First fixed endeavor
03-04-06, 02:53 PM
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First fixed endeavor
I have decided to turn my mtb into a fixed. What is the bare minimum for conversion? First time coverting.
03-04-06, 03:07 PM
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03-04-06, 03:08 PM
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You're probably going to need a new rear hub. This site has a lot of good information on conversions.
03-04-06, 03:12 PM
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if you have a freehub, you can't even make a suicide hub out of it, but Surly makes a thing that bolts on in place of the freehub body to give you a proper track threaded hub. It costs about as much as a new hub though.
