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Can I make my old full sus bike single speed
 
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Danny Watts
13/10/09 13:56
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Hi all,

 I have my old Kona kikapu Deluxe sitting in the shed doing nothing.. I keep it for riding in the winter so I don't trash my four supreme in all the mud where I live..  Does anyone know if I can make it SS some how because of the rear suspension, or do I need to just bite the bullet and go and buy myself another bike

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Danny

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Black Heart Billy
13/10/09 13:58
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buy a springy chain tensioner
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Danny Watts
13/10/09 14:00
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ok thanks BHB I'll look that up.. Cheers Danny
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Black Heart Billy
13/10/09 14:03
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http://tartybikes.co.uk/search.php?category_id=48
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Stephen Wephen
13/10/09 14:12
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You can with a chain tensioner but the problem with most full sus bikes is the fact that the chain lengths aren't static unless the pivot is centered around the bottom bracket. I'd just go for fitting a cheapo rear mech.
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Danny Watts
13/10/09 14:22
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ok thanks guys i'll look at both.. I have an old LX rear mech hanging around so I'll give that a go first... Cheers Dan
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b r
13/10/09 20:17
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or put a bar in place of the shock
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Black Heart Billy
13/10/09 20:30
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Or just use a rohloff/alfine springy chain tensioner
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TimmyA
13/10/09 20:35
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The Rohloff one.

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