Dumb question for SS DIY newbie

[TheDoctor]

Yes. Did that on my ss, which has a 105 chainset and just the inner ring.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Yes. Did that on my ss, which has a 105 chainset and just the inner ring.

Thank you. I noticed that if you buy a specific 'single speed' crankset it's a lot more expensive!

 

[Poacher]

So... just to break this down for a simpleton like me - if I buy a standard front crank and chain ring I could take it apart, discard the smaller ring, discard the ring bolts and fix it back together using the ring bolts you linked to above?

Discard? Discard???? Don't ever come on here complaining about being hard up again!

I guess another benefit of this approach would be easy adjustment of the chainline, if your bottom bracket isn't the optimal length.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Discard? Discard???? Don't ever come on here complaining about being hard up again!

I guess another benefit of this approach would be easy adjustment of the chainline, if your bottom bracket isn't the optimal length.

Ha, more accurately I should have declared that the parts will go into shed storage until someone else needs them.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I found being able to move the position of the cog around relative to the spacers very handy when trying to get the chainline right.

 

[Old Plodder]

I found being able to move the position of the cog around relative to the spacers very handy when trying to get the chainline right.

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That is basically what single speed converters do, they just use 2 lumps of spacer & a lock ring, so you're quite 'trendy' really.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

That is basically what single speed converters do, they just use 2 lumps of spacer & a lock ring, so you're quite 'trendy' really.

I used to be trendy, then 'they' changed what 'trendy' was, now what's trendy is strange and scary to me...

 

[seadragonpisces]

I can’t work out how to copy a quote to my reply but although I don’t need to change the wheels, I wanted to go for a different look and I saw a folder with some Skyway Tuffs on and I loved it, so I wanted to do something similar with my bike, go for a retro look as opposed to the current racer look it has.
Good news is the 2013 Ltd Ed 20’’ Skyways I ordered have now been shipped so I should have them in about 2 weeks from the USA, depending how long UK customs takes to process, which can be about a week or so anyway, groan

Thanks for the tips and commentary, all appreciated and noted, thanks