Might go single-speed...

[saltyman]

friday afternoon SS bling maybe?

my mate is going to SS his p7 soon (mr savory on here) this thread will help him loads, nice one.

 

[6.5x55]

Can I just say that the post above this one is severe bike porn .

Cheers for the advice chaps, if i ever get a modern bike, I'm going to SS my current bike .

 

[saltyman]

cheers, i love it.


i have a old trek 6500 im planning on SS too, as a hack bike. its addictive and the fact there is barely any issues when its done is a bonus....no setting gears etc.

 

[NakedGav]

I'm considering a singlespeed myself, am I right in thinking that the above Hope hubs are the same as for a screw on cassette just dished differently for SS ?

 

[6.5x55]

Also, what ratios do you guys run? My front middle is a 32 so I figured a 16 for the back?

 

[saltyman]

mines running:

Boone Ti 17t with VeloSolo spacers at the rear
Middleburn 34t on the front

some folk go 36 front/16 rear etc etc......

 

[hamster]

Mine (blue one) is. It's an old conventional screw-on hub.

How to do it (assuming a bare hub)
1 Take off the end pieces (mine has a tiny allen grub screw on each)
2 Tap out the axle and one bearing
3 Remove bearing from axle
4 Refit the axle the other way round
5 Refit bearing and end caps.
6 Relace the wheel with left spokes on the right and vice versa.

You end up with a wheel with the dish the other way round (flat side is on the left). It works fine with a 107 ish mm bottom bracket (dependent on cranks) and gives a perfect chainline with the middle ring.

 

[6.5x55]

Just ordered a Gusset 16 tooth cog off the 'bay - excited now and an incentive to carry on !

 

[saltyman]

superb.


look in here for more inspiration.....

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... &start=240

 

[suburbanreuben]

It's addictive. I built my first SS about a year ago, and I've since built two more. I'm expecting my first dedicted SS frame any day now... :roll:
I just can't be arsed to fit gears. I don't need them, and nor do you!