Koos Likkewaan Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 I'm rather keen to give this a go too, but unfortunately my XD driver is throwing a spanner into the works. I rode BMX for yonks back in school, so I should acclimatize pretty easily!Zinger XD kit will work, but not sure if you will find it in SA. I am sure a shimano freehub should also work on your hub. I know the Rapide freehubs are interchangable.
King_Crispy Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 Cleats will be far better.Especially for climbing.
Pieter1 Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Cleats will be far better.Especially for climbing.Meh. Cleats shmeats. Koos Likkewaan, Hairy and Kalahari Vegmot 3
Raab Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Cleats will be far better.Especially for climbing. Tend to agreed, you want to give your quads a break and focus on pulling the pedal towards you on longer, more gradual climbs arendoog 1
Owen_DJ Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Had the pleasure of building this beauty up recently!! JanJan, PhilipV, Gandalf and 11 others 14
Koos Likkewaan Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Had the pleasure of building this beauty up recently!! Very Nice ! It seems you are using the XD freehub. Maybe you can advise TyronLab where to get the parts.
Hairy Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Had the pleasure of building this beauty up recently!!
Hairy Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Very Nice ! It seems you are using the XD freehub. Maybe you can advise TyronLab where to get the parts.post it here please!
Raab Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Had the pleasure of building this beauty up recently!! That's one hell of a first post!
Owen_DJ Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 To respond to the XD driver body single speed adapter question, i found only two solutions exist : Zinger XD Singlespeed Adapter Kit | https://problemsolversbike.com/article/fresh-solution-zinger-xd-singlespeed-adapter-kit Gusset SRAM XD fit 1-ER SS Kit | https://www.gussetcomponents.com/shop/hubs-and-cassettes/xd-1-er-kit/ Getting it in SA is where the difficulty and costs started. At the beginning of the year, when searching, I could only find stock of the Zinger adapter globally from JensonUSA and they were one of the very few places to ship directly to SA. Another note. If you do go with one of these options, best you buy some extra cogs with your order as I am yet to find locally available 6 bolt cogs.
Pieter1 Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 To respond to the XD driver body single speed adapter question, i found only two solutions exist : Zinger XD Singlespeed Adapter Kit | https://problemsolversbike.com/article/fresh-solution-zinger-xd-singlespeed-adapter-kit Gusset SRAM XD fit 1-ER SS Kit | https://www.gussetcomponents.com/shop/hubs-and-cassettes/xd-1-er-kit/ Getting it in SA is where the difficulty and costs started. At the beginning of the year, when searching, I could only find stock of the Zinger adapter globally from JensonUSA and they were one of the very few places to ship directly to SA. Another note. If you do go with one of these options, best you buy some extra cogs with your order as I am yet to find locally available 6 bolt cogs. Can you use a derailleur as a tensioner and do this with a ds?
Hairy Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Can you use a derailleur as a tensioner and do this with a ds?the guys that do crazy stupid jumps sometimes do ... or at least I am sure I have seen this ... I recall seeing something recently where a rear der is broken down to make a tensioner as you do not need the lower pulley. Gavin R a good many years ago also pitched up for a SS Race on his Titus duallie sporting a single gear setup tensioned with a der.
Pieter1 Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 the guys that do crazy stupid jumps sometimes do ... or at least I am sure I have seen this ... I recall seeing something recently where a rear der is broken down to make a tensioner as you do not need the lower pulley. Gavin R a good many years ago also pitched up for a SS Race on his Titus duallie sporting a single gear setup tensioned with a der.Sweet. I’ll dig a little because I predict that my gears will start irritating me soon. Hairy 1
Jewbacca Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 You can SS a DS, but the ones with big chain growth become very annoying. I would also recommend using a short cage or road RD as a tensioner (you do get 'caged' tensioners too) as the normal ones break or throw the chain. Hairy and Pieter1 2
Jewbacca Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 Thats the one I was thinking of... I made one using a short cage XO RD and long limit strews. Not as tidy but it works like a dream.
Pieter1 Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 Meh. Cleats shmeats. 81DBDE96-A7DE-4686-8F98-FD77A087DC07.jpegNê
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