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Bark clark
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- South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tightened up the chain some more and my seat stem arrived!
Giant Peloton SS
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Hmm food for thought, I have a Giant CFR 2 which looks same as that but carbon tubed. What hub are you using on the back ? Is it a freewheel conversion or is it a single speed screw on hub type thingy! 
Pretty sure I measured the BB chainline on mine and could fit a track chainset on there and get a 45mm chainline at the front, then just need to sort the spacing at the back. Already have a Langster so this is just playing around. Mind you time I added up all the bits I could probably fit a groupset on for not much more if hunting around the classifieds.
Pretty sure I measured the BB chainline on mine and could fit a track chainset on there and get a 45mm chainline at the front, then just need to sort the spacing at the back. Already have a Langster so this is just playing around. Mind you time I added up all the bits I could probably fit a groupset on for not much more if hunting around the classifieds.
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Bark clark
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- South Lanarkshire, Scotland
It's a flip flop hub with freewheel on one side and fixed on the other. It's all new to me so I'm unsure what my options are with the BB & chainsets etc. I'll get my rear wheel re-dished at some point though to better the chain line!
Andrew1971
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Hi
If you plan on getting a new chain set i would leave the rear wheel alone and see what can be done with a new chain set on.
If you redish the wheel you wont be able to use the other side as if something goes wrong with single speed.
If you plan on getting a new chain set i would leave the rear wheel alone and see what can be done with a new chain set on.
If you redish the wheel you wont be able to use the other side as if something goes wrong with single speed.
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Bark clark
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- South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Good point. Never thought about that! Not that'll ill use the fixed side, it could come in handy if something goes wrong!
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Bark clark
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- South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Coming together!
Andrew1971
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She's coming along nicely. Your handle bars they look like cut racer one !! if so that's what i have done to mine
Awesome
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Bark clark
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- South Lanarkshire, Scotland
How did you guess :P haha. Yeah I chopped them!She's coming along nicely. Your handle bars they look like cut racer one !! if so that's what i have done to mine
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Bark clark
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- South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ditched the tensioner / two speed idea for now because the chain kept getting thrown off recently when testing it. I can always go back to it.
Going to try and get the perfect chain tension with the right cog ratio with/without half link if its possible. According to the online calculator it COULD work.
How do you measure chainstay length? Keep reading conflicting information online. I've measured a length of 40.5cm.
Below it's set up as 53×18. Chain too tight and far too big a gear for my commute... but it's soo quiet!
Going to try and get the perfect chain tension with the right cog ratio with/without half link if its possible. According to the online calculator it COULD work.
How do you measure chainstay length? Keep reading conflicting information online. I've measured a length of 40.5cm.
Below it's set up as 53×18. Chain too tight and far too big a gear for my commute... but it's soo quiet!
Andrew1971
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- Northallerton
Well what to do !! if it were mine i would take off big chain ring move smaller chain ring out side and get a chain tensioner that look's like this
http://singlespeedcomponents.co.uk/tensioners/singulator-html.html
Then enjoy her
http://singlespeedcomponents.co.uk/tensioners/singulator-html.html
Then enjoy her
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Bark clark
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- South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Well what to do !! if it were mine i would take off big chain ring move smaller chain ring out side and get a chain tensioner that look's like this
http://singlespeedcomponents.co.uk/tensioners/singulator-html.html
Then enjoy her
Going to use the small chain ring on the inside for the chain line. Then fiddle cog sizes from there. Getting a singulator is always an option. 39x17 should get things rolling (quite literally haha) to start with anyways
Old Plodder
Living at the top of a steep 2 mile climb
- Location
- Surrey/Hants border
WARNING do not used fixed cog with a chain tensioner!
(Put another S/S cog on there for emergencies if you must.)
As an aside, I tried using both double & triple chainsets, but found it much easier to stick with a single, you soon get used to pushing a little harder uphill, (or, in my case, walking), & just relax going downhill). But, as with anything, it is your machine - enjoy.
(Put another S/S cog on there for emergencies if you must.)
As an aside, I tried using both double & triple chainsets, but found it much easier to stick with a single, you soon get used to pushing a little harder uphill, (or, in my case, walking), & just relax going downhill). But, as with anything, it is your machine - enjoy.
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Bark clark
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- South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Right. On my bike just now i have 39t x 18t. 46" chain is too tight. Adding a halflink to make it 46.5" makes the chain too loose.
So I have ordered a Sturmey archer 17t freewheel. (39t×17t; 60gi) This should reduce the distance the chain needs to travel by 1/4". Keeping the 46" chain which was previously too tight, it 'should' fit nice.
If all works out well I can reduce the 17t to a 15t, remove two links and replace with a half link to give me a nice 68gi!
Spent the last few days getting my head around it. Not the easiest haha.
On another note I'm not entirely convinced that this:
http://eehouse.org/fixin/formfmu.php
has completely accurate information.
Cheers
So I have ordered a Sturmey archer 17t freewheel. (39t×17t; 60gi) This should reduce the distance the chain needs to travel by 1/4". Keeping the 46" chain which was previously too tight, it 'should' fit nice.
If all works out well I can reduce the 17t to a 15t, remove two links and replace with a half link to give me a nice 68gi!
Spent the last few days getting my head around it. Not the easiest haha.
On another note I'm not entirely convinced that this:
http://eehouse.org/fixin/formfmu.php
has completely accurate information.
Cheers
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Bark clark
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- South Lanarkshire, Scotland
GOOD NEWS!
17t freewheel arrived. Fitted it up with the rest of my set up and bingo! Perfect chain tension, no tensioner needed.
I now have a nice quiet 60gi bike! Next up is brakes and removing the 53t chain ring!
Over and out!
17t freewheel arrived. Fitted it up with the rest of my set up and bingo! Perfect chain tension, no tensioner needed.
I now have a nice quiet 60gi bike! Next up is brakes and removing the 53t chain ring!
Over and out!
Andrew1971
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