Converting bmx to fixed gear
05-20-08 | 11:47 AM
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Tig welder and some japanese cromo.
05-20-08 | 06:40 PM
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Bikes: 05 kink Cielencki, ody LHD cassete hazard light rear,Ody Vandero front, kink og fork, primo tenderizers,fsa pig headset,ody linear slick cable,FSA nasty boy cranks
Sanko was top of the line at one time.
05-20-08 | 06:45 PM
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will you be running bmx wheels or larger? it's totally possible to just lock up a freewheel cog on a stock bmx wheel and have a "fixed gear". i don't think the rear triangle on a 20" bmx is large enough to slap 27" wheels on either
*edit:
as far as the tubing, it's best to scab onto the forks with the same material. it'll weld better than using 2 different grades of steel together.
cheers
*edit:
as far as the tubing, it's best to scab onto the forks with the same material. it'll weld better than using 2 different grades of steel together.
cheers
Last edited by sweatpants; 05-20-08 at 06:49 PM.
05-23-08 | 08:47 AM
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Bikes: BiknBrian brand custom 26 inch commuter trekker, Cannondale F600 Single Speeded MTB, Nashbar Cro-Mo CX, some other bikes and parts that could be made into bikes.
Why the heck do you need straight bars?
05-23-08 | 11:46 AM
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From: West Dorset, UK
Bikes: 1983 Dawes Galaxy, 2006 Raleigh Airlite, 1982 Sun Solo (fixed)
I went fixed gear on my BMX for a while
bought a cog on ebay
took old one off
put new one on
tightened down by pedalling
.....
sketchy without foot retention though
and please keep a front brake on there
bought a cog on ebay
took old one off
put new one on
tightened down by pedalling
.....
sketchy without foot retention though
and please keep a front brake on there
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i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
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