What makes the ONLY ONE unique?
The Speedhound Dropout System. No other bike has anything like it.

How much does the ONLY ONE cost?
We are estimating a retail price of about $1,500 for the frameset. The retail price of a complete bike will depend entirely on how you equip it. Figure on adding $1,000 and up for new parts.

Where will Speedhound bikes be sold?
We are selling our products only through independent bicycle dealers. We do not sell over the Internet or direct to the consumer.

How do I become a Speedhound dealer?
We are seeking independent bicycle dealers who understand and appreciate the value of a fine steel frame and who custom assemble bikes for their customers. Please leave us your contact information if you are interested in selling the ONLY ONE. We are a small, start-up company and do not want to extend beyond our ability to deliver.

When will the ONLY ONE be available?
We are projecting to deliver our first production framesets in the Spring of 2010.

Do you sell complete bikes?
The ONLY ONE is sold as a frameset (frame and fork) only. The design of the ONLY ONE is so adaptable that we didn't want to limit your options or ideas. You decide how you want to build the bike up. We are looking at offering drivetrain kits for the Gates Carbon Drive System.

Can I get the ONLY ONE without a fork?
We've designed the frame and fork to work together and we would be sad if you used someone else's fork. Many frame makers don't bother making their own forks anymore, but we think a bike succeeds on the qualities of its fork. ONLY ONE frames and forks come with matching serial numbers.

What colors does the ONLY ONE come in?
We have eight colors:

• Ace Red -- ripped from Baron von R's triplane.
• TRO Orange -- our first orange was too "safety," this is The Right One.
• Ray Yellow -- more citrus than school bus.
• Nut Green -- that would be pistachio.
• Our Blue -- Speedhound's fave, sometimes reads a little purple.
• New Black -- kind of satin, kind of matte, not glossy.
• Ice Cream -- slightly off white, vanilla.
• TiS Grey -- like raw titanium, with sparkles.  Our only metallic.

What sizes does the ONLY ONE come in?
The frames are 51, 54, 56, 58, and 61 cm, measured center-to-top. All sizes are designed for 700C wheels. Please see our website for frame geometry information.

Where is the ONLY ONE made?
The frame and fork are made in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We contract all of the cutting, brazing, welding, and finishing work in the Twin Cities. The tubes, bottom bracket shell, dropouts, seatstay and chainstay bridges, brake bosses, badges, paint and decals are all U.S. made.  The following components come from Taiwan and Italy: fork crown, fork tips, top eyes, shifter bosses, brake cable stops, and water bottle bosses.
 
Who designed the ONLY ONE?
The ONLY ONE was conceived of and designed by Chris Cleveland, the inventor of the Speedhound Dropout System, and a founder of Speedhound Bikes.

How does the Speedhound Dropout System work?
The patent pending Speedhound Dropout System consists of receivers that are permanently attached to the seatstays and chainstays. Replaceable dropouts are fastened to the receivers with standard 10 mm chainring hardware. The beauty of the system is that it allows you to change out the dropouts, giving you horizontal track-style or the vertical derailleur option. It also allows the spacing between the dropouts to be adjusted.

How do you get a belt into the rear triangle?
The drive side receiver is split in two, with a gap for the belt to pass through. This gap is exposed when the dropout plate is unbolted from the receiver. The split receiver also lets you remove and replace a chain without breaking it.

Does the ONLY ONE come with both sets of dropouts?
Yes, you get both the vertical derailleur dropouts and the track-style dropouts, with all mounting hardware.

What does QVAVIS VELOCITATE mean, and how do you pronounce it?
Quavis velocitate is Latin for "go your own speed," our company motto. It is pronounced "qua weece way low see ta tay." (I'll bet you weren't expecting that.) In Latin, V is pronounced like our W. C is pronounced just as in English, unlike the "ch" sound of modern Italian. On our frame decal, we followed the old Roman convention of using only capital letters (Romans didn't have lower case). They also didn't have the letter U, but used V instead. That's why we have a V following the Q.