Timeline for Can I convert a 1x9 speed bicycle to single speed by putting 9 identical cogs into cassette?
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| Dec 10, 2021 at 20:04 | comment | added | Andrew | So, leaving the cassette and derailleur in place? I guess I don't see much of a difference between that and just not shifting. @EvilSnack, can they actually be adjusted to that extreme? | |
| Dec 9, 2021 at 22:37 | answer | added | Jeff | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 8, 2021 at 22:38 | history | edited | Criggie♦ |
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| Dec 8, 2021 at 22:38 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | I think this question is at the point where you should try it. Find some way to implement your plan to some extent, and see how it rides. Do please report back on positives and negatives. | |
| Dec 8, 2021 at 18:52 | answer | added | MortenSickel | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 8, 2021 at 18:18 | comment | added | Vincent Fourmond | What about simply refraining from changing gears ? Zero cost, effective immediately, essentially the same effect ;-) | |
| Dec 8, 2021 at 12:27 | comment | added | nightrider | The chain obviously will not last longer, how else it could be. Only cassette. | |
| Dec 8, 2021 at 10:24 | comment | added | EarlGrey | The cassette will last longer, but what about the worn chain running on the new cog? | |
| S Dec 8, 2021 at 8:13 | vote | accept | nightrider | ||
| Dec 7, 2021 at 21:13 | answer | added | mander Don't reinstate Monica | timeline score: 18 | |
| Dec 7, 2021 at 18:54 | comment | added | MaplePanda | @throx To be fair, it is perfectly conceivable that hub bearings last longer than a cassette, if that's what you're referring to. | |
| Dec 7, 2021 at 18:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1468279176356634624 | ||
| Dec 7, 2021 at 16:46 | comment | added | R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE | If you want single speed why would you not just remove the derailleur and all the complexity around it and put on a single cog?? | |
| Dec 7, 2021 at 15:08 | comment | added | EvilSnack | It would be easier to set the limit screws so that the derailleur can't be shifted. | |
| Dec 7, 2021 at 13:58 | comment | added | anjama | ^ Years ago, I used one of Surly's splined cogs along with some spacers and their Singleator chain tensioner to convert an old used mountain bike into a low maintenance single-speed commuter. | |
| Dec 7, 2021 at 8:33 | answer | added | Paul Suart | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 7, 2021 at 7:19 | comment | added | Lamar Latrell | Don't get 9 seperate cassete cogs, get some spacers and a single hyperglide splined cog like those offered but Surly. Alternatively, it sounds like a fun experiment if you can access the cogs for cheap. Just try it, see if all the naysayers below hold any currency 😆 | |
| Dec 7, 2021 at 3:19 | comment | added | throx | If the only time you're taking your rear wheel apart is to change a worn cassette, you might want to think about your maintenance schedule a little more strongly. | |
| Dec 7, 2021 at 2:11 | answer | added | Criggie♦ | timeline score: 11 | |
| Dec 7, 2021 at 0:13 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Dec 6, 2021 at 21:42 | answer | added | Adam Rice | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 17:39 | vote | accept | nightrider | ||
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| Dec 6, 2021 at 16:12 | answer | added | rvil76 | timeline score: 14 | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 16:12 | answer | added | Andy P | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 16:07 | history | asked | nightrider | CC BY-SA 4.0 |