Originally Posted by divineAndbright
Heh.. we've heard of people converting road bikes to "Track" bikes, but I never heard of the other way around.. how strange and interesting, maybe it could be the new fad? ...
The Avanti was a wedding present from my wife's brother. Not having any use for it and having decided that fixed gear was definitely NOT my thing, I gave it to a coworker at Bikecology, who turned it into a 4-speed by removing the outer cog from a Regina freewheel and machining the reversed derailleur mounting claw. This was in 1973, making this hardly a "new" fad.
If you plan to keep the gears, as I would, I would definitely reverse that claw, to facilitate rear wheel removal, puncture repair, etc.
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