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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.
See the sales page for details on how to order, or perhaps arrange a test ride near you.

 

Hummingbird

Since the release of the Swift people have asked us about a 26" wheeled version. Despite the evident enthusiasm for 29" wheels, I've never been against the idea. There is a practical limit to how small a suspension capable 29" wheel bike can be made - that being the reason we've only ever offered the Swift down to a medium size. The Hummingbird makes the virtues of a Singular frameset available to people requiring a smaller bike. There is a twist however. As what we believe is an industry first, the Hummingbird can also use a 29" front wheel when using the specific rigid front fork. This fork has a large amount of rake, keeping the wheel away from the smaller riders toes, and keeping the handling sharp with the bigger wheel. The frame will also work with a 26" front wheel and suspension fork of between 80mm and 120mm of travel.

26" front wheel and suspension or

29" front wheel and a rigid fork

The Hummingbird is available in three sizes, small (22.3" ETT), medium (23.3" ETT) and large (24.3" ETT) sizes

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 2.0” 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.

The frame is designed to 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. A Peregrine will do basically anything you ask of it.

Below are a few more pertinent details:

  • At present we only offer three sizes of Peregrine. 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.
  • Designed for drops - the Peregrine is intended to be set up with drop bars, whether these are regular road drops, flared drops for off road use, or an ultra shallow drop moustache type bar is your call depending on preference and setup. That's not to say they can't be used with a flat bar, just that it's not the intention.
  • Eccentric Bottom Bracket shell and insert. EBB shells have been used for many years in tandems as a device to tension the timing chain linking front and rear cranks. Used on a single bike they add versatility, giving the option of using an internal geared hub or a single gear while still maintaning easy set up of a disc brake.
  • Disc only – this frame being intended to cope with the mud and dirt of the forest or the wet and gime of a winter's road with a load on, disc brakes were really the sensible choice.
  • 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. There are triple water bottle cage mounts, and full braze ons for racks and mudguards without interfering with the disc caliper.