You are reading a single comment by @TM and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@TM
Cheers, had the GT since I was 11, it's just slowly evolved! Those v brakes are actually more powerful than alot of disc brakes I've tried, however as soon as they get wet/muddy braking is less effective and they can rub.
Building a singlespeed MTB for my sister, gonna be a simple city bike. really don't want to use a chaintensioner, as I've had a couple of friends who've experienced problems running them. My sister is about as mechanically minded as a Daim bar, so the bike just needs to be set up once and never go wrong.
when you finish this I'd be interested to know how easy it was finding a magic gear, and if you have any problem with chain slack once it stretches a bit.