Finished my first ever project

[bonsaibilly]

Raleigh Routier frame built into a single speeder. 42/16 teeth, new brakes from tektro, sturmey archer crank set. Clarks lock on grips and fulcrum racing 5 wheels with a single speed adapter set.

 

[Milkfloat]

Chains a bit slack

I like the colour. Are you in Go-Outdoors?

 

[bonsaibilly]

Chains a bit slack

I like the colour. Are you in Go-Outdoors?

Yes, well, I was.

Yeah I thought that about the chain but the bloke did it. I'll have to see how it rides.

 

[midlife]

Like the way you have kept the shifters

Shaun

 

[Rooster1]

really nice

 

[mjr]

Yeah I thought that about the chain but the bloke did it. I'll have to see how it rides.

I don't think it is really, but it seems customary on many many forums to say that about any single-speed chain setup

 

[Stinboy]

I don't think it is really, but it seems customary on many many forums to say that about any single-speed chain setup

Is it that the chainring is resting in a slack 'spot'?

My chainring is no way near concentric so when it's at it's tightest so it doesn't bind on one spot, there is about an inch of play on the chain at it's slackest spot.

 

[Andrew1971]

Look's good well done. But if it was mine i would lose the shifter's.
Andrew

 

[colly]

What chainset ?

 

[User32269]

Looks nice.
I was halfway through converting an old road bike to single speed, then noticed the downtube braze ons. Just couldn't live with the aesthetics of two lumps on my frame!

 

[TheDoctor]

Nicely retro. I could do with that crankset on my 7 speed tourer.
*approves*

 

[raleighnut]

Looks nice.
I was halfway through converting an old road bike to single speed, then noticed the downtube braze ons. Just couldn't live with the aesthetics of two lumps on my frame!

Aren't they 'band on' shifters on your Raleigh @bonsaibilly

 

[Milkfloat]

What chainset ?

Looks like a Sturmey Archer - https://www.rutlandcycling.com/99748/products/sturmey-archer-fcs742-chainset-44t.aspx

 

[3narf]

Looks nice.
I was halfway through converting an old road bike to single speed, then noticed the downtube braze ons. Just couldn't live with the aesthetics of two lumps on my frame!

NO! NO! The missing shifters would be a badge of honour, announcing your superiority to mere geared riders.

The bike looks great; put some bar ends on for extra versatility.

 

[User32269]

NO! NO! The missing shifters would be a badge of honour, announcing your superiority to mere geared riders.

NO! NO! NO! Simple, uninterrupted clean lines!! Philistine!