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[bugsnbikes]

Just finished up my 650b based 5 speed conversion

5 speeds of an older 8spd xtr cassette mounted on a singlespeed 240s hub- all run via a xtr thumbie.(7spd)

Favorite aspects thus far:

-noticably stiffer and stronger rear wheel with nice wide flange diameter courtesy of SS hub
- sick chain line in each gear feels efficient
- 1 quicker gear than my 2:1 singlespeed gear which sits in the 4th gear position ( nice for road home from trail).....3 easier gears for those bearish long climbs.
- not quite as minimalist as my singlespeed but very utilitarian.
- light (this bike is down to 20.7lbs with 25.5" top tube)

Specs: Bystickel frame
ritchey carbon 27.5 fork
Lightning Carbon cranks 182.5mm
Xtr 8spd rear der - 5 Xtr ti cassette ( 5 of 8spd)
Xt 7spd thumbie
Sram x11 spd 38t chainring
Dt swiss 240s SS hub set
Dt swiss xr331 rim set 27.5- Dt swiss Aerolite bladed spokes
Formula Oro Puro disk brakes/ xtr center lock rotors
enve carbon bar and stem and seat post
King Headset
Extralite seat collar.

 

[dukmon]

Neat build. Some of my SS friends go the same 5 speed route when their knees are bothering them.

I didn't know Stephen ever made 650b frames.

 

[dukmon]

How random is it that two folks who own Stickels happen to be on a website about trucks........??

I mean, it's rare for two bicyclist to run into one another in my neck of the woods on Stickels, and the builder is basically in my back yard..

 

[bugsnbikes]

originally Steve built this to a 26" but it could actually fit a 27.5 wheel in the rear.....so I grabbed a fork to keep geometry in check and went from 27speeds down to 5. Feels a lot closer to my SS than a geared bike with the awesome chainline and stiffer rear wheel. I think of it as my utilitarian Singlespeed.

I got this built in Steve's earlier days pre-Greenville move and he was able to do some trick things for the frame.

 

[dukmon]

I've had mine for about 5 years I guess.

He's actually still in Brevard I believe, but may be in Asheville now.

 

[bugsnbikes]

Custom bikes n custom Cruisers go hand n hand here's my 80 series...that's turning into a pig

 

[bugsnbikes]

Here's a few old old shots of the clean Stickel and stainless cable guides/ Japanese style logo and disc rotor frame support

 

[bugsnbikes]

He was "trying out" a new powdercoater in those days and I had been pushing him to do it BRoWN......so I could call it a "poopStickel".......! He told me if I did that the frame cost was going to double.

Needless to say my next paint job will be brown and the "PoopStickel " will be born!

 

[bugsnbikes]

That frame was built about 9-10years ago.

 

[dukmon]

Neat truck.

Buddy of mine has a gold colored Stickel....... Gold Stickel.

There are some (not many) pics of mine in one of the bike threads here.

 

[dukmon]

Snapped some pics yesterday. Hope you don't mind if I post them in your thread.

 

[dukmon]

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[Fast Eddy]

Sweet bikes to you both.

To the OP: your drivetrain would be even cleaner if you could find a DuraAce derailler. It would be much tighter; less chain slop.

 

[FirstToy]

Does the 8spd Shimano screw right on to a ssfg hub? That's pretty slick if it does. Never heard of such a thing

Great job on that 55! Looks awesome, do you have a build thread?

 

[bugsnbikes]

nope SS hub just sits in the geared/ derailleur hangered frame like any other hub. 8 spd is simply limited to hit only 5 speeds.
the 8 spd cassette has 5 spds on a single carrier which fits (slides onto) the SS freehub body. most freehub bodies on SS hubs can barely fit 5 of an 8spd spacing .....or 6cogs spaced for 9 or 10spd cassettes. on my 8spd i had to mill down the body slightly to get the lockring to catch and hold it down. (about 1mm or so).

fzj55 is here:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/plasma-cutter-and-some-ducktape.803810/

 

[bugsnbikes]

To the OP: your drivetrain would be even cleaner if you could find a DuraAce derailler. It would be much tighter; less chain slop.

i had an 8spd xtr hanging in the old parts box- so used that with the 8spd spaced cogs on the xtr8spd cassette. (plus i love that "thunk-thunk" of 8spd shifting and mud clearancing abilities of those cassettes)

im not sure the dura ace will hit the 32t big cog of that cassette. (cant recall?)

 

[Fast Eddy]

Tell me about it. I've got a stumpjumper with 7 speed and thumbies. Even more thunk-thunk and you can stand and grind in any gear without worrying about introducing your man parts to the stem.

 

[Pitch]

182.5 carbon cranks? Holy hot sauce I want some! Nice build up, bet it is s blast. My steel SS bike is a 25.5# tank, but I absolutely love it.

 

[bugsnbikes]

182.5 carbon cranks? Holy hot sauce I want some! Nice build up, bet it is s blast. My steel SS bike is a 25.5# tank, but I absolutely love it.

The Lightning cranks are made in california- i think any length up to 190mm . $700 ish retail. A bit bigger bearings than standard shimano exo outboard bearings......but we will see how long they hold up in the mud.