davidemmings

Hello,

I have a bike from the same model as this in different colors (https://www.fahrradscheune-rabenau.de...CIMG9778-1.jpg) and would like to know if I can change it into a singlespeed. I never saw woman's frames on singlespeeds and was wondering why.

Thanks a lot
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patthepunk

yes

Scrodzilla

More than meets the eye, bro!

Monster Pete

Wilkommen im Bikeforums!

This should be a very easy conversion- the bike is already set up with an IGH, so tensioning the chain won't be a problem. All you'd need to do is replace the rear wheel with a single-speed one, and maybe adjust the chain length if you use a different sized sprocket. I temporarily ran my 3-speed as a single with something close to halfway between 2nd and 3rd gear. I have to say I prefer three gears to one.

One thing you might need to consider is that the bike you showed appears to have a rear coaster brake rather than a hand brake. If yours is the same, you should make sure to either install a rear handbrake or a singlespeed coaster brake wheel.

xavier853

Damn it you beat me to it!

davidemmings

Thanks to All.

Pete: What do you mean by "rear coaster brake rather than a hand brake" . Mine has a front hand brake and the rear brake is with the pedal.

Thanks again for the help.

One more question. Any ideia on sizes, what should I know before I get one. I know that my tire is 700x38c / 40-622. Do I need to get the axis distance, or is it standart? Sorry, newbie at this.

Jaytron

Doomride

I transform food into something else every day.

rustybrown

Never understood the hype surrounding

Scrodzilla

I don't even know who that is.

Scrodzilla

That's a coaster brake.

Doomride

Thats a man baby.

dsh

Megan Fox has never struck me as being anything better/worse than a rando club girl... the ones that get in free and act like they are better than everyone else, but aren't really distinguishable from the other dozen girls in the same club doing the same thing.

GMJ

Still doesn't change the dirty, downright disgusting things I would do to sniff her chair.

I would hit that like the fist of god.

BoozyMcliverRot

Derailed?

Jaytron

Would you let her put her thumb in your mouth?

moxiot

i would let her put it wherever she wanted.

Scrodzilla

****, that's a gross thumb.

GMJ

Sorry, best quality I could find. Same principle here, fellas.

I could only wish that women so super fine would be so self-conscious about that stuff so that they would look at schmoes like me.

jimmytango

I love how this can happen in an on topic thread and no one cares, but I start an off-topic thread to alleviate it and get **** about it. Sigh...

OP, yes that bike can be made into a single speed. What you would need is a 700c rear wheel and a handbrake. If I were you, I'd keep the 3-speed or whatever it is that's on there now. Always good to have a backup.

I think the reason you never see mixte or step-through frames here is because they are heavier and not as stiff. A stiffer frame results in more power transfer, and a lighter frame means you go faster.

Monster Pete

Yeah a coaster brake is a drum brake built into the hub, which may be known as a foot brake, pedal brake etc. You'll either need to get a single speed wheel with a coaster brake, or a normal freewheel hub and install a hand brake. For the rear, a simple caliper brake should be fine. Personally, I'd stick to the existing 3-speed setup- I've ridden a singlespeed and find it to be too much like hard work for my liking.

davidemmings

Thanks you all for the information and entertainment!

PluperfectArson

Yeah, toe thumbs weird me out.

Once I found out Fox had one, it killed off anything else I found redeeming about her, but I never found her particularly attractive in the first place.

Street rider

Isn't that the whole point though? The more work you put into it, the greater the reward (speed)