8	0.02
	WTB Rocket Saddle	313	0.69
	Total	10191.00	22.48

All that's left are cables, brakes, shifter, rear derailleur, and pedals.  There are areas that I could improve, like the stem and saddle, as well as I haven't purchased pedals yet, so I will definitely be weight conscious on those items as well.  I think my realistic target is going to 26 lbs. 

Somebody I know said the Spot has long chainstays but in comparisson to my other bikes it lies in the middle when it comes to Wheel Base.  I measured all my bikes, from axle to axle and here is what they are:

1. Qball:  42"
2. diSSent:  43.25"
3. Spot:  43.25"
4. Kona 44.25"

Of course the one caveat is the Qball, diSSent and Kona's drops are all sliders so I could shorten them some more if I really wanted to.  Is a half an inch going to make that much of a difference?

On the Spot: Cranks

Current Weight:  2367g (5.22 lbs)

Race Face Evolve Crank - Single w/Bash

Weight:  850g (1.87 lbs)

I would have liked to have gone with FSA Mega Exo SS cranks, at the time I was buying these, this was the best deal and weight for the money.

Phil Woods, a bike mechanic's KY

Total Weight:  3217g (7.09 lbs)