General Question: How difficult to take a modern commuter/touring bicycle and make it Single Speed?
In general, I am thinking a lot of purchasing a Bianchi SASS for
riding in parks and bike trails in excess of 5 miles for fitness. I am having second thoughts because I am uncertain whether or not I can carry stuff on it like water, tire patch kit, pump, food, cell phone, tools, etc... I'm not talking frivilous stuff here - basically necessities that any beginners faq would recommend bringing along. So it got me thinking - how difficult would it be to take a Trek 520 or Breezer or any other touring bike and make it a single speed? This to me would be the best of both worlds. I have ton a ton of research but am still a newb. I've looked at custom bicycle solutions but their seems to be a 3:1 ratio of single speed mountain bikes to street bikes - and nothing for touring. And that's what I need for plus a slightly meatier tire. The commute/touring bicycle would likely be more comfortable on the long haul. Any ideas or help would be appreciated! |
General Question: How difficult to take a modern commuter/touring bicycle and make it Single Speed?
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General Question: How difficult to take a modern commuter/touring bicycle and make it Single Speed?
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General Question: How difficult to take a modern commuter/touring bicycle and make it Single Speed?
(Lobo Tommy) wrote in message om...
In general, I am thinking a lot of purchasing a Bianchi SASS for riding in parks and bike trails in excess of 5 miles for fitness. I am having second thoughts because I am uncertain whether or not I can carry stuff on it like water, tire patch kit, pump, food, cell phone, tools, etc... I'm not talking frivilous stuff here - basically necessities that any beginners faq would recommend bringing along. So it got me thinking - how difficult would it be to take a Trek 520 or Breezer or any other touring bike and make it a single speed? This to me would be the best of both worlds. I have ton a ton of research but am still a newb. I've looked at custom bicycle solutions but their seems to be a 3:1 ratio of single speed mountain bikes to street bikes - and nothing for touring. And that's what I need for plus a slightly meatier tire. The commute/touring bicycle would likely be more comfortable on the long haul. Any ideas or help would be appreciated! See http://commutebike.com Forget about a touring bicycle, since you're the only person in the world that wants a single speed touring bicycle the manufacturers don't make them! There are several internal rear hub bicycles that you could convert to single speed with a new rear wheel with a single cog. There are custom single speed bicycles for $400 that perfectly match what you are looking for. But you're looking more and more like a troll, so I think this is the last post for me on this subject. |
General Question: How difficult to take a modern commuter/touringbicycle and make it Single Speed?
Lobo Tommy wrote:
So it got me thinking - how difficult would it be to take a Trek 520 or Breezer or any other touring bike and make it a single speed? This to me would be the best of both worlds. I have ton a ton of research but am still a newb. I've looked at custom bicycle solutions but their seems to be a 3:1 ratio of single speed mountain bikes to street bikes - and nothing for touring. And that's what I need for plus a slightly meatier tire. The typical 70's-80's horizontal dropout road frame that gets built into a singlespeed/fixie has plenty of tire clearence. If everything is optimal you can build one _cheap_, like $60 in parts cheap (including the bike). If you end up having to rebuild the rear wheel, buy a different seatpost, replace the tires, etc. you can end up around $150 or more. -- Scott Johnson / scottjohnson at kc dot rr dot com |
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