turning a vintage mtb into a single speed (not fixed gear) bike 

Thank you my dude appreciate the tip! I actually have automotive brake cleaner too, will try that for clean up next time 👍 cheers

Thanks man! Ya pretty stoked with how it turned out. Single speeds are simple and fun!!

No worries mate glad it was helpful ! Thanks for watching 😊

Hell ya definitely! Pedals are underrated I reckon !

I just “sharpened” my smoothed out pedals

Thank you my dude I appreciate that! Glad you like it cheers!

Cheers man glad you liked it! Appreciate the kind words 🙏

cheers my dude i appreciate that! thanks for the tips !

thank you my dude i appreciate that! yes try it out its super fun ay, good bike to have just to ride around on for the shops/errands 👍

hahahhahah cracking me up, i'll get you on some insider trading

Thank you very much cheers mate !

Ooooo nice , thinner tyre up front moto style

thanks man i appreciate that! :D

Thank you Reece ! Glad you liked it, nothing like a clean simple bike in my opinion ! Cheers !

Thanks homie! Glad you enjoyed it - they are super fun !

Thanks man! Turned this one around haha

Cheers man! that’s good to know! Running 42-18 at the moment and feels pretty good. Probably can go up to 44 if I wanna go faster but probably be more difficult on the hills. I think the ratio also comes with fitness too, so the more your ride it would probably go up as you own the bike

I ride a SS with 48-18 too with tires 26x1.15 in city flat terrain , my another project is 36-14 in hilly terrain ...

Thank you hooker! Thanks for joining the premiere was fun! 😊

Hahah you forgot the saddle and also the pedals!! Basically replaced almost everything on this bike😅😅😅. Rides great though. Cheers homie i appreciate that !!

Actually pedals I just serviced haha

Thank you my dude I appreciate that ! Yes would love a better conditioned turbo !

Hell ya do it up it’s pretty fun to have !

Cheers man! Yes I actually have 1.75 slicks too could try it out !

Of course! That’s why I made the video , to inspire people to make their own! Cheers mate!!

thanks man i appreciate that ! haha yeah probably if its a dedicated street machine would be nice to change the axles and also the quick release seat post clamp as well - cheers my dude!

Thank you very much I appreciate that !!

thank you Stephen I appreciate that!

Thanks my dude I appreciate that 🙏

Thank you my dude I appreciate that !

Cheers my dude! I appreciate that :D

Cheers mate!!

Cheers my dude!

Thx man I appreciate that !

Hahah cheers man! Ya that is great , definitely feels good to save a bike and get it going again :D

cheers man! yesss do it up - that would make a sick single speed!!

Thanks Rory! I appreciate that brother, do what I can to save it from the city dump haha! Hope you’re well brother ✌️😊

@@garysprojects I'm good brother the weather is good so I might go for a bike ride then come back home and chill 😎 💯👍🏾

@@ashpunting hell ya ! sounds good 👍

@@garysprojects that's why I was telling when I hear music you play I new I liked it in the first 3 seconds and naturally I just Start singing along amd making up lyrics because I feel it 🎶

Cheers man! Hell ya dude nice bike! Haha yeah should do it will be sick 👍

Cheers Shaun ! I appreciate that , thank you 😊

Cheers mate!

Thank you sir I appreciate that !! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏😃

That’s true , you might have to use a chain tensioner in that case or chain magic ratio (I did a vid on this )

cheers man, do it up ! very fun :D

Yesss! There’s something special about single speeds just grab and go!

And after watching your video, I did just that!

@@padude131 hell ya!!

Cheers man! Ya they are super fun, should do it up!!

Thanks man

Thanks man! It’s very fun 😊

Cheers man!

Cheers man! Give it a shot - only way you will find out haha 😅😅

Hell ya dude that sounds sick! Yeah I would hold out for some horizontal drops , makes it easier ay

@@garysprojects hi I have ended up with a vertical drop out. Cannondale Quick 5. It's a nice frame and light. The rear wheel is not that great and I will replace it, likely when I do that will replace the front wheel to. The seller had some brand new schwalbe tyres he threw in also, 37c Delta Cruiser and a 35c Land Cruiser. Leaving the V-Brakes on but otherwise have replaced with other bits I had spare that are better/lighter. Kept the existing wide BB and my spare Sugino single speed chainset with 44T chainring fitted, but any narrower BB would have been an issue. Other better bits I put on were stem, handlebars, seat post, seat. pedals (flat with spd inside). Now it will be a case of getting the wheels, add the convertor, tensioner, chain, tyres and good to go. The convertor I have only has a 13T cog so will be too tough a gear. Deciding on how the bike weight shakes out will decide that. The build looks like it will end up being 10.5kg down from what I bought which was 11.9kg. So I will probably get a Halo cog of 18, 19, or 20 teeth. I want a fairly easy gear but not too easy, I think if I end up spinning like crazy that would get old very quick!

Nice that sounds good I was running around 18t rear 40t front which works out pretty well, but of course will be different for everyone. Good luck with the bike sounds great 👍

@@garysprojects assuming your build would have been heavier weight overall than mine so maybe a lower gear better for that

Thanks homie! ✌️

Ooo nice thank you. I will have a look in the hinge section in the hardware store! Cheers

haha hell yeah heavy duty!

Nice man! Good tip cheers

Hahah cheers man! Still a bit of a guess but still helps ! 😊

Thanks Jesus!! It has orange which is close to yellow 😂😂😂

@@garysprojects one day the yellow one will come, I'm sure 😂

@@jesusescudero9721 hahahah I’m sure one day it will happen too! 😂

Thanks homie! 🙏😊

Makes sense cheers!

Thank you so much 😀

Hell ya ! Do it up !

Thank u !

Hahah yeah it’s a sick spot ay, there is a water channel in the middle that you gotta look out for. Cheers man glad you liked it!

Niceeeee 👍

Hahah not yet, def works well though!

Thanks homie! 😊

@@garysprojects 😺

Thanks homie, It’s a profit but I would say probably break even given the time put into it. The donations/merch/ yt helps too !

@@garysprojects truly a labor of love, keep em coming man!

@@JACKOJACKO121 cheers homie!

It’s called a single speed cog, you can get single speed conversion kits where they have the cog and spacers all in one pack!

Thx my dude i appreciate that!

Nah no issues at all, just do them up tight

​​@@garysprojectsHello, I don’t know if the translator will translate it correctly. The wheel will not move backwards from the left side over time ? I'm afraid the wheel will bend. I use qr. Thanks.

I think 117

Sold already my dude

Nah it’s not not, just generic one

Tighten down top nut to so it’s a little tight , Then loosen the nut closest to the bearings. This should push the two nuts together, thus tightening them , hope this helps !

@@garysprojects This is the only way to tighten the nuts, but even after five repetitions, they are not tight enough as I would like.

@@As2ronaut ahh not sure - maybe try loctite?

Thx player

mmm not sure what you are saying but this one has sold already

Ya I just sell them on fb marketplace to local Melbs folks, wouldn’t really call it a flip tho since a decent amount of energy is spent 😅😅

Hahah cheers man ! I did end up replacing some stuff on this but some of my other vids I have used all the same stuff before !

Would love to!

Yess that’s true !

Thx my dude

@@garysprojects np bro and keep up the good work love the videos

Cheers man will do my best!

Haha cheers brother ! I appreciate that 😋😋😋

Cheers! Not sure, I like them because they are simple & fun !

i squash a bottle between the frame and wheel to put the wheel out into the drop outs, then tighten it

hi i tried to read using google translate, but this is called a "single speed conversion kit" - it gives you different spacers so you can align the cog to your chainring. hope this helps cheers!

@@garysprojects Thank you As I understand you translated my comment through Google translator? Well, I also translated your comment and, it seems, more or less understood what I needed, I even found such a set for a single-speed bicycle on Aliexpress, I am very grateful to you for the answer, I hope I will be able to remake my bike Good luck to you

I’m glad! Thank you 😊🙏

hell ya!

HAHAHHA nice !

Ok

Hahah yes!!! Easy mix up , we also say/spell aluminium & aluminum differently. English ay what a funny language

@@garysprojects I'm originally from Germany so grew up saying "aluminium"

@@GhostYT_lat haha nice!!

Going to have to disagree on that one !!

😂😂😂 you typed that with so much confidence as well… always LIGHTLY grease em tapers boi…

@@typhoons3593 😂😂😂

why’s that

yesss that makes sense 👍