What would I need to turn this into a single speed?
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What would I need to turn this into a single speed?
I got this bike for free and it is super lightweight and I need a single speed as I do not have one yet. I figured this one would make a great candidate. I would like to know what components you would recommend and what exactly I would need to make this a single speed?
It is a Viscount Aerospace and the death fork has already been replaced.
Thanks for the help!
It is a Viscount Aerospace and the death fork has already been replaced.
Thanks for the help!
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Strip off the derailleurs and shifters, then either respace the axle for a usable SS chainline and redish the wheel to recenter the rim on the axle (usually not worth doing on older cheap wheels), or buy a singlespeed-specific wheel with 126mm spacing, and shorten your chain once the wheel is installed.
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Your cog is slipping.
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Strip off the derailleurs and shifters, then either respace the axle for a usable SS chainline and redish the wheel to recenter the rim on the axle (usually not worth doing on older cheap wheels), or buy a singlespeed-specific wheel with 126mm spacing, and shorten your chain once the wheel is installed.
That said, the Aerospace makes a nice fixed gear bike; I have one myself:
This came to me as a bare frame. No fork, bottom bracket, or even paint. I ended up reaming the shell and tapping Italian threads into it to use a regular threaded bottom bracket. That's a fairly big job if you have to pay someone else to do it, so it's probably worth your while to try and make the existing bottom bracket work.
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Yeah, that's why I didn't bother mentioning the crankset. Just run your chain on the inner chainring, OP. You can get replacement cartridge bearings pretty easily. They just might be a pain to remove if they are rusted in to the frame like the last pair I replaced for someone. I dig your guidonette levers on that build, JD.
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Our progress so far........
Brown will be dropping a few items this week for the build.
Thanks for the help!
JD
Brown will be dropping a few items this week for the build.
Thanks for the help!
JD
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