Originally Posted by
endeverleverone
my problem may have been the ****ty quick release. stopping and fixing the chain several times a day eventually the axle bent then cracked and so did the qr skewer. quite a ****ty way to start your day at work.
Yes this is the case. Why would not having a derailer make a multi-speed cassette wheel any more or less likely to have a damaged hub/axle. QR's on slant dropouts are asking for trouble in general, but thats another thread.
I've made a lot of single speeds this way when people come into my shop and their shifting is FUBAR'd.
It's ugly, but if you pick gears that give you a decent chain line, its perfectly viable from a function standpoint.
But PLEASE leave the brakes on. Im seeing way to many morons come in with wrecked freewheel bikes that only have one brake.