thehotshot
01-05-09, 12:05 PM
hi all- i have Neuvation Rear Wheel with 9 speed cassette, however i want to convert to single speed freewheel (or one speed cassette?). what are my options? thanks!
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - converting 9speed cassete rear wheel one speed freewheel
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queerpunk
01-05-09, 12:21 PM
you're going to need some more spacers. but you remove the cassette, which is made up of 9 cogs and a bunch of spacers. Then you put some spacers on, throw a cog on, add some more spacers, and top it off with a lockring. Put the cog in line with your chainring and you're golden.
fuzz2050
01-05-09, 04:24 PM
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/imgWrapper.aspx?img=/cs/CS405Z00_____2.jpg&type=3
Should be about 15, 20 dollars from just about any shop
Should be about 15, 20 dollars from just about any shop
unogear
01-05-09, 06:15 PM
In addition, (I guess the frame won't have track or horizontal drop) you will need a chain tensioner and short chainring bolds (if you have double chainring front).
thehotshot
01-07-09, 01:41 PM
cool, thanks all for the post and the pics. very helpful.
jzsoup
01-07-09, 02:46 PM
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/imgWrapper.aspx?img=/cs/CS405Z00_____2.jpg&type=3
Should be about 15, 20 dollars from just about any shop
How redneck are you?:D Because I used PVC pipe from Home Depot for the spacers. A 10' stick costs just under $4.00, and that gives you just enough extra to mess up a couple hundred times cutting the pieces to size. I bought a BMX cog, but you could probably find a way to break up the cassette if you were so inclined. Then just put the lockring from said cassette on top.
I thought maybe someone in Home Depot would be curious as to why I had a rear wheel in the store, but true to Home Depot employee custom, none could be found the entire time I was there. I swear, the first thing they teach their employees on day 1 of orientation is to say, "I don't know. This isn't my department."
Anyway, that's one way to do it.
Should be about 15, 20 dollars from just about any shop
How redneck are you?:D Because I used PVC pipe from Home Depot for the spacers. A 10' stick costs just under $4.00, and that gives you just enough extra to mess up a couple hundred times cutting the pieces to size. I bought a BMX cog, but you could probably find a way to break up the cassette if you were so inclined. Then just put the lockring from said cassette on top.
I thought maybe someone in Home Depot would be curious as to why I had a rear wheel in the store, but true to Home Depot employee custom, none could be found the entire time I was there. I swear, the first thing they teach their employees on day 1 of orientation is to say, "I don't know. This isn't my department."
Anyway, that's one way to do it.