Converting a 2-speed freewheel to fixed gear (1 speed)
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Converting a 2-speed freewheel to fixed gear (1 speed)
Hi all
I'm basically looking if it is possible to convert a 2-speed freewheel to fixed gear (1 speed). I found a nice bike second hand but it's two-speed. The guy says you can change gears by slightly pedaling backwards.
Is this a stupid question and impossible to do, or not?
Sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm REALLY new to all this
Thanks in advance!
I'm basically looking if it is possible to convert a 2-speed freewheel to fixed gear (1 speed). I found a nice bike second hand but it's two-speed. The guy says you can change gears by slightly pedaling backwards.
Is this a stupid question and impossible to do, or not?
Sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm REALLY new to all this
Thanks in advance!
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Sounds like you have a 2-speed kickback hub of some sort like a Sachs Duomatic. So, basically it is what it is and you can't change it. Also, a fixed gear does not coast, so what you are really trying to do is convert into it into a single speed, which is a one speed freewheel.
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Sounds like you have a 2-speed kickback hub of some sort like a Sachs Duomatic. So, basically it is what it is and you can't change it. Also, a fixed gear does not coast, so what you are really trying to do is convert into it into a single speed, which is a one speed freewheel.
I'll be looking at other options, probably just buying a wheelset that is already fixed.
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A real fixed gear can pedal backwards, but that hub has a coaster brake, so if you try to pedal backwards you will just activate the brake. All you need is a rear wheel with a track hub, and then screw on a fixed cog and lockring.
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You will have to change the rear wheel for one with a track hub. Hopefully the chainline will line up.
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The Motobecane Fantom Cross is back in stock at Bikes Direct. You are better off with that than sinking money into a conversion. By the time you buy a new wheel, spend a bunch of time on it and find out it needs tirews and tubes also, the conversion will cost more than the Motobecane.