help me convert my Raleigh Technium to a [SS]
01-06-08 | 06:39 PM
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help me convert my Raleigh Technium to a [SS]
I recently bought a mid 80's 12-speed Raleigh Technium 420 for $45. I've removed everything except the cranks. I want to convert it to a singlespeed. I'm gonna buy Shimano Sora brakes and brake levers. I'll keep the Sakae dropbars. The crankset is also Sakae. I know nothing about what common chainring size people use, chain and freewheel. I'm gonna have the [LBS] put it together for me. Unless you think I can do it with the right tools. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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01-06-08 | 06:56 PM
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01-06-08 | 11:27 PM
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If you like to get your hands dirty, I would recommend you get a set of basic tools like this
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ils&ProdID=556, a bottle of simple green, and a tube of grease, and learn to do it yourself. I's really not hard, but you will still want to pay a few bucks to get your lbs to check your work the first time. It's a lot of fun and the tools will pay for themselves with the conversion and a year's maintenance.
If you don't have the time of the inclination, nothing wrong with that, just take it to the lbs, tell them what you want and have fun riding your new bike.
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ils&ProdID=556, a bottle of simple green, and a tube of grease, and learn to do it yourself. I's really not hard, but you will still want to pay a few bucks to get your lbs to check your work the first time. It's a lot of fun and the tools will pay for themselves with the conversion and a year's maintenance.
If you don't have the time of the inclination, nothing wrong with that, just take it to the lbs, tell them what you want and have fun riding your new bike.
