exmechanic89

Hey everyone, I'm about to take possession of an (I think) '07 Kona Paddy Wagon frame, which I intend to build into a single speed. A little backround on me, I ride (older) road and mtbs - all of which I've built myself, and ride around 40 miles daily. I'm a fairly strong rider and not particularily worried about hills, and since I already have a geared road bike thought it would be fun to also own a SS to try something different. I'll be buying all my parts used on CL and eBay. Anyway here are my questions:

* How wide is the rear hub spacing generally on SS bikes? 120mm is what I've read, is that correct? And what
about the front?

* Also, is the bottom bracket width the same as on geared road bikes?

So yeah I'm pretty stoked about this build, and any additional advice is appreciated - thanks.

j_e_r_e_m_y

Sounds like a fun project! I used to have Paddywagon, and I thought it was a great bike.

As for spacing, the rear is 120mm, and the front 100mm. I don't know if it's the same a s geared road bike, but the BB width on the Paddywagon is 68mm, and it's English threaded. Hope that helps!

exmechanic89

That helps a lot - thanks.

NoGears

You can use a standard hub with spacers as well. Give you the option to run a cassette if you ever decide to or if you swap the wheels onto another bike. Also helps maintain resale value and really, single speed specific hubs really don't offer anything more than a geared hub does except maybe some additional POE but not enough IMO to warrant using one.

Front is no different nor is the bottom bracket.

mihlbach

Go fixed.

exmechanic89

Thanks for that info.

SirSoyrizo

Usually front 100 and back 120, sometimes 130. Most BB on SS's are 68mm english threaded. It may take a pretty long time to build a decent setup if you're only going to be buying from CL or ebay you may want to look at investing in some new quality (or at least decent) parts for the long run.

exmechanic89

So I did pick up the frame last Friday as planned. It looks really good, seems pretty light and should make a nice ride. On the parts I'm may look for a whole bike and then swap the parts over, which I've done before on other builds. Should be cheaper than buying the parts piecemeal. I can always upgrade the parts to better stuff down the line if I like the bike - which I think is likely.

IAmSam

Good luck with your new bike but FYI that was terrible advice for a frame with 120mm rear spacing like yours

NoGears

The question asked and answered was

"* How wide is the rear hub spacing generally on SS bikes? 120mm is what I've read, is that correct? And what
about the front?"

I've built 5 single speed bikes to date and all use a standard rear mountain bike hub, 135 QR or 142x12.

IAmSam

Apparently you need better reading comprehension my friend...

The 1st sentence of OP's post stated that he was about to get a Kona Paddy Wagon frame, to which his questions pertained. There was no good reason for you to answer as though he was asking about a MTB, or even a roadie