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Single Speed Conversion

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

75 Comments

  • + 10
 you have amazing hair
  • + 4
 nice, i might make mine ss
  • + 2
 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...
  • + 3
 wat if i screw up then i fucked
  • + 5
 how would you screw this up? lol I could do it like 100 times and not screw up.
  • + 2
 i screwed up 100 times and didnt fuck anything up
  • + 2
 wow lol
  • + 1
 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
  • + 1
 wat if your bike is a 16 gear bike with the 2 things at the front?
  • + 1
 take one of the chainrings off
  • + 1
 wat do u do if u hav no master link?
  • + 1
 use a chain tool
  • + 3
 jst wonderin but how do u take off da single speed kit??
  • + 1
 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
  • + 1
 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?
  • + 2
 nope wont work
  • + 1
 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.
  • + 2
 coulnt you just break the chain and then hold it on the casete rather than gettig a chain whip?
  • + 2
 ya that works.
  • + 1
 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
  • + 0
 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
  • - 1
 like this guy
  • + 1
 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.
  • + 0
 Half links look alot better tho
  • + 1
 ya, but I have herd that they stretch a lot.
  • + 1
 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
  • + 0
 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
  • + 1
 do you even need a "chain whip" or could you just hold on to the cassette to get the lock out?
  • + 1
 you would need to hold it pretty hard
  • + 0
 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?
  • + 2
 Nvm I did it lol
  • + 1
 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
  • + 1
 How tight should the chain be? Mine only moves like 1mm or 2mm when i push it towards the frame
  • + 1
 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?
  • + 2
 ya with a tensioner
  • + 1
 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?
  • + 2
 Take 2 of them off, but sometimes you have to get a whole new crank.
  • + 2
 Leave the middle one.
  • + 1
 So using allen keys will take them off?
  • + 2
 yesir
  • + 1
 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?
  • + 2
 $40 or so
  • - 1
 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
  • - 2
 Dude go single speed youl never look back no skipping or broken hangers
  • + 2
 Sick Giant STP
  • + 0
 i made mine ss but i still have the cassect on for grars, i used a chain braeker for the chain
  • + 1
 hey thanks for the help
(:
  • + 1
 btw nice bike! my friend has it in blue and black like yours. lol
  • + 1
 i have only two gears in the front witch one should i take off ?
  • + 1
 small
  • + 1
 so i leave on the big one
  • + 1
 noob you absoloutly need the tensionner you have a vertical drop out
  • + 1
 nopee, I ran that bike without tensioner for a couple months, the length of the chain was just right and perfect tension, the chain then stretched and I eventually needed a tensioner.
  • + 1
 u just singe sped my bike
thanx Smile
  • + 1
 how do you know whats the master link
  • + 1
 It looks different from the other links. It's quite obvious to see and if you don't see it then you don't have one.
  • + 0
 how do i take the cogs off of the front gears?
  • + 0
 allen/hex keys
  • + 0
 thanks man that's a lot easier than I thought! cheers
  • + 0
 is this your homemade vid?
kudos
  • + 0
 yep.
  • + 0
 yo where can you buy chainwhips?
  • + 1
 local bike shop or use an old chain
  • + 0
 ok cool and im having a lil trouble with getting the masterlink off
  • + 0
 I've made a ss with a casseta.For a moment I have it like this Wink
  • + 0
 nice video i knew how to do this, this just made me 100% sure

cheers
  • + 0
 the good thing is it take little effort to switch back to gears
  • + 0
 good job. i like the vid.
  • + 1
 ok thanks.
  • + 1
 ok thanks.
  • + 1
 what r the pros of ss
  • + 1
 THANK YOU!
  • + 1
 what kit did you use?
  • + 1
 gusset
  • + 1
 no lol this vid was made 2 years ago








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