Lose The Gears

[mad max]

At the moment i can only get out on a Saturday for a few hours :$ Cleaned my bike up mid week and changed gear cable, all was good.

Had a session today spent most of my time fcuking about with my gears,well p*ssed off.

Time to change to a single.

Could anyone advise please, I.E tools i need, parts, and approx cost. I am running sram at the moment with a a eight speed cassete with Onza tango hubs. (OLD SCHOOL OR WHAT)

Cheers, Enjoy the weekend.

[monkeymoped]

i've got a 9 speed shimano xt shifter running 3 gears off a deore mech, and i'm gonna ditch two of the sprockets and get either the onza chain tensioner or the the gusset one, just need spacers two replace the sprockets (any ideas???????????????????)

[macy`d]

At the moment i can only get out on a Saturday for a few hours :$ Cleaned my bike up mid week and changed gear cable, all was good.

Had a session today spent most of my time fcuking about with my gears,well p*ssed off.

Time to change to a single.

Could anyone advise please, I.E tools i need, parts, and approx cost. I am running sram at the moment with a a eight speed cassete with Onza tango hubs. (OLD SCHOOL OR WHAT)

Cheers, Enjoy the weekend.

you will need a hope spacer kit £10 a sprocket e.g surly £20, chain whip £5 and a cassette lock ring tool £5 all on www.tartybikes.co.uk hope that was a help

[Krisboats]

you will need a hope spacer kit £10 a sprocket e.g surly £20, chain whip £5 and a cassette lock ring tool £5 all on www.tartybikes.co.uk hope that was a help

Err, no, you won't "need" that.

You don't need a hope spacer kit, you can use the spacers from in between your old cassette sprockets, or like me, use black pvc drainpipe of the right diameter cut to the right size (works fantastically btw)

A gusset wide based cog is far cheaper, and you can even get away with usig one of the old sprockets off the cassette after taking it apart.

Local bike shop should be able to take your cassette off for free or like £2 if their being VERY stingy. Failing that, get an old crappy cahin, wrap it around your existing sprocket, then tie the other end around your shoe and stand on it (holds it in place nicely). Then use a screwdriver and a hammer and lightly tap the lockring round.

Should be far cheaper for you.

[Saracen Kid]

or if you want your bike to look nice (casstete spacers look tatty) i bought a :

icetoolz lookring tool £5 tarty

gary fisher whip £8 lbs

dmr single speed kit £17 lbs

and you may need a chain tool new pin etc

[tomtrials]

just get a bmr single speed kit which is about 17 pounds or split your old cassette up and keep the sprocket you need and get to more spacers. for the tensioner you could just use your old mech and lock it out by removing the tension spring and putting a larger adjuster screw in so you can tune into gear.

[pengsmelly]

A spacer kit will convert it to single speed. You can get them in most local bike shops.

matt

[mad max]

What ever i do they are going So i may as well get the practice in on my old bike.

I will let you no how i get on.

Thanks

[TrashZen]

Oh by the way, chain wips are just a bit of chain bolted onto a handle, make it from an old chain bolted or welded onto an old spanner... works wonder for free. Actually, even if you just use the chain and grip it through a bit of cloth, that'll do most of the time.