Originally Posted by
KeithNorCal
I'm not sure I understand what you're asking here. If you're going to buy a new bike and you know you want a SS, why not just buy a dedicated SS? What's the point of paying for gears and then removing them?
Two reasons here.
1. because the geared bike may fit me better than those already designated as SS.
2. I actually will save money by converting the bike since as I mention in another post that these bikes can be actually more expensive than with gears.