Can anyone think of their being any probs with a 24 spoke wheel with a singlespeed (conversion kit used on hub)


Ta

No more or less than on a geared bike. A 9spd rear wheel is somewhat less strong than a singlespeed-specific one, but if you don't tend to bust 9spd wheels it won't be a problem.

Knock 260grams of rotating mass off. ( back and front )

Try it!!, this on the CrossLands or your existing wheels ??

Cheers Mike - it will be a 9 speed Mavic wheel probably with the spacers to convert to a SS. Trying to make the bike lighter for the next event.

On the mavics Dylan

If you can do it back and front, then it's a chunk of weight saved, always relace them back to 32 spoke correct, if it goes wrong ??

Going Tubeless to then ???

Tubeless no?

Dylan the new wheels will only be 24 hole.

Fouind some weights for them somewhere - anyway I shall take them to LBS to compare weights - plus my LBS will price match CRC.

Someone posted weight, 1090Grams rear and 600 area front kinda ring a bell.

Sorry misread it, conversion kit is the single speed LOL



( I wouldn't risk at my weight ), what do you weigh ?? 13stone ??

Going to get a 100gram razor seat to :)

13 stone - I beg your pardon!!!!!!

<humph!!!!>


12.5 stone thanks!!!!

Seat - hmm thats an idea, plus if I take the bashring off I am sure that will be half the weight of the bike!!!!

Should be fine then, with 24spokes.

Your a old man, with a mortgage to consider after all, not a 17year old loon :)



* and just incase your bum didn't look big at all *

Carbon seat post, carbon bars and well that is all you can do with a SS.

Wouldn't you be quicker with gears back on ?? maybe leave the front and just put rear ??? or do you want to be a quick SSer loon ??

shoulda woke me in the night aswell, I'd of raced a lap rather than you keeping on going, to not wake the kids.

I have also thought about the gears again Dylan - but everytime I think hard about it I realise that I really do like the simplicity of the one gear system - probably will put the gears back on soon though, or maybe move to a 14T or 15T cog on the back - for the faster courses!!!!

Yeah but Dylan that was probably my best lap in terms of personal satisfaction and realisation that I CAN ride a bike.

I am sure also that if I get my present wheels trued etc then I can use them when I go to Coedy or the peaks or wherever.

Also I have a smaller rotor for the front as well which I need to fit.

Not sure about a carbon bar would that be able to stand up to the strain of a SS?

Be fine ( maybe ) weight savings are all nothing, and you don't get 3times the benifit from rotating mass aswell.

So they'll be your Racing wheels, likely a good idea.

Vary the Rear Cog to the course, maybe have the second wheel with a larger cog to swap over nearing the final laps, when your strength is gone.

Big climbs and big Descents, more Teeth, flat spinning sections, smaller ofcourse.

14T for SITS from the sound of it.

Reason for bigger on hilly courses is, you can ride up and role down just as fast anyways.

I ran 32:16 at SITS last year and it was about right. I dunno how strong you are, but over 24 hours it worked for me. You're never going to take on geared bikes on the downhills anyway, so you want something your can turn over on the climbs and gives you enough kick in the singletrack. If you're going to swap cogs, remember you'll need a longer / shorter chain depending on which way you go.

I tend to run a big, wide riser on my Voodoo for more leverage on the climbs. I don't see why you shouldn't use carbon, but you'll probably feel a bit of flex when you're out of the saddle and really pulling on the bars. I just use uncut Easton EA70 riser bars cos they're nice and wide.

Wheels? Like Mike D says, no more so that on geared bikes. I've been running Bontrager Race X LIte Discs on mine which are very lightweight 28-spokers and haven't had any problems bar trashing the bearings once.