Originally Posted by
Butthash
Best thing to do is to get on one and ride before you commit to it. Trying to ride one will right away give you a better understanding of it. Ask a friend, or even maybe your LBS for a test ride.
Anyways, if you want to convert to a fixed gear you will need a wheel with a double-threaded hub,
See on the left side, how the thread goes from smaller to larger? Also, this, and most hubs you will find for fixed are flip flops(look, the other side is threaded as well, for a freewheel)
unless you just wanna suicide hub your current one(thread on a cog, and put some locktite in it) NOT USUALLY RECOMENDED.
Then a fixed cog and a lock ring, Technically, that's ALL you need, since your bike already has the shorter chain.
There are plenty of things out there to teach how to build a fixed gear bike/fixed gear conversion.
Hope I helped. Also, with this and most any project.
And Remember, GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND!
Thank you! This is what I was asking, but I didn't know how to put it.
I guess I'll put over to a LBS and try one out. The problem is, is that I really like my Zeus hubs I have on.
A suicide fixie is the freewheel thread hub and locktite to widen the thread, correct? So a replacement flip flop hub is the best way to go.
Any good pricing for a flip flop hub? Also, cna I use the same quick release axle bolt and skewer I have on now if I change my hub?