Fulcrum 7 wheels to single speed conversion

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Fulcrum 7 wheels to single speed conversion

Postby kerolah » Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:18 am

hi guys i have a set of fulcrum 7 training wheels. i want to change them to single speed (not fixed) for my repco tri a

will this set from torpedo work for me ? or is this for a fixed gear bike. sorry bit of a noob. and do i need the tensioner thing ?

link to single speed conversion: http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/T7C ... th-16t-cog

link to wheels: http://www.this link is broken/fulcrum-racing- ... -wheelset/

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Fulcrum 7 wheels to single speed conversion

Postby maccayak » Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:19 am

Answer from a newbie here! I used this http://www.cyclingdeal.com.au/buy/conve ... ptor/FK-02
Looks the same. I think you need the tensioner thing if you dont want to alter your chain? I just cut my chain to suit and I have never had a problem. I thought the tensioner looked messy. I used the single speed conversion kit so that I had the option of going back to cluster. The adaptor washers let you set up your chain line pretty accurately. I can post a pic if you need. Super easy to fit. I did also buy the fitting tool but it was very cheap from the guys at Cycling Deal in Vic.

Geoff

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Re: Fulcrum 7 wheels to single speed conversion

Postby familyguy » Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:51 am

Will work. And a tensioner is a good idea if you dont have horizontal dropouts. It'll just bolt into the RD hanger and you're set.

Jim

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Re: Fulcrum 7 wheels to single speed conversion

Postby kerolah » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:35 pm

has anyone experienced biopace on a single speed/fixie i love biopace so smooth but dont know how the chain will handle.

is it best to get a new BB for her and or new crankset.

THanks geoff will buy from them they are cheaper.
Thanks for the response guys

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Re: Fulcrum 7 wheels to single speed conversion

Postby Mulger bill » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:21 pm

kerolah wrote:has anyone experienced biopace on a single speed/fixie i love biopace so smooth but dont know how the chain will handle.

is it best to get a new BB for her and or new crankset.

THanks geoff will buy from them they are cheaper.
Thanks for the response guys
I may be able to help if you need some rings...
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Re: Fulcrum 7 wheels to single speed conversion

Postby HLC » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:23 am

kerolah wrote:has anyone experienced biopace on a single speed/fixie i love biopace so smooth but dont know how the chain will handle.

is it best to get a new BB for her and or new crankset.

THanks geoff will buy from them they are cheaper.
Thanks for the response guys
Bio pace in theory will work fine. I haven't tried it myself but think about it..

At one poin the bio pace ring will be in the 'tall' position with 50% of the teeth engaged by the chain, and at the 'short' point (perpendicular to the tall) the chainring will still have 50% of the teeth engaged again.

Only one way to find out!

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Re: Fulcrum 7 wheels to single speed conversion

Postby gururug » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:16 am

Maybe you can use a ghost ring like this guy :roll:

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Re: Fulcrum 7 wheels to single speed conversion

Postby mollymoke » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:48 am

gururug wrote:Maybe you can use a ghost ring like this guy :roll:
Now that is a cool idea, just need to find some old chain rings and remove the centers.

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Re: Fulcrum 7 wheels to single speed conversion

Postby HLC » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:03 am

In theory, biopace works.

You dont need a ghost ring. It's only used in the above example to take up a ton of chain slack from either a wrong length chain/lack of adjustability in the drop outs.

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