[johnbryanpeters]

The 24 hours of the Adirondaks is 11th and 12th of this month. Looking at all the hurricanes gnawing their way north, I am becoming concerned about a mudfest.

I'm thinking about murdering a cluster and getting a bunch of spacers so as to be able to rapidly and conveniently singlespeed my ride if things get too ugly. Are the bits to do this commonly available?

J

 

[Echo]

You probably have the parts necessary to do that already.

Something about putting "Adirondacks" and "singlespeed" in the same sentence makes my legs hurt though.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Well, I'm going to be hurting anyway if it turns into a bog, I just don't want to be immobilized by adobe packed shifting gear in the rear. I can run or crawl up hills, but it would be nice to be able to pedal at least part of the time.

J

Absolutely no idea how many teeth to use, though. Guess I'll learn quick.

 

[SkaredShtles]

I hate mud. HATE HATE HATE HATE :mumble:

-S.S.-

 

[Echo]

Most singlespeeds are around a 2:1 ratio, as in 32 / 16. I run a "beginner" singlespeed ratio of 32 / 17. I would recommend you try out your gear ratio in advance, before jumping into singlspeeding head first in a 24 hour race

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Most singlespeeds are around a 2:1 ratio, as in 32 / 16. I run a "beginner" singlespeed ratio of 32 / 17. I would recommend you try out your gear ratio in advance, before jumping into singlspeeding head first in a 24 hour race

32/17 probably also good as an "old man's knees" ratio. Thank you for the help.