I picked up a 1998 Kona Cinder Cone on Craigs List from a guy here in Houston. It was his own ss project that he started and bailed on. I gladly took it over from him...to finish what he had started. That's when the plan started to go sideways. I did not know about all the specific ss parts you needed, or what was required to turn a geared mt bike into a singlespeed...most of which centers around the vertical dropouts. See, the vertical dropout does not allow for adjusting the tension of the chain - which is what the derailleur does on geared bikes. You can compensate for that with a few different solutions...all of which I had never even heard of...things like "eccentric bottom bracket" or "eccentric rear hub". Basically, these are special bike parts that allow for slight rotation on a cam to adjust the chain just right.
After more research and and talking to my LBS about other singlespeed solutions I decided against the eccentrics (which cost $200 ) and found a frame builder who can put a torch on the rear drops and braze on the Paul Component Horizontal Sliders. It will be done right and look cool. Now you know the story about the FRAME. Stay tuned for the rest of the build plan!
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