"Beyond Economical Repair" i'll make it a single speed!

spudstickle

bought a 2nd hand Dahon Cadenza XL folding MTB 13 months ago, i have recently been going through spokes like a champ and getting them replaced and the wheel trued monthly, today i took it into the new LBS for a service and rear wheel rebuild (hoping some DT Swiss spokes might help me a bit)

long story short, the Alfine hub is shot to bits (i have long expected as such and it drops gears all the time) and they guy said its a few hundred quid for parts and labour on top. as i cant afford this, and its an internal hub anyway i'm hoping to make it a single speed

i have since been told its a centre lock rotor - 26" rims (non QR) and i need as many spokes as possible (fat bastard) and i have no idea if its possible to convert.

i HAD hoped that i could get a cheapy mtb wheel, chuck on the wiggle conversion kit for £8 and that would be it.

The Rookie

Yes it is, it is probably however most economical to buy a decent enough rear wheel and disc rather than splurging on a new hub, complete set of spokes (number to match the rim) and a build which would probably cost about £75.

Any geared hub can be converted to single speed using a single speed conversion.
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/SKOOSSKK/o ... verter-kit

Pair of wheels for £80
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/WPSHOEMDE/ ... k-wheelset

Or just a rear for £54
https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-de ... 54304.html, you'll need to get a 6 bolt disc though.

mtb-idle

Go for it, that's what I did to my winter commuter. Velosolo make some great bits for fixed or single speeding

http://velosolo.co.uk/