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  6. Single Speed Kit

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    HI, all I have been wanting to convert my trials bike to single speed but i'm too tight to pay £20 for the DMR kit and individual spacers are nearly a pound a pop. Anyway this morning I was messing about with an old cassette and got it apart to find that cassettes contain spacers so anyway I will tell you how to convert your bike to single speed for nothing.

    Guide

    Parts Needed

    2x cassettes

    paint

    Tools

    Lock Ring tool

    2.0mm allen key

    Screwdriver

    1. Remove the cassette from your freehub using the lock ring tool

    IPB Image

    2. Undo the three bolts with the 2.0mm allen key these may be rivetted in which case just pop the rivetts with the screwdriver by forcing it between the two cogs and turning it.

    IPB Image

    3.You should then end up with this:

    IPB Image

    4.It is the small plastic spacers which are needed you may have to repeat steps 1 and 2 with another cassette to get enough spacers.

    5. You can now paint the edge of the spacers which you will see. to make it look better.

    6. Now just assemble the spacers and the cog onto the freehub making dure that the rear sprocket is aligned with the front chain ring. Then tighten the lockring. You should now have a cool looking single speed set up like this:IPB Image

    7. Now for your mech firstly remove your shifter and gear cable inner and outers. Then get the inner cable and trim it down so that from the metal bung onwards is just 3 inches then pull it through the cable clamp so that it lines the jockey wheel with the cassette cog.

    Just thought i'd share this with you as it has helped me

  12. 2.5 Rear Tyre Fit

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Sorry mate but i'm afraid that a 2.5 inch tyre will not fit on that wheel although if you get a new wheel it will work with the bike no problems. The reason that a 2.5 inch tyre will not fit on that wheel is because the 2.5 inch tyres are actually for a 19 inch rim not a 20 inch wheel. and believe me you will never get it on a 20 inch rim because they are a tight fit on the 19 inch rims.

    Hope I've helped.

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