My Fixie Was Stolen... So I Built Up Another Bike - Converting a Single Speed/ Fixie to an 8-Speed

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9 ай бұрын

So the Mongoose was stolen... and only the wheels were recovered.
But I like building.
I thought, perhaps it's time to move away from building up more fixed gear bikes... and this would be symbolic of a potential move away from fixie builds.
Convince me otherwise.
Specs:
Elops Urban 500 Speed single-speed frame
Shimano Claris ST-2400 levers, FD and RD
OEM wheelset
KMC X8 chain
#cycling #bikemodification #bikebuild #elops #btwin #decathlon #bicicleta #velo #singlespeed

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@FruitPunchSai 9 ай бұрын

Goddyamn clean build. Welcome to the Road bike gang.

@watchesnwheels 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, sir. I wanted to see if I could turn a SS/ fixie frame into a geared road bike as an experiment, since I had an old Claris groupset lying around. I won't advise doing the same with an aluminium frame due to its lack of relative malleability.

@mico5018 9 ай бұрын

sorry to hear your bikes gone, this ones turned out pretty cool though

@watchesnwheels 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah am still in the process of finding the perpetrator. We kind of have an idea who it is, but we are giving him a chance to step forward and return the bike before pressing criminal charges.

@mortlow6688 9 ай бұрын

First video i see someone build a geared bike out of a single speed frame...😅👌👍

@watchesnwheels 9 ай бұрын

Hahaha it's a nice challenge. It can only be done on steel frames, however.

@GregTheGuitarist 9 ай бұрын

Personally I would use a Triban RC100 as a better alternative to such build. Yours has a replaceable mech hanger though :D By the way - how are the crank and front derailleur working? I thought they are not compatibile.

@watchesnwheels 9 ай бұрын

Haha yes, this was EXPERIMENTAL. I had an old ST-2400 groupset lying around so I wanted to somehow make use of it. How do the crank and front derailleur work? I did cold set the dropouts first, so the alignment happened to be spot on after I put on the FD and crank.

@manmodu5 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your process! Every considered using a internal hub, shimano have one that is 8 speed for a reasonable price?

@watchesnwheels 7 ай бұрын

Hi! Going into the build, the intent was to keep the budget as low as possible, and to make use of parts I had laying around. Alfines at the time cost much more than a claris groupset, so installing one would have defeated the purpose of keeping the budget low. Plus this was meant to be a bit of a challenge.