Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - half-link, tensioners, etc?

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gbike
12-28-04, 08:20 AM
Converting my Fisher 'Genesis' frame to a SS...

I want to keep it cheap and as 'clean' as possible, so I'm thinking about a half-link from Spicer. To those using them, are they pretty reliable? I'm hoping to use a 32x16, without a tensioner.

Its a cheap experiment anyway, so I'll get one and try it, just wondering if anyone has any reviews.

Also saw a DMN tensioner for $12. Being that cheap, I'm sure its not too great, but if it only had to take up a couple of mms of slack... maybe it would work? Anyone use them?

Finally, anyone know of any 'magic' gear combos that'll work with a Fisher genesis geometry?

Thanks

legalize_it
12-28-04, 08:24 AM
white ind. eccentric SS hub is the magic gear combo for any bike with vertical drops. but itll cost ya :)
scheissmacht
12-28-04, 05:34 PM
I don't know how much the Spicer part is but you can get KMC offset links from bikepartsusa.com for 99 cents. I used them one my fixed gear road bike conversion and my roommate's single speed mtb conversion, seem to be holding up fine.

arboc!
12-28-04, 05:42 PM
Converting my Fisher 'Genesis' frame to a SS...

I want to keep it cheap and as 'clean' as possible, so I'm thinking about a half-link from Spicer. To those using them, are they pretty reliable? I'm hoping to use a 32x16, without a tensioner.

Its a cheap experiment anyway, so I'll get one and try it, just wondering if anyone has any reviews.

Also saw a DMN tensioner for $12. Being that cheap, I'm sure its not too great, but if it only had to take up a couple of mms of slack... maybe it would work? Anyone use them?

Finally, anyone know of any 'magic' gear combos that'll work with a Fisher genesis geometry?

Thanks does your bike have vertical or horizontal drop outs?
arboc!
12-28-04, 05:43 PM
half links usually work... but if it doesnt take out enough slack you can use a tentioner... i have one if youd like it.
seely
12-28-04, 05:44 PM
does your bike have vertical or horizontal drop outs?

Vertical, which is why he is asking about halflinks and tensioners... :rolleyes:
arboc!
12-28-04, 05:46 PM
well i have horizontal drop outs and i used to have a tentioner.
seely
12-28-04, 11:26 PM
well i have horizontal drop outs and i used to have a tentioner.

If you have a P1, you have extremely short (to the point of utter uselessness) track ends, not horizontal dropouts.