Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - singlespeed conversion ??

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f1 8430173
03-22-07, 02:32 PM
ive been trying to figure out how to make a rear wheel tha currently has a cassette into singlespeed. is it even possible? if it is canyou please explain to me what it is that i have to do or what i have to buy to convert it. the wheel is a vuelta stylus. it has a 7-speed cassette.

thank you

dutret
03-22-07, 02:33 PM
take off the cassette. put a single cog on it with the appropriate spacers on each side and your done.
San Rensho
03-22-07, 02:50 PM
Assuming you have a double chainring set up, an even easier, but not very elegant way to convert is to just shorten the chain and go directly from the chainring to a cog in back, bypassing the rear der.

If you go with the small CR and the 15 or 16 tooth cog on the back, that should give you a gear in the low 70 inches, which is a good around town gear.

Chainline may not be that great, but it should work.

JakcBeNimble
03-22-07, 03:01 PM
http://sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html

Look at the section labeled "Cassette hubs."
diff_lock2
03-22-07, 03:25 PM
CLICK DIS (http://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=140393&highlight=hyperglide)
dekalbSTEEL
03-22-07, 06:06 PM
Here's what it would look like

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3336/hpim1613smallgj1.jpg