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single speed

  • 21-02-2011 12:34pm
    #1
    full gas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭


    is it possible to convert my mtbike to a single speed,


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  • #2
    mvpr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 295 ✭✭mvpr


    full gas wrote: »
    is it possible to convert my mtbike to a single speed,

    Yes. May prove costly though. See this link for details:

    http://www.sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html


  • #3
    full gas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭full gas


    cheers just what i was looking for !!!


  • #4
    happytramp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭happytramp


    Depends on the drop-outs for the rear wheel.

    dropf-short.gif

    If they are of the horizontal type then yes, if not then most likely no. You need to be able to slide the axle of the rear wheel back and forth to make sure the chain is tight, since there's no gear mechanism to keep it tensioned.


  • #5
    happytramp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭happytramp


    Beat me to it mvpr :(


  • #6
    Morgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    full gas wrote: »
    cheers just what i was looking for !!!

    Nah, this is what you're looking for ;)

    http://www.mtbr.com/ssfaqcrx.aspx

    And also a gratuitous link to the Singlespeed Worlds in August:

    http://www.sswc2011.ie/


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