An SS question which has probably been asked lots before

miggy_magic
miggy_magic Posts: 14
edited July 2009 in The workshop
Dear kind people,

I am in the middle of converting a crappy old road bike into a single speed effort. However, I think I am a bit out of my depth in some regards (not surprising to people who know me).

My question is: Do I need a special type of rear wheel and hub or can I just remove all the cogs/sprockets that are there on my current wheel and insert spacers in their place, along with the single sprocket I need?

Ta.
FCN 10
Member of Hybrids Anonymous

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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    If the crappy road bike has a cassette rear wheel then you can get away with buying a sprocket and spacer kit, if the wheel has a screw-on freewheel, then in theory all you need to do is take the freewheel off but the chainline will be very wrong. You can buy 130OLD SS hubs and rebuild the wheel.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • miggy_magic
    miggy_magic Posts: 14
    redvee wrote:
    If the crappy road bike has a cassette rear wheel then you can get away with buying a sprocket and spacer kit, if the wheel has a screw-on freewheel, then in theory all you need to do is take the freewheel off but the chainline will be very wrong. You can buy 130OLD SS hubs and rebuild the wheel.

    Many thanks, redvee. I currently have a cassette on the wheel. Sounds like I'm all set then.
    FCN 10
    Member of Hybrids Anonymous

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