Back before the 6
Hours of Warrior Creek, I had to do a little work on my bike to put it in
“Endurance Mode.” Mostly that meant
putting on an easier gear, but it also meant that I had to see what lingering
issues I had. I noticed that my standard
cog for everything around here was getting worn, but I guess after a few years
of use and abuse that happens. Luckily,
I have a friend that can help.
Photo credit: Joel Watson
If you are a single
speeder (or have been around the bike scene here at all), you know that the
photo above is Shanna, owner of Endless Bike Co. She’s pretty rad, and a friend to pretty much
anyone that rides in the dirt. Recently,
pinkbike did a pretty cool article about her.
Very nice. Anyway, I knew I needed some new stuff, and
she was kind enough to bring along some items last weekend for me to
stare at and touch. She didn’t have everything that
I needed right there on the spot (I'm pretty needy), but a few days later she sent me a lovely care package of
single speedy goodness.
Sure, I needed a
new cog (and stickers of course), but what’s that other thing?
It’s “The 1 Ring”,
which is a narrow wide chainring.
Duh. Anodized to match the cogs
perfectly, I just had to have one. Since
my old “other brand” chainring was worn and needed to be replaced, I thought
that it would be a good idea to go local this time. I’m glad I did, because this thing is the
shit. It’s light, and it feels much
stronger than anything I’ve used before.
I couldn’t wait to
get this shiny new stuff installed, and luckily it didn’t take much time at
all. Now the sexy factor of my bike has
increased tenfold.
There’s your money
shot. Who gives a shit.
With some locally
made products already on my bike, it feels good to add another. Shanna is good people for sure, and I really
appreciate the support that she gives me and the rest of us wacky single
speeders.
Go get some shiny
new Made in the U.S.A. shit for your own bike.
1 comment:
I got an Endless ring and cog set at last year's Cathedral Pines race and put them on a Chinese frankenbike build I did this winter from a bunch of parts I had and an xmiplay frame.It's an awesome drivetrain setup. Despite the fact that I left the tension way too loose after the first few shakeout rides, I never dropped the chain once. I have narrow-wide combos on both of my other bikes and they're great, but I've never had a ring that seems to hang on tight to the chain like this one does. Endless is the sh*t! And mine is orange, too, which is just f*cking awesome.
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