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01-21-04 | 10:38 AM

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Building a SS

Nothing different to consider other than having both brakes on, correct?

01-21-04 | 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by William Karsten

Nothing different to consider other than having both brakes on, correct?

It helps if the rear cog freewheels...................

01-21-04 | 12:59 PM

legalize_it

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you dont have to buy a fancy fixed hub. you can use any old threaded hub. SS conversions are so easy its rediculous!

01-21-04 | 05:00 PM

SipperPhoto

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yeah I SS'ed my Centurion... it took me about 2 hours start to finish... used an old threaded hub... I am using a 17T cog, and the 11T as the lockring...

I picked up a 16T BMX freewheel, that I may put on, but I need to wait to get a bigger chain.. those teeth are HUGE, and my wimpy 7 speed chain won't fit on there...

JEff

01-21-04 | 08:03 PM

Heynow

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I just started to build a SS out of an old Schwinn I have, it was a 5 speed but I took off the cassette and screwed on a used 16t BMX freewheel and got a nice straight chain line.