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Old 11-09-08 | 10:47 PM
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I need to get a 700c back wheel with singlespeed freewheel cog and i need to know will

THIS
https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...g.aspx?sc=FRGL

fit on

THIS
https://www.ebikestop.com/dimension_r..._3x-WE8675.php
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Old 11-09-08 | 11:06 PM
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Why are you linking to a track cog if you "need" a freewheel cog?
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Old 11-09-08 | 11:16 PM
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negative. if you want that wheel you need this and this.
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Old 11-09-08 | 11:50 PM
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oh wow ty a lot.
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Old 11-10-08 | 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by roastbeef
negative. if you want that wheel you need this and this.
No you don't. That wheel is THREADED for a standard cassette, much like the wheel off of an old 10 speed. The link above is for converting a newer FREEHUB from multi to single speed. What you need is this. It will thread right onto that wheel and you will have yourself a singlespeed.
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Old 11-10-08 | 06:50 AM
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No you don't. That wheel is THREADED for a standard cassette, much like the wheel off of an old 10 speed.
Wrong.

That wheel in post #1 is threaded for a standard FREEWHEEL.

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The link above is for converting a newer FREEHUB from multi to single speed. What you need is this. It will thread right onto that wheel and you will have yourself a singlespeed.
This would be a non-ideal approach to getting a singlespeed. You can't just slap on a freewheel on the wheel in post #1 and expect it to work without chainline issues. If the OP wants to do it properly, he either gets a cassette rear wheel and a singlespeed kit, exactly as depicted in post #3.

Or he gets a flip/flop rear wheel and throws that shimano freewheel on there. So in pictorials you either have:


and


or



^ built up obviously, and


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Old 11-10-08 | 09:23 AM
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Okay so I have a 72 schwinn collegiate, 3 speed 27" back wheel, but a guy at a bike shop told me 700c WILL fit on it, so if i want to convert to single speed, easiest and most efficient way to do it would be the guy who said "this and this" in post 3? or could i just get the shimano thing + the wheel i picked out?


please help and thanks a lot to the ones who have helped
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Old 11-10-08 | 10:44 AM
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so i cant use thison the wheel i found? that looks a lot easier and a lottt cheaper, and i would really prefer to do that. and could someone find a front wheel taht matches the back wheel i found?
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Old 11-10-08 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by operator
Wrong.

That wheel in post #1 is threaded for a standard FREEWHEEL.



This would be a non-ideal approach to getting a singlespeed. You can't just slap on a freewheel on the wheel in post #1 and expect it to work without chainline issues. If the OP wants to do it properly, he either gets a cassette rear wheel and a singlespeed kit, exactly as depicted in post #3.

Or he gets a flip/flop rear wheel and throws that shimano freewheel on there. So in pictorials you either have:
Just because the setup he was asking about isn't ideal doesn't make me wrong. I gave him the advice he was asking for , and I was right. He asked what would fit on that wheel and I told him. Also, there's nothing wrong with him doing it the way he wanted to originally. $50 bucks for everything, that's a great way to get started in SS. Plus, chainline is not crucial on a single speed.
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Old 11-10-08 | 02:03 PM
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pista rider youve been a lot of help man really. im ordering the wheel and hub tonight probably because of you, and i really appreciate your help and hope you are right about it. and yea, 50$ for the whole back wheel is really good compared to 80~ like the other setup. thanks again
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Old 11-10-08 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by kassebaum
pista rider youve been a lot of help man really. im ordering the wheel and hub tonight probably because of you, and i really appreciate your help and hope you are right about it. and yea, 50$ for the whole back wheel is really good compared to 80~ like the other setup. thanks again
No problem. And I meant no disrespect to operator, just wanted to make sure he got what he needed.
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