No idea on the year but you could definitely single speed that bike. It would likely drop a ton of weight from the bike as well.
evanssinatra on
I’d say early 2000s. I think it’s realistic as it’s already a pretty relaxed bike, single speed would be good for cruising around. But I’m biased because I ride a single speed as my daily. A conversion kit should be like 30 bucks. You just need a cog, maybe spacers and a chain tensioner. You can use the existing derailleurs as a tensioner.
SnollyG on
You could also just not shift.
WrenchHeadFox on
You can single speed just about any bike. The question would be, why? What’s your goal?
This bike has vertical dropouts which makes it, in my opinion, a poorer candidate for single speed conversion. This will force you to run a chain tensioner, get an eccentric bottom bracket, or find a “magic ratio.” In my opinion, none of those are ideal situations for a single speed – as to me, the main appeal of a single speed is the simplicity.
Gearing is nice! That’s a steal of a deal for that bike. Get it and ride it as it is.
Or, if you want a single speed… Buy a single speed. Or at the very least, something with horizontal dropouts.
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No idea on the year but you could definitely single speed that bike. It would likely drop a ton of weight from the bike as well.
I’d say early 2000s. I think it’s realistic as it’s already a pretty relaxed bike, single speed would be good for cruising around. But I’m biased because I ride a single speed as my daily. A conversion kit should be like 30 bucks. You just need a cog, maybe spacers and a chain tensioner. You can use the existing derailleurs as a tensioner.
You could also just not shift.
You can single speed just about any bike. The question would be, why? What’s your goal?
This bike has vertical dropouts which makes it, in my opinion, a poorer candidate for single speed conversion. This will force you to run a chain tensioner, get an eccentric bottom bracket, or find a “magic ratio.” In my opinion, none of those are ideal situations for a single speed – as to me, the main appeal of a single speed is the simplicity.
Gearing is nice! That’s a steal of a deal for that bike. Get it and ride it as it is.
Or, if you want a single speed… Buy a single speed. Or at the very least, something with horizontal dropouts.
My $0.02