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I love it - if it's not raining in the morning I'm always on the bike instead of in the car and I can do my commute in 25mins - it takes 35-40mins in the car I've done 2000 miles on it now and so saved nearly £700 in fuel costs already just from Last october. Btw the bike costs 5 pence to fully charge.
Yep, probably your best bet. Prices on eBay are overinflated to say the least.
The easiest way to do it is find an old 70's or 80's 5- or 10-speed racer. On these the gear cassette unscrews and is the same thread as a fixed-gear cog or a single-speed freewheel. Simply get your local bike shop to swap it over and re-space the wheel if you can't do it yourself
That age bike is most suitable because the rear drop-outs are usually long so you can set the chain tension. 6- and 12-speed bikes can be used but don't always have a screw-on cassette because some of them are splined.
Yes they do, it's only freewheels with fewer than 16 teeth that have a different (smaller) thread. You should use a lockring, admittedly, but you don't need one if it's cranked up tight enough and you don't have legs like Chris Hoy
You should use a lockring, admittedly, but you don't need one if it's cranked up tight enough and you don't have legs like Chris Hoy
