Crude single speed conversion
Winder and gears were not cooperating with my winter beater so I made a crude single speed by ditching the derailleurs and shortening the chain and putting it around the 14 tooth ring on the rear freewheel and the middle 38 tooth ring in the front. I took it for a test ride and the gear is higher than I prefer (I made a mistake and ended up with a chain too short to use on anything but the 14 tooth rear) but it works. Before I start using this to go to work I was wondering if there are any known issues (safety or otherwise) or things to be aware of when doing this type of crude conversion.