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Ah, but a wheel in a bikeshop is likely to cost me well over the value of my bike, which I approximate to be roughly £10, half of which is on inner tubes and break cables.

Racists, always a glib answer.

I'm in Notts, should I be looking for a second hand bike shop..

Well, from more research, I might be best purchasing a whole wheel flip flop hub assembly, as I don't have the kit to put together from scratch... Then as long as my cranks aren't too long (175mm) then I shouldn't need anything else but a chain. But where does one get a wheel from?

Cheers

Really? why so... I started looking into it when my chainring got badly buckled, but I managed to cannibalize a new one from my mothers bike (ladies version bought at the same time and rusting in the garden back home), I replaced the bottom bracket and rear wheel... it's running better but thought it would be a good conversion project...

Hello folks,

I'm planning a conversion of my rather knackered Kalkahoff racer to fixed gear or possibly a single speed followed by fixed.

Bike: www.photosinthedark.com/Personal/Canal

It was my fathers originally, so there is sentimentality connected.

It's got a shimano UG style freewheel hub at the back.

(i'm pretty sure this is a screw on variety... if so then i'll be doing the following)

I'm thinking I can remove this (heading to bike shop as I have no tool for the job)

Then spin on a single speed BMX cog, or a fixed with bottom bracket lock ring (I have a spare)

... from here i'm not sure if I'll need to re-dish the wheel or not, or whether the above will work!

Any recommendations much appreciated!

Cheers

Toby