Roadmaster SS
01-03-06, 01:15 AM
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Roadmaster SS
I know this isn't the best way to go SS but if i remove the shifter cable and set the high-limit screw on the derailleur to the gear i want to use all the time I should have a rock-solid ride right??
thanks for your time...
Nick
thanks for your time...
Nick
01-03-06, 02:17 AM
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Paging Sheldon Brown... 
Oh, that's right, he's already addressed the issue on his website...
Google is your friend.
Oh, that's right, he's already addressed the issue on his website...
Google is your friend.
01-03-06, 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Serendipper
Paging Sheldon Brown...
Oh, that's right, he's already addressed the issue on his website...
Google is your friend.
Oh, that's right, he's already addressed the issue on his website...
Google is your friend.
01-03-06, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by highspeedcycle
I know this isn't the best way to go SS but if i remove the shifter cable and set the high-limit screw on the derailleur to the gear i want to use all the time I should have a rock-solid ride right??
thanks for your time...
Nick
thanks for your time...
Nick
01-03-06, 08:09 AM
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Here is my roadmaster conversion.Here is how to build one on the CHEEP,here is a link to more photos of my conversion
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01-03-06, 08:19 AM
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That's pretty slick, but I couldn't do it. I could not feel OK about selling those junk parts for money even if people ARE meshugga enough to buy them. Besides, there are plenty of decent frames out there for free, no need to flip the junk parts on ebay to get a new junk frame for free. I could have built a nice single speed from any of the free bikes I picked up last summer for the price of a freewheel, and some chainring bolts.
01-03-06, 12:14 PM
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You'll want to set the high AND low limit screws to hold the derailer in position... But keep in mind that you won't experience any of the benefits of SS riding. you won't have any of the benefits of a transmission either...
01-03-06, 01:01 PM
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Since I used a bmx crankset I already had a perfect chainline and didn't need to redish.
01-03-06, 02:24 PM
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I bet
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Just imagine if walmart would make a stock vehicle like that instead of using the suspension forks. People might actually have to give their bikes good reviews. Wow, imagine they came with cheap plastic fenders setup like your bike for 100 bucks.
Yeah its a nice thought.
Yeah its a nice thought.
01-03-06, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DiegoFrogs
You'll want to set the high AND low limit screws to hold the derailer in position... But keep in mind that you won't experience any of the benefits of SS riding. you won't have any of the benefits of a transmission either...
