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06-06-11, 11:44 PM

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Do this...

Remove the derailleurs and the inner chain ring... lay the chain across the middle of the freewheel on a cog that is 18-20 teeth and shorten the chain to fit that gearing.

Voila... a single speed that cost nothing.

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