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Swift
The first bike to come out of the Singular stable is the kind of bike we generally like to ride the most. It’s an absolutely no-compromise 29” wheeled mountain bike with an attention to geometry that makes for a fantastic handling bike, whether rigid or suspended. Check out the Views section for more of a discussion on 29” wheels, but suffice to say, we’re sold, and reckon if you’re over 5’8” you’ll only need to try them once to change your mind as well. |
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The Swift takes after its namesake, one of the quickest around it darts and dives like no other, but it’s comfy and stable enough to be a joy to ride all day. In nature swifts do it all ‘on the wing’, eat, sleep, even re-produce – you won’t want to get off your Swift either, except perhaps for the last of these… Our Views page will tell you more about the thought process behind all the angles, tube length and type, but that all fades into insignificance as soon as you ride one. |
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The Swift comes in two configurations. We love single-speeds, but appreciate not everyone else does, or wants to ride with one gear all the time. Therefore you can have a straight up geared frame, with all the fitments you need to run 27 gears if that’s your thing. Or the Swift SS comes with a Phil Wood eccentric in the oversized bottom bracket shell. We also leave off all the cable stops for a nice clean finish. Thanks to the eccentric you have hassle free use of disc brakes, and no futzing with horizontal drops and chain tugs to get the chain tension spot on. There’s still a derailleur hanger on SS so if the mood or need takes you to run a 1x9 you can do so with some stick on guides and full length housing.
See the sales page for details on how to order, or perhaps arrange a test ride near you. |
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Peregrine
The Peregrine harks back to some of the classic all-rounder bikes of old. Sturdy enough to hit the dirt, nimble enough for some singletrack, stable enough for touring – the Peregrine will do what you want to do, take you where you want to go. There’s enough clearance for 1.8” wide 29” tyres for true off-roading, or a nice fat 700x37 (even with mudguards) for touring, around town, or a bit of rough stuffing. Full braze-ons for racks and mudguards mean you’re set for some long touring as well.
Whether you are headed off on a cross-country tour, or just headed to work, the Peregrine will give you sharp yet predictable handling. Long stays and a low bottom bracket mean stability even with a load. At Singular we don’t believe ‘stable’ needs to mean it handles like a cumbersome old truck. Unloaded, you can still rip along your local trails or even enter a local ‘cross race or two should the mood take you. At heart, a Peregrine will do basically anything you ask of it.
We have now finalised the specifications for the Peregrines:
- Three sizes – 59cm TT, 56.5cm TT, and 54 cm TT. Head tubes, seat tubes and tubing tweaked as appropriate for each size. I would have liked to do a wider range, but given the size of our business at present I’m focussing on those likely to fit most needs. Full geometry details on the Geometry page
- Eccentric Bottom Bracket shell and insert. There were a couple of calls for sliding dropouts, or regular horizontals, but I am sticking to my guns on the EBB as I think it’s the best way to offer Singlespeed or internal hub gear capability both in terms of function and aesthetics.
- Disc only – some people wanted cantis (one even a caliper!) but for the sort of multi purpose all-season use for which this bike is intended, I still felt discs were the way to go, and the majority of opinion was with me.
- Fork – from the unicrown of the first protos I’ve finally gone with a nice lugged traditional crown. I think it fits the overall feel of the bike better and has the added bonus of giving extra tyre clearance without increasing fork length.
- Braze-ons will be guides for both derailleur and brakes. This will maintain a (relatively) clean look for the single-gear crowd, while still giving an all-weather set-up for derailleur gears, or the capacity for a Rohloff hub if desired.
- Paint will be slightly different from what we’ve had on the samples. The colour will be the same deep red with cream head-tube panel, but we’ll have a seat-tube rather than a down-tube panel. There will still be a green Singular down-tube decal and green lug lining.
- We will maintain the original goal of clearance for up to 48mm tyres or 37mm with mudguards.
We are now expecting to take delivery of the first complete batch of Peregrines in July. It's been a long time coming but it will be worth the wait! Until the arrive we are making a special offer on pre-orders of 10% off with a £100 deposit down. We've taken a number of these already so get in while you can to make sure you get the size you need.
Peregrine pre-orders - please specify size in notes field
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