Single speed

[Guest]

Hey all farkin people.

Im thinking about turning my xlr8 into singlespeed. single at the back. Its on a Dice twofour wheelset. I mainly use my bike for DJ and Street. this way i would eliminate chain suck and deraliour cost and damage. What would i need to do this. I E cog sizes ect

 

[Adi]

check out www.32sixteen.com good tips there

 

[andrew]

2:1 ratio
rip apart 3 casettes and take the spacers from between the cogs, space out the hub with spacers on either side of the cog so the chain line is straight, then put on the lockring.
xlr8 = vert dropouts, no? either use a tensioner or phantom gear, dont use a derailieur

 

[Guest]

xlr8 has vertical dropouts yes.

 

[CHEWY]

do u have something to tension the chain then?

 

[Guest]

hows that phantom gear work?

 

[andrew]

well the other cog turns too and just rotates..

 

[Guest]

your DMR is singlespeed ya?

its that horizontal or vert dropouts?

 

[andrew]

vertical...but it soon to have bmx chain bmx cog and halflink, i currently have a tensioner

 

[Adi]

Just use a cahinguide like andrew did on his DMR, does it work good?

 

[andrew]

sometimes

 

[kalem]

"# of teeth in front divided by # of teeth in the back times wheel diameter. Your goal is supposed to be about 55 or something like that. For example 44/16 on a 20" = 55 and 36/13 on a 20" = 55.4 Thats where the formula comes from. "

 

[Guest]

32/16 * 24 = 48 what does this mean?

 

[Guest]

what are you other singlespeeders running?

 

[andrew]

32/16 * 24 = 48 what does this mean?

i want to ride street

 

[Guest]

what would i need for dirt and street?

 

[andrew]

well, generally higher (harder) ratio for dj and lower for street, but whatever is good, just around 2:1

 

[dick]

can u get a gear for djing that u can still do wheelies and stuff in?

 

[andrew]

yeh jules can wheely...but his speed tops out really quick too..

 

[Tom]

I am running a 32-15 setup on my bike with vertical dropouts and no tensioner. Just muck around with cog sizes, going even number of teeth-even, or even-odd and you should be able to find a setup where you dont have to run a tensioner.