Should I Go SS on my CAAD 9 ?

gb155
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Pro and Con's please?
Pro's from me:
I can use the Groupo on another bike
My Caad9 will make an excellent SS commuter
Con's
Killing the race pedigree by stealing the gears
Your thoughts ????
Pro's from me:
I can use the Groupo on another bike
My Caad9 will make an excellent SS commuter
Con's
Killing the race pedigree by stealing the gears
Your thoughts ????
On a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.
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Why would you even....“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Bad idea.0
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:shock:
No.
just no.
If you want a SS, buy something like a Pompino, or an old 80s steel roadie to convert.Misguided Idealist0 -
If it's just a case of you want to try single speed, go with a reynolds frame from the bay, there are loads of them out there for not much money.- Genesis Equilibrium Athena
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Do it! :twisted:And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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um drop outs? going to be vertical isn't it? which means a chain tensioner etc.
But other than that, if it's good for old road bikes then it's good for newer ones.0 -
roger merriman wrote:um drop outs? going to be vertical isn't it? which means a chain tensioner etc.
But other than that, if it's good for old road bikes then it's good for newer ones.
Chain tensioners aren't hard, an old rear mech works great, and I'm sure pretty much everyone has one kicking about somewhere. You can even mod them to make them lighter, like mine.And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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Do it on 52x11I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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Try it ..if you don't like it, convert it back
Personally I wouldn't. If I had that frame, I'd want to treat it to shiny bits, including gears, and pedal as fast as I could in the top gear, then tackle the biggest climbs like Lance :P0 -
Depends. Are you cool?0
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Like putting an electric motor in your Bentley Continental GT: might look cool, but a waste of what it's designed for and highly impractical.0
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erm don't touch the shifters when riding
job done.0 -
If you do, this is a better (though price) option for a nice conversion:
http://www.forwardcycle.com/
I used one on a Ribble winter frame for a year with no problems.0 -
If you must then please don't get use one of the awful chain tensioners, you can get a half link chain and one of those eccentriciser bottom bracket thingies. But a steel frame and proper singlespeed/fixed rear wheel would be much better than any conversion job you could make to the Dale, you'd ruin a lovely bike.0
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prj45 wrote:God man, NO! Your bike will weep as you effectively limit it to about 20mph. And anyway, just NO!
Is that the fastest a SS will go? Man i'm glad i ride FG :P0 -
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If you convert, you will most likely need to change:
- shifters to brake levers
- chainset
- rear wheel (possibly)
For about the same price you could pick up (as suggested above) a Pompino or simmilar off fleaBay, leaving you with the CAAD9 and a SS bike.0 -
personally - I would buy an old frame with horizontal dropouts or a cheap track frame. Loads on ebay.0
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Why? Do you really find gears that difficult to use/maintain? If you want a tougher workout, just stick it in the big ring on the front and the little one on the back.
If you are doing it for style, then I have nothing to say to you.....0 -
Bad idea Gaz.. Its too good a bike to convert.
Buy the components and build a fixie (or its vanilla cousin the SS) yourself.FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees
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Stuck 25 miles on it today
You are right
Too good to go SS on
It's gears are saved.....:DOn a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.0 -
You should build a fixie. Great fun.FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees
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EKE_38BPM wrote:You should build a fixie. Great fun.
Im too dangerous LOLOn a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back
December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs
July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles
http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.0 -
only if you do it with a magic ratio or an eccentric BB, and then only fixed not SS. Everyone knows SS is the exceptionally soft option and you'll just look a bit of a nob jockey who's done a hashed conversion.0
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Canny Jock wrote:If you do, this is a better (though price) option for a nice conversion:
http://www.forwardcycle.com/
I used one on a Ribble winter frame for a year with no problems.
Did you buy from a UK supplier or ship it over (how much did that cost)?0 -
I re-flipped the flop on my Day One at the weekend, going back to SS. I must say I found the bike had regained the fun-factor that I never realised it had lost since I went fixed. I was bouncing around on it again, hopping off curbs and wearing a huge grin. Fixed seemed too serious on it, never enjoyed it as much.
Only went fixed in the snow as my free-wheel froze at -14 C. More reliable, perhaps, but a whole-lot less fun.0 -
But the CAAD9 is like the best aluminium race/commuter frame around the £1000 mark (when dripped with 105). That's like the biggest most competitive price point and that bike stands out like a shinning beacon of hope!Food Chain number = 4
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