Who makes the best singlespeed bikes?

Don't know who makes the best.

But Fisher makes a 29er called Rig that is single speed. Looks and feels like a nice, err... rig.

b-rad

"buy the ticket, take the ride" HST

Try www.24sevenbikes.com, they have a single speeder called the Slacker. I used to work for the company and never once was one returned with problems, nothing ever broke. It's a superb bike with an option of 26 or 24 inch wheels. To give you some idea of how good these bikes are Lance McDermott who came 4th in this years Adidas slopestyle was the first mtb rider to pull a flair, a breakless front flip and he's always pulling things like wallride to flairs, 360 flips and backflip tailwhips...he rides for the company and well i was their he never asked for spare parts as nothing ever broke! Anyways enough of me blabbering on, go check it out.

i like the 2007 trek 69er it looks sweet and strong but i have never tried so take a look at it http://www2.trekbikes.com/bikes/bike.php?bikeid=1048600&f=17

cool huh?

i ride my converted ti bontrager as my primary singlespeed right now. kona is supposed to be sending me one of their scandium kula-29 frames when they're available, which will be cool. i've been wanting to build up a singlespeed 29er, since i spend most of my time on my geared 29er (a salsa dos niner) as it is.

one gear works really well with big wheels. that said, i love the responsiveness and almost bmx-like flickability of my ti bontrager ss. it's incredible. but then that's my favorite hardtail (26-inch) frame ever, so i was a believer in the bike even before it was a singlespeed. i can run 36/18 or 34/16 without a chain tensioner too -- both are highly usable ratios with 26-inch wheels.

surly's singlespeeds are good, if a bit overbuilt. they're great bikes for the money though, and for what they are, the ride is dialed. if you're in the clydesdale class, you might as well stop looking -- surly's got your back.

i'm not a fan of eccentric bottom brackets, but if i was, i'd have a salsa el mariachi in my stable already. if you're an eccentric lover (and don't get me wrong, i'm eccentric -- i just don't love eccentric bbs), it's an awesome frame for the $$.

but you can also look at a singlespeed buid-up as a way to revive a beautiful old frame that you've had hanging in the closet. frankenbikes rock! don't be afraid to experiment -- not every frame makes a great ss frame. i like my singles to be quick, responsive, springy, light, durable -- notice stable isn't one of my top five needs -- I'd rather have a quick handling singlespeed than a slow, stable handler.

kona has several killer singlespeeds, or singlespeed candidates in their stable. in 2007 you can get a singlespeed from them in 26- or 29-inch wheels in steel, or 29-inches in scandium. and kona's cost-to-performance is just about as good as surly's -- some might argue it's better (cory, if you're reading this, that means you), and i'd say they've got a strong case.

if i was going custom, it'd be either a soulcraft or a black sheep. both of those guys are doing absolutely stunning work these days.

Any hardtail mtb can be a single speed. You just need a single speed rear wheel with a White Industry ENO ECC hub. Makes just about any mtn bike into a single speed. The wheel is going to cost around $250.
But if you want brand names that make a single speed model then get a Bianchi Lewis or M.U.S.S. or just go into any bicycle store and ask if they sell single speed mtb bikes. Prices around $850 for a rigid ride and $1200+ for one with a sus fork.

Bianchi, Spot, Soulcraft, Surly, Gunnar, Redline, Kona all make great ss.

I just got a haro mary ss 29er and rigid.I'm building it up ,so I can put what components I want on it.I've been reading everything about it and it seems to be solid.I've been riding my 07 trek 8000 singlespeed .Its easy to convert a geared bike to try ss

i have a bianchi i got from the dirt rag crew for 150 dollars. added some paul and mavic comps and i love it, kinda feel bad for the geared klein, it just sits there

I've been riding a Vassago Jabberwocky for about a month full rigid. I absolutley love the frame. I was riding a Fisher Rig and just transfered all the parts over from it to the Jabber. The ride of the Rig doesn't even come close to the Jabber. If you are in the market for a SS frame look up Vassago.

I have a Rig, so I'm interested in how the geometry is different. I like the Rig toptube length. Anyway, I'm going to dig in here. Thanks!

Walker T

Off the road, on the mind...

I don't think the geometry is to different, but the steel make a big difference.

Surly Karate Monkey is a sweet rigid 29er that has horizontal dropouts for SS, Fixie, or gears.