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You are generally removing stuff when going from geared to ss/fixed, the only things I can think of that are ss specific are chainring bolts and chain. Having said that....
What kind of drop outs has the frame got?
If they're vertical it can be tricky to get chain tension without using a singulator type device. "Magic" chain length (a half link chain or even just a few links are useful here) or drilling/grinding a wee bit out of the dropout can work.
What cranks are currently on the bike?
You might be able to remove a couple of chain rings and save yourself the cost of a "dedicated" single speed chainset. Or just run whichever chainring you want, leaving the others on there.
What sort of hub/gear arrangement is on the current rear wheel?
As with the chainring, it's possible to leave all cogs at the back but only use one of them - if you're not running a dérailleur then whatever cog you put the chain on, it stays on. A single speed kit for a cassette rear hub costs about £20, it's just a cog with bigger teeth and some spacers. This lets you adjust the chainline too...
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It's got horizontal drop outs, the crank has two or three gears. I need to measure the spacing to be sure as all I know is it's a standard Raleigh road frame 501 tubing. I think ideally he wants to get a flip flop hub but it's all on a budget!
I suppose he just needs cranks and a wheel, then we can start to strip away all the stuff and make it look nice!
Thanks for your reply
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Single speed converter will be the cheapest way of converting the rear wheel, and you should be able to use the cranks on there with a little jiggery pokery. A fixed/free wheel will allow you to decide whether or not you want to ride fixed (in Brighton, hills = nice to be able to freewheel/but you're not a cool fixeh skidder) You can pick these up cheap, on here usually for less than £50 (for just a rear) steer clear of the cheap ones knocking around on ebay, the hubs are made of cheese, and you won't save any money than way. You should be able to stuff the wheel in there, steel frames can take a reasonable amount of persuassion, and 501 is nothing to worry about value wise so it should be fine! Keep all the parts you strip, scrub them, list them on ebay and you will probably have enough to do the whole thing for near enough nothing...
Depending how adventurous you want to get, you can put an axle bolt, through a front disc hub, and bolt a sprocket onto it, lace to a rim, and you have a fixed wheel...Velo solo bolt on cogs have a life time warrantee and are about £22.
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cinelli devo over sized stem and itm 1" to 1 1/8th converter both brand new unused £30
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Cinelli Valencia bars - black - 31.8 - £10
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26" Rear wheel, system ex fixed-fixed hub on a mavic 317 disc rim, 3x lacing
Tenner?
Plus I have a freecycle cheapo front wheel, 700c
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my swinnerton lo-pro for sale £400 ono or may split
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those flat bars go for 60 quid new. fuck knows why, if theyre the same as the ones they stock on the completes
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I stupidly bought the wrong size shoes, so have a pair of size 46 Shimano M077 SPD shoes for sale here:
http://www.lfgss.com/thread73479.html#post2443932
Free beer for thr Brightonian that saves me having to post them.
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Paul what size is that in uk, and what size do you normally take?
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Ah, jeeze. I'm an 11/12 in normal trainers guy, sorry man!
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Stuff for sale in classifieds including my old CONDOR (ST 56cm c-t-t) and some 110BCD 5 bolt 165mm cranks, good for POLO. Also misc stuff including bars and saddle
http://www.lfgss.com/thread70745.html