MarinMartin
Marin Fan
hi everyone. Ok so a friend had a couple of bikes she wanted gone and one of them is an Old Raleigh 10 speed road bike. No idea on model as the decal have worn off (think it says Pulsar from what's left)but it's in rough shape to say the least. Now the problem I have is this. I really want to strip it and repaint it to make it look nice as the paint is flaking off it and its rusty etc but one problem I've found is the rear derailleur hanger is threaded so a rear mech won't stay in there.
The wheels are shot so would be replacing them anyway and got me debating shall I try one of those mech hanger savers and stick to 10 speed or do I have a bit of fun and go single speed (not fixie).
the problem I have is I've never touched single speed other than BMX in my life. Can I just get a single speed conversion to fit to normal wheels and then just have a single crank up front or do I need tensioners etc (I think it's got the old horizontal dropouts)
thanks
The wheels are shot so would be replacing them anyway and got me debating shall I try one of those mech hanger savers and stick to 10 speed or do I have a bit of fun and go single speed (not fixie).
the problem I have is I've never touched single speed other than BMX in my life. Can I just get a single speed conversion to fit to normal wheels and then just have a single crank up front or do I need tensioners etc (I think it's got the old horizontal dropouts)
thanks