I have done this by myself about two months ago. I removed the brakes and front derailleur. And then went to a bike shop to remove the rear derailleur and cut the chain. Then I just put back a front brake only.
Is way lighter than it was. And all that old system put it on trash.
I’m planning on buying some new wheels with a free hub only. And on the crankset I only have a one speed. You have two speed on front. So, is a additional step for you.
Is a lot of work, but I’m enjoying every step of it. And it took me days to do it, because I spent about 30 minutes per day doing it.
DakotaWild13 on
This old road bike would make a great SingleSpeed conversion, but you may need some special tools to remove the rear cassette and replace it with spacers and a SingleSpeed cog. Your rear derailleur will be easy to swap to a chain tensioner, or you can likely forego that and just adjust tension with your semi-horizontal dropouts. Your old skewer should lock in tight enough on this steel frame to avoid any axle slippage. If you have tools and know how to use them, I think you can certainly do it.
Working-Promotion728 on
That is very likely a freewheel, not a cassette. You can remove the multi-speed freewheel and easily replace it with a single-speed one, but it will be difficult to get the rear cog and front chainring to line up on the same plane.
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I have done this by myself about two months ago. I removed the brakes and front derailleur. And then went to a bike shop to remove the rear derailleur and cut the chain. Then I just put back a front brake only.
Is way lighter than it was. And all that old system put it on trash.
I’m planning on buying some new wheels with a free hub only. And on the crankset I only have a one speed. You have two speed on front. So, is a additional step for you.
Is a lot of work, but I’m enjoying every step of it. And it took me days to do it, because I spent about 30 minutes per day doing it.
This old road bike would make a great SingleSpeed conversion, but you may need some special tools to remove the rear cassette and replace it with spacers and a SingleSpeed cog. Your rear derailleur will be easy to swap to a chain tensioner, or you can likely forego that and just adjust tension with your semi-horizontal dropouts. Your old skewer should lock in tight enough on this steel frame to avoid any axle slippage. If you have tools and know how to use them, I think you can certainly do it.
That is very likely a freewheel, not a cassette. You can remove the multi-speed freewheel and easily replace it with a single-speed one, but it will be difficult to get the rear cog and front chainring to line up on the same plane.