Originally Posted by
PistaRider311
No you don't. That wheel is THREADED for a standard cassette, much like the wheel off of an old 10 speed.
Wrong.
That wheel in post #1 is threaded for a standard
FREEWHEEL.
Originally Posted by
PistaRider311
The link above is for converting a newer FREEHUB from multi to single speed. What you need is
this. It will thread right onto that wheel and you will have yourself a singlespeed.
This would be a non-ideal approach to getting a singlespeed. You can't just slap on a freewheel on the wheel in post #1 and expect it to work without chainline issues. If the OP wants to do it properly, he either gets a cassette rear wheel and a singlespeed kit, exactly as depicted in post #3.
Or he gets a flip/flop rear wheel and throws that shimano freewheel on there. So in pictorials you either have:
and
or
^ built up obviously, and
