On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, cnighbor wrote:
> > Is anyone in the club running a single speed bike using
> > a single cog freewheel (not a fixed gear)? I'm wondering
> > about how you set up the wheel for this. Did you re-dish
> > the wheel at all, do you use bolt on instead of QR, how
> > did you decide on your gearing?
On my (now) single speed Schwinn (Giant) "World Sport" I simply took off the front and rear derailleur stuff, shortened the chain to fit the already center-lined 3rd cog (18) on a 5-speed freewheel and 39-tooth crankset and was done... no redishing necessary (the very slight weight drawback of of leaving a 5-speed freewheel on is insignificant on a commuter/rainy day bike).