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wowza....will you deliver by helicopter?!
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How about you email me the photo then i post it on here?...how much is postage?
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Interested...will you drop any further?
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photo please!
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cheers everyone!...some really helpful responses. I think I'll go for option 1 first, then perhaps if i get adventurous I might explore option 3 with a flip-flop hub, so that I can give fixed riding a go....we'll see! I'll keep you posted on my progress, and I expect I'll be back here with more troubleshooting questions along the way. thanks again!
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so, I've been getting 'sheldoned up' and I'm planning to embark on my first single speed conversion, using a couple of old (1980s), geared road bikes. I would like to spend as little as possible, but get relatively safe/reliable and decent results.
There seem to be three main options when it comes to sorting out the rear wheel.
- obtain a wheel with a cassette hub and fit a single sprocket with spacers
- re-dish a freewheel-based wheel and thread on a bmx freewheel
- build a new wheel from scratch
However, I haven't been able to find much information on the relative pros and cons of these 3 methods (mainly in terms of final result and cost). I would be quite happy to spend some time learning to build/re-dish wheels (and have already found plenty of related advice on this forum), but what would the advantages of this be when compared to option 1 (which seems like a cheap and adequate solution)?
any advice would be great! cheers.
- obtain a wheel with a cassette hub and fit a single sprocket with spacers
Little chance of this surfacing but worth a try - Had my brooks swift nicked from mile end rd this afternoon. It's chrome with honey brown leather. Also it has a distinctive dent on the underside of the leather (about 1cm long and a few mm deep). ...keeping my eyes peeled on gumtree and ebay.