I was thinking the same thing.
We’re living in a sad world when that’s considered a wide bar.
Because it is a single speed bike intended for off-road use that I talked about earlier in the thread.[/quote]
No rear brake? I’d probably tumble over the bars if I didn’t have a rear brake on my SS Monocog[/quote]
+1 I’d defiantly go over them bars and without a rear brake off road its hard not to skid. Skidding on single trak = bad karma.
And while were on brakes, that front brake looks like it clears a lot of rubber. The bike came with 27’s and you got 700c? 
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+1 I’d defiantly go over them bars and without a rear brake off road its hard not to skid. Skidding on single trak = bad karma.
And while were on brakes, that front brake looks like it clears a lot of rubber. The bike came with 27’s and you got 700c? 
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Frame came with nothing but the headset. With the 700c wheels, it has sufficient clearance for fatter, knobbier tires. If I were to use 27" wheels, I’d have to use skinnier tires and probably a lower quality rim.
I don’t rock a rear brake because I don’t need to with the fixed gear. I never skid off-road, but I do apply back pressure to slow down, although I generally use the front brake for most of my stopping and slowing purposes. If I put the ACS 17t freewheel I have on it, I have a rear brake I can hook up, I just need to work out the chainline.
And as for the accusations of narrow bars, these are significantly wider than my shoulders (3 or 4 cm on each side). I’m not a big dude, and I used to have them wider and cut them down a couple of cm because they just felt cumbersome and awkward.
I was thinking the same thing.
We’re living in a sad world when that’s considered a wide bar.[/quote]
Is it really a sad world, or simply a world in which wide bars are not the current trend?
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Frame came with nothing but the headset. With the 700c wheels, it has sufficient clearance for fatter, knobbier tires. If I were to use 27" wheels, I’d have to use skinnier tires and probably a lower quality rim.[/quote]
Kewl bike! I’ve got a similar project bike to build on an older road frame that originally had 27’s I’m putting 700c’s on and planned on long reach brakes. Did not know till now them brakes could clear a tire that big.
Thanks for posting.
I ride a rear brake for aggressive fixed riding on typical New England single track. I find it gives me better control and keeps my knees happy.
I’ve done a few face plants without the rear break as well…
I just got an S.A.S.S. for 3 hundo on c-list. I took it down to the trails but there are too many railroad ties being huge bonerkills, plus I could use some cush on the fork, or bigger tires.
i’ve got a monocog for sale if anyones interested. little used.
please pm me.
Ya for aggressive riding I would definitely need a rear brake and with the soil around here in new england all riding is aggressive.
Maybe I’ll throw it on there and see how I like it. I bet it will make life a lot easier.
I’m running a Vassago Jabberwocky single speed. Its a great bike!! A lot of people actually race single speeds and beat the geared guys. Its more about the rider. The big difference between a SS and gears in MTB is that you will stand up a lot more on a SS (Pedal Masher). It does become a little more tiring on the long climbs. Otherwise, you have low chance of mechanical failure. Riding a fully rigid adds a whole new aspect to MTB. My bike is a rigid and you have to choose your lines differently. Having a 29er helps over a 26" since a 29er rolls over things easier. You would also want to consider rolling on bigger tires. I ride 2.1 in the rear and 2.55 in the front. This allows for a cushier front. Most SS specific frames are now suspension corrected. That means you should be fine running a front suspension fork but you do want to be careful on how much travel the fork has. For most 29er’s, the frames are designed for 80mm forks. Anything longer would cause too much headtube angle.
SS riding is great!!