Originally Posted by
jinws
So I need some help here.
Here's what I have.
Mavic Ksyrium SSC.
Giant TCR Team ONCE frame, vert. drop out.
Here's what I want.
Use the frame and wheels.
Option 1 fixed <---- would really love to try riding a fixed gear. I promise i won't wear cut off jeans, t-shirt and a cap, while sipping on a starbucks coffee.
option 2 single speed. (If I go with single speed, that'd be easy, get a tensioner and be done with it)
Here are my questions.
1. Can I convert the Mavics freehub to a fixed gear type without rebuilding the wheel.
2. If #1 can be done. How can I make sure there's no slack in the chain? I can't seem to find any calculators for chain length. Is it possible? I can buy one of those links that allows you to remove or add a single link, instead of 2. That should help right?
Thanks. any help will be appreciated.
I'm sick of riding my commuter around town just to pick up lunch or something. Too scared to ride the roadie 'cause well, San Jose sucks! lots of bike thiefs.
Unless you're willing to build a new rear wheel out of an eno. Don't bother. It's more trouble than it's worth. Magic gears are useless. The instant the chain wears any, and you'll get slack. There's also ZERO way to adjust it on vert dropouts. You get what you're stuck with even IF you find a magic gear.
The fixxer itself is a good chunk out of a new rear wheel anyways. Even if you had money to drop, this is a money losing exercise unless you *really* *really* want to be a hipster.
SS would be about 90000x easier to do, and cheaper. All you have to do is buy chainring bolts, cog and spacers an maybe a tensioner.Total for this stuff can't be more than $60.