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  • Single speedin'
  • GrunkaLunka
    Free Member

    Looking for advice please – I’m toying with the idea of going drop bar singlespeed on my Roadrat commuter. I don’t want to get a new back wheel just yet so does anyone know of a good quality cog and spacer kit to fit on a 9spd freehub / is Velo solo’s stuff any good?

    A bit of advice on the technical side of things would be helpful too – what gear ratios do I want for the nice flat London race track, and where can I get a good pair of hard wearing tight fitting jeans..?

    No fixie please, I like my knees where they are.

    Bez
    Full Member

    There’s not much can go wrong with a steel sprocket and a spacer. Buy anything. Though if you have an aluminium freehub body then it’s worth getting a wide-splined sprocket like a Chris King.

    Somewhere between 42:16 and 48:16 should do you.

    Stoner
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    kayak23
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    DMR also do a kit and Gusset too. Comes with spacers.

    CheesybeanZ
    Full Member

    very happy with the price and quality from Max at Velo
    http://www.velosolo.co.uk/intro.html

    SprocketJockey
    Free Member

    Yep – get a wide footed sprocket.

    I ran my RoadRat in absolutely that setup – Drop bar and 42:18 was pretty much on the money for mixed rural road / offroad and a few biggish hills.

    I did run it like that in London on a couple of occasions and found it slightly too spinny though. 42:16 would probably be spot on for that type of riding.

    ianven
    Free Member

    If you are mostly riding on flat ground I would run 46:16 or even 48:16. I currently run 44:16 in a fairly hilly area. It was quite tough up hill at first but after a few weeks no problem.

    GrunkaLunka
    Free Member

    Cheers all, some useful tips there.

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