Red Seat Clamp for my Red 3SS 69er

 

I saw a red seat clamp while in a bike shop.  I thought it'd be nice on my red 3SS 69er and bought it.

It's an Anodized Red Aerozine Super Light Seat Clamp Model # XSC1.0 CNC Alloy 7075 with titanium bolt.

 

My Triple SS Bikes

I have two mountain bikes - a 26er and a 29er.  And, both have been converted into Triple SS.   When I bought these bikes, they are built and complete with gears, suspension forks, and front & rear brakes.

What's Triple SS?

• First SS is for Single Speed (no gears)
• Second is for Sans Suspension (rigid)
• Third is for Single Stopper (front brake only)

I first converted my 26er (by the way, it's already a 69er) into rigid and later on into single speed.  I've loved the way how it's ridden; so, I also converted my 29er into rigid and single speed at the same time.

Before I removed my rear brakes, I first experimented and practiced of not using my rear brakes for almost a year.  When I gained the confidence, I ditched them to shave some weight.

My first Triple SS Bike:

KHS Alite 150 26er frame
Deore crank
Niner ring 32T
Shimano SPD
Surly cog 17t
Surly spacers
No singleator
HG73 chain

Mosso M3 fork

Deore hydraulic brake

My second Triple SS Bike:

Marin Alpine Trail 29er frame
XT crank
Niner ring 32T
XT SPD
Surly cog 18t
Surly spacers
Surly singleator
IG51 chain

Mosso M3 fork

SLX hydraulic brake

Liliw to Lucban and v.v.

Pictures of my 69er at Liliw Resort:

Last Saturday, without any plan, we went to Calamba, Laguna and looked for a resort to stay in overnight.  The resorts were so crowded, we proceeed to Liliw, Laguna.

As always, I brought my bike along just in case there's time to bike.  And, there was!  Sunday morning, I pedaled off to Lucban, Quezon.  It's just 18 kilometers away according to Google Maps.  If the roads were flat, I'd be there in about an hour.  As expected, the roads to Lucban are rolling and mostly uphills; and, I got there in 2 hours.

On the way back, however, it just took me an hour and half.

The uphills of the zigzag portion of the Liliw Lucban Road (to and fro) made me push my bike.

A Folding 69er - my 3rd bike?

When I converted my KHS Alite 150 26er into a 69er, I'm left with the following:

1.  WTB 29er rim
2.  Venzo 29er rim tape
3.  Alex 26er rim
4.  Generic 26er spokes
5.  Kenda Nevegal 26er tire
6.  Hubs - front (Deore) and rear (Formula).

Selling them may be an option.  But, I'm keeping them for another project - a folding 69er, rigid, and single speed.  I'm just waiting for a Montague frameset to arrive.

I just made some calculations.  Even with these parts available, the estimated expenses to build this project is about P60,000. Whew!

Anyway, it's still in the drawing board.

My dedicated 69er

After experimenting on my 2 bikes (a 26er and a 29er), I finally decided to make my 26er a DEDICATED 69er.  The ride with a 69er is better than a 26er and 29er.  But, I'm keeping my 29er as it is.

I bought a new front wheel for her to avoid the hassle of borrowing the front wheel of my 29er.

The front wheel:

• Rim - WTB Speed Disc All mountain 36 holes
• Tire - Maxxis Cross Mark 2.1
• Rim tape - from old inner tube
• Spokes - Generic
• Hub - Deore

Some geometry:

• BB height - 310 mm
• Head tube angle - 70 deg.
• Seat tube angle - 72 deg.

Others:

• Frame - 2009 KHS Alite 150
• Fork - Rigid Mosso M3 ATC 440 mm
• Drivetrain - Single speed (Deore Crank 32t, IG51 chain, Surly Cog 17t, Surly Spacers)
• Pedals - Clipless SPD
• Brake - Single / front brake only - Deore hydro - right lever)

Experimenting on 69er

Currently, I have two bikes.  My first is a 26er and the second a 29er.  26er and 29er are breeds of bicycles.  26er has wheels measuring 26 inches in diameter while 29er 29 inches.

There's another breed of bike - a 69er.  Wow! Its wheels must be very big at 69 inches.  I thought it was.

69er wheels are not 69 inches in diameter.  It's a combination of two sizes of wheels - 26" at the rear and 29" at the front.

I was curious about the 69er.  So, I thought on experimenting using my parts from my two bikes.

There's only one thing to do to convert any of my bikes into 69er, i.e., to change one of the wheels.

First, I tried it with my 26er.  I removed the front wheel and replaced it with the front 29er wheel.  By the way, I'm using a rigid fork with 420 mm length from axle to crown.

69er in action: