Single Speed

Urban Handjob

• Owner: Asher Davis
• Country: Australia
• Brand: Cove
• Model: Handjob
• Posted: 26 April 2009

About this bike

I was originally going to build a super lightweight (sub 8kg) single speed, but none of the frames I wanted were available. I saw this frame (as a complete bike) on Ebay and realised steel is real and I had to have it! Received the bike, stripped, and rebuilt it with parts I had for the once super light single speed dream. I am very happy with it, there is only a couple of little things to change and I am hoping to get the weight to 9.07kg, may be a bit over that though when completely finished.

Brakes:
Avid Elixir CR 160mm(average 415g an end) now front and rear

Cassette:
Gusset SS cog + cassette spacers (60g)

Chain:
KMC Craptacular Z9000 (~280g)

Crankset:
Shimano SLX w blackspire 46t ring (780g)

Fork:
Pace RC31 carbon rigid with Mg dropouts + Carbon Caps (704g)

Frame:
Cove Handjob XC 17.5” with 4 x steel WBC bolts (1980g)

Grips:
Ravx Foam + plastic ends (36g)

Handlebar:
Bontrager low rise (~260g) being replaced with a Ritchey WCS alloy flat bar

Headset:
Ritchey Pro (130g)

Pedals:
Crank Brothers Candy (290g)

Quick Releases:
Front - Mavic (70g)
Rear - An old black thing (70g)

Rim Tape:
Maxxis (10g)

Seat Binder:
BBB (50g)

Seat:
Vapour Race (225g)

Seatpost:
Thomson Elite 27.2 x 350mm SB (240g)

Stem:
Thomson Elite (200g)

Tensioner:
Fire Eye Spur (110g)
Tyre & Tubes:
Michelin Country Rock (1100g)
Maxxis FlyWeight x 2 (99/tube)

Wheelset:
Mavic XC717/DT Swiss Revo/Hope Pro 2(~1620g)