Single Speed

Mark Weir's SS Nomad at the 2008 SSWC . i'd love to see how he set this up. is that an xtr rd i see there?

Tamo: mukang hirap na hirap. Kung geared yan, mas masarap buhay niya.

Biro lang King.

Yep XTR RD to account for the chain growth when the suspension compresses, Plates on each side of the rear cog to keep the chain on. I'm not sure what he's running on the inside of the crankset but he looks to be using a front derailleur as a stop also... Here is another pic...

bigat naman ng RD nya, sana yung mga ss tensioner na lang ang ginamit

flipnidaho wrote:Yep XTR RD to account for the chain growth when the suspension compresses, Plates on each side of the rear cog to keep the chain on. I'm not sure what he's running on the inside of the crankset but he looks to be using a front derailleur as a stop also... Here is another pic...

That's an MRP G2 chain guide

noob question here:

if i installed a 36t chainring what cog can i use to be similar to 32x18?

thanks!

Wild guess... 22?

more of 20 if you can find one.

anong pinaka maganda and affordable chain for SS?

punta ka sa bike shop at humingi ka ng lumang kadena na pinalitan na nang geared rider. makakakuha ka kuminsan maski dura ace chain. free!

obetski wrote:anong pinaka maganda and affordable chain for SS?

king wrote:punta ka sa bike shop at humingi ka ng lumang kadena na pinalitan na nang geared rider. makakakuha ka kuminsan maski dura ace chain. free!

talaga? medyo OT pero pano mo malalaman kung ok pa ang chain? obvious signs na di ok siguro is sobrang kalawang, madaming tama.. pano ba?

virtually kahit anong klase chain pwede sa SS?

check mo rin thickness ng chainring & cog...

usually mas thick ang SS specific chainring & cog, parang pang-bmx...


ss specific chain is usually 1/2 x 3/32"... yes, parang pang BMX

aside from kalawang, para sa akin basta walang bent plates. maski naman meron puede naman tanggalin yung sira o matigas na links. di naman masyadong importante kung "stretched" yung chain pag single speed kasi walang shifting. di ako gumagamit singlespeed specific chain. IG-51 or ngayon HG 9 speed na chain. no problems.

thank you. bilan ko na lang ng new chain yung geared bike ko then use the old chain for the SS

how bout yung sinasabi nila na yung "stretched" na chain daw eh mas madaling makasira ng gears since hindi na tama ang lapat nya sa teeth ng chainring at cog/s?

I have a collection of used and stretched chains that I use when I build new SS bikes so I can try to find the "magic gear" (using a half link and ghetto eno) and not have to use a tensioner... Stretched chains are not necessarily weaker and since I use steel cogs/chainrings it won't really wear out my chainrings/cogs too fast either. Plus, I usually just ride my SS drivetrain without replacing cogs/chainrings (I just have them wear out together since it doesn't affect the shifting anyway and cogs and chainrings are relatively cheap).

where can this be had locally?



wala akong mahagilap....

si jaymz, what do you call that? tensioner din?

yep!

http://tinyurl.com/alfine

Alfine CT-S500 Chain Tensioner

pero pang comfort line nila yan...

Sirs, may SS rig po ako na ginagamit ko for bike commuting, and presently, 2-wheel pulley na tensioner ang nakakabit. Marami po sa aking nakakapadyakan ang nagsasabing palitan ko daw yun ng single-wheel pulley tensioner.

Ano po ba ng difference po in terms po sa performance? Or weight issue lang po yun?

Or pwede po ba wala nang tensioner? Ano po ba ang epekto kung wala nang tensioner?

TIA!

guys, i'm looking for a reasonably-priced SS conversion kit and tensioner. where can i buy these and for how much? thanks for your suggestions.

Gen Badong,

yan po ay madalas gamitin for fullsusser SS rig...

because of the chain growth kapag gumagalaw ang suspension system...

HTH

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@nyumonjing,

sa cycle art meron da bomb chain tensioner & 9-1 ss kit... meron also fireeye 'the spur' & 'ssk'...

may nagsabi sa akin na mas mura daw ang fireeye....



eh walanghiya! nung tinanong ko yung 'the spur' tensioner is priced 1.2k...

yung 'ssk'... P650!

mura ba yun?!?!

yung da bomb kit, P550...

i dont know ang kalakalan ngayon ng tensioner...

may surly singleator...hehehe..will cost you a fortune...P2,500?

thanks jaymz.

dante, di pa kaya ng budget ko yan!

follow-up question: what's a good starting cog for a first-time SSer?

eto o



OT

koya bayot,

ano nititingin nya?

tingin nya kung sa anong gear na siya?


@nyumonjing: para sayo 16T...

usually naman 16 or 18T...

alam ko 20T is for trials... i may be wrong...

nyumonjng, depende kasi kung san mo gagamitin na trail. kung napakadaming ahon, 20T. kung relatively flat at patag ang lupa (konti lubak), tama si jaymz, 16T. uso sa atin ang 18T. kung mapapansin mo, halos lahat ng naka ss ay naka 18T. gusto ko mag 17T, para lang maiba..

16 is the new 18 (naks)

53x18 rules naks