Spacer for single speed

[EscourtU]

I was outside working on the SS and was trying to get the chainline to match up. I looked down and saw an extra BB snug ring. Just out of curiosity I tried to see if I could use it as a spacer. To my astonishment it had the same threads as the hub. I screwed it on so far and installed the freewheel. Once I got the chainline straight I snugged up the ring to the freewheel. Low and behold it holds the freewheel in place and keeps my chainline straight. Anyone else had pure luck doing this before? I know it is probably not the best fix but in a jam it works.

[Pink Pony]

Once i was on a budget and needed spacers ASAP. Ben fromOne on One told me to cut 2 pieces of PVC Tube.

10 Mins later. VOILA!!

Lighter and Cheaper Spacers..

[mooks]

Nice trick with the spacer! I knew BB spacers would work as a cassette body spacer, (if for instance putting a 7spd or less cassette on a 8/9 spd hub), but apparently you've found another crossover.

[Benjamin Severns]

people sometimes use BB lockrings as a lockring for a "suicide" fixed gear set up, that is, on a hub that's only threaded for a freewheel, and no reverse threaded lockring

[Trialsdave]

If you want to get creative you can also use a coupler for copper piping(I think it was for 2 1/8" copper piping). The inside diameter of the coupler is is just the right size for the freehub body. Trim it down to the right thickness and your set. At least thats what I did. My home depot bike parts.

[PJL]

1.25" PVC has the right I.D. for the cassette body. Just make sure you cut it straight.

[EscourtU]

I rode to downtown today on the SS roadbike from Fridley. 42/16 gears were just about perfect with the 700c tires. I was concerned at how the spacer would hold up. I took off 1 time early on and it spun a bit. It must have needed it because it never moved the rest of the ride. Would seem I didn't get it tight enough. It's tight now though. Took me 45 minutes one way. Had a good ride straight down central all the way. I have chopped turndown bars flipped and figured if I get some of those small oblong barends it would make it much more comfortable. Anyone else tried that out?

[Shorty]

I have chopped turndown bars flipped and figured if I get some of those small oblong barends it would make it much more comfortable. Anyone else tried that out?

Flipped and chopped drops are great.

Are the bars round where you chopped 'em?

[EscourtU]

They are kind of odd shaped but a pair of channel locks would fix that since they are aluminum. I have a pair of barends I was seeing if I could fit on there but they are to small to fit. Then I thought about them funky ones and figured them may work better. I am trying to keep it as light as possible @17lbs right now and am pulling a weight weenie on this bike. Sure would be sweet if they had them small oblong ones with lights mounted inside of them.

[steef]

I'm curious about where you want to mount the barends, and what kind of brake levers you're running.

[EscourtU]

I only have the front brake and it is mounted near the stem. Like the kind they have for cyclocross. As for the barend nubs, when I ride I find myself wanting to put my palms flat on the ends of the bars where the cuts are. I figured a small football shaped object would be more comfortable than a 1 inch bar digging into my palm. Does that make any sence?

[funky-funky-chicken]

Sounds like you just need a plug for the end of the bars where you chopped them. I would just wrap the $h!+ out of the end of your bar with bar-tape to make the tips just a little more "padded." Light, doesn't require you to attach anything. Done... now go ride. :)

[EscourtU]

I do have plugs in them. I certainly don't need them just thought it would be a good idea. You have a bit of time to think while riding 30 miles on a single speed. Well not a lot of time (1.5hrs) but there is time.
Now if I could quit smoking imagine how fast I would be.

[Shorty]

Now if I could quit smoking imagine how fast I would be.

As long as you don't gain too much weight.

[EscourtU]

I am 140 lbs, smoke, quit drinking a few years ago, quit smoking other stuff last year, heck I don't even make whoopie anymore. I am still amazed that I have the endurance I do since I smoke cigs. However I do not smoke on my rides. If I quit smoking I will have nothing else to live for. Dang Now I just realized why I always ride through the bad neighborhoods.

[steef]

See if you can find some old school huge rubber plugs. I have those, along with standard road levers on my flop chops and it works for me. Another option would be to get the dummy levers that are used for the stoker position on road tandems.

[steef]

Don't quit smoking, it makes excellent Shad repellent. ;)