I picked up an old bike from ebay, with the intention of doing it up and using it as a winter/tourer. Alas, it just wasnt good enough for that but I dont want to waste it so i'm going to turn it into a single speed bike.
Never had a fixie/single speed before so I have a few things i'm not sure about and hope some people here can help....
If i whip off the old (5 speed) block, can i just replace with a single speed freewheel? (i.e. can you get compatible screw-on, single speed freewheels?) I've looked on eBay but they all look like they're for BMX's !!
The rear dropouts are the normal forward-facing dropouts (with a gear hanger) but normally, fixies have rear-facing drop outs. Whats the significance of that and does it make a difference?
Lastly, Whats the recomended gear ratio? (I'll probably cheat a bit and use the original double-ring crank so i'll have a choice of 42T or 52T at the front)
Any other advice/suggestions/top tips?
Thanks
Rob
Never had a fixie/single speed before so I have a few things i'm not sure about and hope some people here can help....
If i whip off the old (5 speed) block, can i just replace with a single speed freewheel? (i.e. can you get compatible screw-on, single speed freewheels?) I've looked on eBay but they all look like they're for BMX's !!
The rear dropouts are the normal forward-facing dropouts (with a gear hanger) but normally, fixies have rear-facing drop outs. Whats the significance of that and does it make a difference?
Lastly, Whats the recomended gear ratio? (I'll probably cheat a bit and use the original double-ring crank so i'll have a choice of 42T or 52T at the front)
Any other advice/suggestions/top tips?
Thanks
Rob