Originally Posted by
drummer5
If so it's fixed, to change to single speed so you can coast(proper term, not cruise) just turn the wheel around and attach the cog to the other side of the hub, you'll probably have to re-mount the tire so it's rolling in the correct direction.
Wrong. The cog stays on the fixed side of the hub. Moving it to the freewheel side isn't going to magically make it a freewheel. Also, unlike cars, bike tires with directional tread are mostly a gimmick.