Single Speed Conversion

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Aug 22, 2008

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Steps on how to convert a geared bike to single speed.

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b1k1ngsfun (Aug 22, 2008 at 11:22)

nice, i might make mine ss

jixam (Jun 12, 2009 at 6:04)

hey dont this guy need to check his chain line before all of this and by the way who needs a chine tensionner that always break when you can get horizontal dropouts... but thats what i like...

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Huskies26 (Aug 22, 2008 at 11:35)

wat if i screw up then i f*cked

porkercon (Aug 22, 2008 at 11:39)

how would you screw this up? lol I could do it like 100 times and not screw up.

ratherberidin (May 12, 2009 at 18:16)

i screwed up 100 times and didnt f*ck anything up

porkercon (May 12, 2009 at 18:32)

wow lol

ratherberidin (May 12, 2009 at 18:36)

well every time something small was just off a bit and i had to take everything apart to fix it but its all good now

jexy12 (Jul 23, 2009 at 14:17)

wat if your bike is a 16 gear bike with the 2 things at the front?

porkercon (Jul 23, 2009 at 14:25)

take one of the chainrings off

jexy12 (Jul 26, 2009 at 13:57)

wat do u do if u hav no master link?

porkercon (Jul 26, 2009 at 14:21)

use a chain tool

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Eric-Chapman (Aug 22, 2008 at 21:27)

and you dont need a singlespeed chain you could go find a half link chain cuz there alot easier to get the right tension if you dont have horizontal dropouts

Eric-Chapman (Aug 22, 2008 at 21:28)

like this guy

porkercon (Aug 22, 2008 at 21:28)

that works to, but I would get a normal ss chain then put one half link in it to tighten it up if it needs to be.

Eric-Chapman (Aug 22, 2008 at 21:30)

Half links look alot better tho

porkercon (Aug 22, 2008 at 21:32)

ya, but I have herd that they stretch a lot.

Blk-Mrkt (Sep 28, 2008 at 20:12)

nah they dont, me and my m8's have half links on our MTB's and we use them for every day biking, down hilling and dirt jumping, and we have had thema bout a year and half and they havent stretched a bit. they can take up to 1000 kilo grams of pressure as ive been told the bike and they even recomended one to me and my m8's when we keept snapping on normal chains, so yeah, a half link will be the right way to go for a SS! Smile

jackson108 (Nov 15, 2008 at 0:10)

yeah, i have had a half link chain for about 2 months now and it stopped streaching a few weeks ago, its soo good now though

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momojellydonut (Oct 6, 2008 at 22:28)

how do i take the cogs off of the front gears?

porkercon (Oct 7, 2008 at 4:28)

allen/hex keys

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sp2dahmer (Oct 7, 2008 at 20:23)

thanks man that's a lot easier than I thought! cheers

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Jolly-Roger (Oct 12, 2008 at 10:25)

is this your homemade vid?
kudos

porkercon (Oct 12, 2008 at 10:49)

yep.

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bcallaghan (Oct 15, 2008 at 19:34)

yo u guys think it wuld be smart to put a ss on a dh bike? the derailers f*cked anyway lol ALWAYS skips, and it stays tuned for like....an hour when i tune it

streetisking (Oct 20, 2008 at 15:53)

Dude go single speed youl never look back no skipping or broken hangers

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Felix316 (Oct 25, 2008 at 10:55)

Sick Giant STP

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mmdgirard (Nov 5, 2008 at 17:11)

you have amazing hair

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Filrox (Nov 7, 2008 at 19:15)

do you even need a "chain whip" or could you just hold on to the cassette to get the lock out?

porkercon (Nov 7, 2008 at 19:18)

you would need to hold it pretty hard

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alexcassell (Nov 22, 2008 at 10:56)

i made mine ss but i still have the cassect on for grars, i used a chain braeker for the chain

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jaxxrox (Nov 23, 2008 at 14:47)

yo where can you buy chainwhips?

porkercon (Nov 23, 2008 at 15:10)

local bike shop or use an old chain

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jaxxrox (Nov 23, 2008 at 15:30)

ok cool and im having a lil trouble with getting the masterlink off

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Eskimos28 (Dec 3, 2008 at 5:30)

I've made a ss with a casseta.For a moment I have it like this Wink

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cooper-24 (Dec 18, 2008 at 10:31)

nice video i knew how to do this, this just made me 100% sure

cheers

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cooper-24 (Dec 19, 2008 at 1:56)

the good thing is it take little effort to switch back to gears

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bangbangskeetskeet (Jan 29, 2009 at 22:40)

good job. i like the vid.

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Felix316 (Feb 28, 2009 at 4:37)

This may sound like a stupid question and it probably is but how did you remove the 2 bashes/washers that locks the chains together?

Felix316 (Feb 28, 2009 at 7:36)

Nvm I did it lol

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norcomanikowner (Feb 28, 2009 at 7:48)

and by the way you dont need a "Single speed chain" mine i just used a normal chail and it sames you like 10 bucks

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Felix316 (Mar 5, 2009 at 14:49)

How tight should the chain be? Mine only moves like 1mm or 2mm when i push it towards the frame

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attituderider (Apr 6, 2009 at 21:18)

hey thanks for the help
(:

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tommabikerider (May 6, 2009 at 15:50)

jst wonderin but how do u take off da single speed kit??

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dylangrieve (May 12, 2009 at 18:06)

i dont have a quick realses on the back so do any of u know how to take of the axle because i want the sprocket to put on my other hub

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Dan-Bosley (May 18, 2009 at 13:59)

hey.
you have an stp yeah.
i hav an stp 2 08.
mine also has vertical dropout.
would this work on my stp 2 08?

porkercon (May 18, 2009 at 14:00)

ya with a tensioner

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Dan-Bosley (May 18, 2009 at 14:01)

yeah but the thing is i have a tensioner on it but i need 2 know if it would work without tha tensioner and a single speed chain?

porkercon (May 18, 2009 at 14:03)

nope wont work

gbosbiker (Nov 20, 2009 at 20:23)

it all depends on the gear ratio. you may run that "magic ratio" that doesnt need a tensioner.

but most likely you will need one.

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Dan-Bosley (May 18, 2009 at 14:04)

ok
thanks.

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Dan-Bosley (May 18, 2009 at 14:04)

btw nice bike!
my friend has it in blue and black like yours.
lol

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treksrock (May 30, 2009 at 7:57)

coulnt you just break the chain and then hold it on the casete rather than gettig a chain whip?

porkercon (May 30, 2009 at 9:27)

ya that works.

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Distortion (Jun 21, 2009 at 0:18)

My bike has like 3 chainrings i think its called. In the front it has 3 gears how to I make it so theres only 1?

porkercon (Jun 21, 2009 at 9:01)

Take 2 of them off, but sometimes you have to get a whole new crank.

porkercon (Jun 21, 2009 at 9:01)

Leave the middle one.

Distortion (Jun 21, 2009 at 11:29)

So using allen keys will take them off?

porkercon (Jun 21, 2009 at 14:14)

yesir

Distortion (Jun 21, 2009 at 14:21)

So buy the single speed kit, cassette remover, chain whip, allen keys. Thats all I need what will it all cost? Well i have allen keys already but how much is the casette remover and ss kit?

porkercon (Jun 21, 2009 at 14:25)

$40 or so

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Distortion (Jun 21, 2009 at 14:31)

ok thanks.

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colbybigair (Aug 3, 2009 at 16:58)

i have only two gears in the front witch one should i take off ?

porkercon (Aug 3, 2009 at 18:08)

small

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colbybigair (Aug 4, 2009 at 4:42)

so i leave on the big one

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tbike55 (Aug 17, 2009 at 8:16)

hey i have a single speed but im buying a new rim that isnt single speed so i get how to put on the single speed but how do itake it off my old rim? and i dont have QR

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sunnyj (Sep 1, 2009 at 19:42)

what r the pros of ss

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scotch03 (Oct 10, 2009 at 11:57)

THANK YOU!

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