TheSandwichMonster
Junior Senior
- Location
- Devon, UK
I've got an old, circa 1990, alu MTB that I use as a hack bike these days since moving to the road. It's been well looked-after, full XT groupset even, but I've been toying with the idea of converting to fixed or SS to lower the maintenance needs and make things interesting.
From everything that I've read, converting to SS is simply a matter of removing a few bits, fitting some spacers and tensioning the chain, right? I know that that's an over-simplification, but I'm trying to be brief (for once!).
Conversely, it seems like converting to a fixie is a whole world of pain, and is essentially impossible short of fitting an eccentric hub or an eccentric bottom bracket - which seem like a bit of a faff... Am I right?
From everything that I've read, converting to SS is simply a matter of removing a few bits, fitting some spacers and tensioning the chain, right? I know that that's an over-simplification, but I'm trying to be brief (for once!).
Conversely, it seems like converting to a fixie is a whole world of pain, and is essentially impossible short of fitting an eccentric hub or an eccentric bottom bracket - which seem like a bit of a faff... Am I right?