Old bike chain catch?
05-18-11, 06:45 AM
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Old bike chain catch?
I have an old Schwinn bike that i plan to make into fixed gear bike just for fun. There are metal circles that are put there just incase of switching gears to fast or something. I have not gotten the bike yet (from a friend) and im not sure if i could get them off because of no need to use them in a fixie. Does anyone know if these some off. please help
05-18-11, 07:03 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
Commonly refereed to as a "pie plate" or "dummy disc". You'll need to remove the freewheel to take it off.
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thanks i didnt know what it was called. So i does come off? i know i have to take everything apart but i want be sure it comes off before i take my friends bike lol
05-18-11, 08:01 AM
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You gonna eat that?
When you take the freewheel off the spoke protector (pie plate) is right behind it and will come off easily.
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Im sorry im almost completely new to bikes and stuff (learning from my friend), is the freewheel the backwheel? Is the pie plate inbetween the gears and the wheel or is it on the outside of the gears? there apears to also be one on the front gear where i would pedal. Would that one also come off easily? Again sorry, im new to this stuff
05-18-11, 08:48 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
Moving to the mechanics forum.
05-18-11, 11:47 AM
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does anyone know more about them? and sorry for posting in wrong place. i didnt know
05-18-11, 11:57 AM
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You gonna eat that?
The freewheel is the cluster of gears that you will remove from the rear wheel when you convert to fg. When you remove the gears, the pie plate will come off easily.
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05-18-11, 12:37 PM
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Thank you so much. Lol it took me a while to find my post after the guy moved it. thanks for all the help
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I was looking at a picture of the bike and it lookes like the pie plate is connected to the right peddle. Is it connected to the pedal? or could i get that off like the backwheel?
05-18-11, 01:01 PM
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I have an old Schwinn bike that i plan to make into fixed gear bike just for fun.
I have not gotten the bike yet (from a friend)
since you don't have the nomenclature of things sorted out yet,
to work from words
Fixies mean you need to buy another wheel, the hub at the center of the wheel is different.
if you settle for a single speed freewheel . then a multi speed freewheel can come off
the wheel's spokes re-tensioned, to center the hub under the center of the rim
and modify the axle's positioning.. and you may not have to buy a new wheel.
Have a Bike shop handy to do the work you don't have any idea how to do,
and provide tools parts you need.?
a Co Op which you buy time at, and have tools and an on site mechanic
to help answer questions .. would be best.
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If you're making a geared bike into a fixed, you'll need to buy a new rear wheel anyways.
As for the "pie plate" attached to the "pedal", you may or may not be able to take that off. It is actually attached to the crankset, and many old cranksets are riveted together. If this is the case, you are out of luck (without buying a new crankset). Sometimes they are just bolted together and you can take it off. This piece is far more functional than the dork disk in the rear though, so I would consider with or not you want it removed. This is not to keep the chain from falling off the top, but rather to keep your pants from getting sucked into the chain (or protect the chainrings from impacts).
As for the "pie plate" attached to the "pedal", you may or may not be able to take that off. It is actually attached to the crankset, and many old cranksets are riveted together. If this is the case, you are out of luck (without buying a new crankset). Sometimes they are just bolted together and you can take it off. This piece is far more functional than the dork disk in the rear though, so I would consider with or not you want it removed. This is not to keep the chain from falling off the top, but rather to keep your pants from getting sucked into the chain (or protect the chainrings from impacts).
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If it is a one piece crank
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It needs to be removed to get the chainrings and pie-plate off. It can be replaced with the chainring of the size you need.
, It needs to be removed to get the chainrings and pie-plate off. It can be replaced with the chainring of the size you need.
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Thanks for the help. If I can't get it off then I won't really worry about it. I wouldn't really mind it being there. How much would a reversble (fixed and single speed) back wheel for the bike? I'm hopeing it's around $50-70. The bike is a schwinn varsity. I know schwinn bikes are a bit heavy but I don't really mind about weight. I've never ridden a light bike so i have nothing to compare it too. So if anyone could give me a price on a fixie backwheel that would be great. Thanks
05-19-11, 05:01 AM
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Does anyone know of a good flip flop rear wheel? And where I could possible fin a good one on the Internet? Thanks
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