Originally Posted by
QuickDraw
another option is you can remove all of the cogs on a 5-speed freewheel and thread on one of the 2 outer cogs, that should give you a good chainline without re-dishing. seems to work best with suntour freewheels. another positive is you can use the existing crank and chain, seems to be the cheapest and a pretty elegant solution. to remove the cogs you need a chain whip.
Can you explain this method for me a little better. I think I'll do this with my next SS project. I just completed a cassette hub conversion.
How do you remove the cogs from the freewheel?
Does this method prevent you from having to redish?