SpiritCyclist

Just built this one up, my first "from-scratch" single speed. 1987 Mongoose Alta. Full cro-mo frame, fork and stays, and lots of braze-ons to boot. The horizontal dropouts were begging to be converted and I happened to already have a SS freewheel and short stack chainring bolts from another aborted project. I re-spacered the rear hub and re-dished the wheel,and as luck would have it, that lined up the freewheel pretty much dead-nuts with the outside chainring. Running 48t in the front and 20t in the back, giving 62.4 gear inches. I just went for a long ride around town and I think this just about perfect--low enough for get up and go, but high enough to achieve a little speed while spinning. Michelin Country Rock tires are a nice mix of road smoothness and grip on light dirt/gravel. Really happy with this one!