How to build a fixie: Weekend Projects part 2

[jorgeizDShiznit]

Guy with the hat is deff a hipster! Smoking a stoge amd riding a fixed at the same time. Swag"

[jorgeizDShiznit]

Sweet vid guys good shit!

[jburgie]

If you've never used a chain tool, practice on an old chain. Like you say, you have push that pin just right so it'll be easy to reassemble.

[revampmagdfw]

Two guys discovering the fascination of a fixie and having fun. Pretty cool vid.

[seocom]

thx great vid

[prizzom]

thats a real fixie, cheap and fun!

[Gears408]

what was the total cost?

[MrNumberTre]

how much did the whole back wheel come to and was it brand new or second hand? need to know this as I might do one of these coversions :') oh and if you got it online can I get the name of the site PLEASEEEE!

[ArodProduction]

@MrNumberTre read the description

[Birdpoofool]

I think you guys forget to take off the brake.

[thebadlongboarder]

Sorry where do you found the Suicidal COnverstion cuz im looking for it everuwhere(the cog).... plz anwser



[saynotoemo84]

Im doing this right now and I am at the point where I need to shorten my chain. How do you figure out how many links to take out?

[ArodProduction]

@saynotoemo84 put the wheel in and keep it as far into the dropouts as you can, so that there is no more space left. Then wrap the chain around chainring so that the two ends meet then keep pulling the other end until its kinda tight (not too tight) keep in mind that once the chain is on you can move the wheel back in the dropouts for tension. So one the chain is tight count the number or links left over and take out one less than the amount you count. Message again if still confused.

[santiago0r]

how much did the flip flop hub cost

[cuakomaone]

did you flip your chain ring..? why is the smaller one on the inside..???



[ArodProduction]

@cuakomaone no thats just the way it was.

[bboyshawnboi]

well i think its possible to do the suicide cog but use the suicide wheel as ur front wheel and ur front whee; as ur back wheel? :/ idk if it works or not but yea

[charly12111]

how much was the fixie gear



[mikepags]

Awesome job guys!

[saynotoemo84]

what size is your rear wheel? I want to do this to my bike but it has 27" rims and every fixie rim ive found is a 700c

[ArodProduction]

@saynotoemo84 both wheels are 27"

[mrnxdrf1]

@saynotoemo84 You can swap out the 27's with 700c track wheels.

[slaking08]

Hey, i have a question. I was thinking of converting a road bike to a fixed gear however i dont want to change the rear wheel. Do you think I can just remove the casette and buy a fixed cog with a fixed gear lock ring. the problem i have come up with is that to get the crank and the cog to line up straight, the chain wont be on correctly and will have too much slack, do you think i can just buy a new chain or take a few parts off the chain so it will be the right size? Or buy a larger cog?

[ArodProduction]

@slaking08 Did you watch the video at all? Just take some links out of the chain, and I'd advise using a wheel built for a fix cog and lock ring.

[slaking08]

@ArodProduction yeah i did watch it. but i saw that you guys bought a whole new wheel with the hub and cogs already on. I was wondering about using the same wheel but installing a fixed cog on. however some one already told me that road bike wheels dont have the threads to install a fixed cog. thanks anyways. and nice video

[DanDavis10]

@legosuperhero98

Yeah man, of course, although they'll probably charge you some sort of labor charge.

[legosuperhero98]

can u ask the bike shop to do all that 4 u???

[mrbiffer555]

were are you guys from, and were did you find the fixed gear wheel

[Smudoheike]

cool guys! great! :D

[ArodProduction]

I got the wheel by looking on craigslist. I dont know if they have that in the UK. I bet they do. I didn't measure the dropout distance. It just worked out for us.

[giles50]

I've got the same problem, where did you buy that wheel with the flip flop hub? I live in the UK so wont have the same shops as you, also what was the distance between the two rear drop-outs and what length was your hub? I don't really know what im talking about so that might be wrong ahha

[atnsakio]

@giles50 the diffrence between the vertical drop-outs (like in the video) and normal horizontal drop-outs like you see on track bikes/fixed gears is that of course one horizontal and the other is vertical. But people prefer to use frames with horizontal drop-outs because its much easier to get proper chain tesion for the bike. Were bikes with vertical drop-outs its kind of harder because alot of times the drop-outs are to small to find proper chain tension, thats when tey get chain tensioners.

[jovannyzuniga534]

say i have a rimm like yours with gearrs?

can i switch that same rim to a fixed gear with same rim?

[ArodProduction]

@jovannyzuniga534 the short answer is no. the unsafe answer is with a fixed cog locktight and a lock ring maybe. but dont do that because you'll get hurt.

[jovannyzuniga534]

(:

[Rekorderz]

yo ! stick a set of straigh bars on it:)

[atnsakio]

quick question!!! how much did the "Fixed gear wheel" cost???

[ArodProduction]

@atnsakio found it on craigs list for 50

[FriskyPr0ductionZ]

Lol welded? You could just put a lockring on there.

[ArodProduction]

@FriskyPr0ductionZ Yeah but the lock ring would just come off if you tried to skid the bike.

[FriskyPr0ductionZ]

@ArodProduction What I did is putting it on then put some locktight glue then put the lock ring and locktight glue again. Im still doing that and it still works :DD

[ArodProduction]

@FriskyPr0ductionZ Hope that stays on for you that way. As i mentioned it could be done that way, but I wanted to be as safe as possible.

[FriskyPr0ductionZ]

@ArodProduction Yeah I don't use it anymore since I bought a new wheel set. There is a different feeling though. Great job on this fixed gear. You still ride that or have you upgraded to a track frame?

[ubernasch416]

@FriskyPr0ductionZ but there are two different threads on there. That means its reverse threaded. If you put a lockring on a freewheel hub, it would thread on the same way as the cog. it MIGHT work, but unless you put LocTite Red or Blue on both the cog and the the lockring threads, you will get hurt. Hence the name, suicide hub. I talked to the guy at my LBS and he strongly suggested against it.

[FriskyPr0ductionZ]

@ubernasch416 Yeah I know thats why I just bought a wheel set.Might as well.

[MrIsmael1993]

My fixed gear wheel bended and I need a new one ... I can't find one on craigslist what do I type in to find a fixed gear wheel

[OcsisDubs]

yea man,get a track cog lock ring

[brydon10]

nice to see you guys are having fun with it, gonna watch part 3 now

[danishfruit]

whay i would recommend if building a fixie is buying a track hub they usually cost $45 and even if your bike shop dosent have them in stock just ask if they could order one for you. however if you do buy a track hub you need to build up the rear wheel which is not the easiest process, but there are videos on youtube how to :P

[ubernasch416]

@ArodProduction I have a question. I'm going to assume, that because it's an old 10 speed, that it takes 27" wheels. Where would you manage to find a fixed gear wheel that size? I've looked around, and they're like 100 bucks. So back to my main question, what is the size of the fixed wheel?

[bonzoshifferman]

you can put a fixed cog, and then, a lockring. The cog will be unscrewing when you backpedal, or slow down, its true. But theres a lockring, which you need to screw counter-clockwise - and it prevents the cog to unscrew. Thats how the fixed gear works. And it's perfectly safe. You didn't have to buy fixed gear wheel lol.

[ArodProduction]

@bonzoshifferman where can you get those?

[bonzoshifferman]

@ArodProduction in a bike shop, probably, but not all. Here, in Poland, where i come from, i tried multiple bike shops, but they had only freewheels. BUT i found one tiny bike shop runned by one older man, an he got all the parts i needed. And really cheap! The fixed cog and lockring cost me equivalent of 2 $. So it's really cheap :)

[ArodProduction]

@bonzoshifferman I used a fixed cog and lock ring. But a normal lock ring can fit on a normal wheel. I needed a flip flop hub that accepts a lock ring, that is why I had to buy a new wheel.

[bonzoshifferman]

@ArodProduction yeah i had the same problem once, but two trips to the bike shop and i found good sized and counter-clockwise lockring that matches perfectly :)

[ubernasch416]

@bonzoshifferman really? So all I'd have to do is remove the freewheel, thread on a cog, and a lockring? I've also heard that it needs to be welded..

Thanks!!! :D

[bonzoshifferman]

@ubernasch416 some guys weld it, some guys dont. Truth is, it doesnt have to. It's perfectly safe without it. Every bike courier in my city is riding like that. My bike is super-extra safe, because i got front brake and i used special thread glue for the cog and lockring. It won't budge no matter what :) The glue itself is exspensive, it cost me equivalent of 5$ (it's expensive for a 2$ cog and lockring :D) - but it lasts for like ten glued bikes - so you can share it with friends.

[JoshRem12]

so basically u just showed how to put a fixed wheel on a road bike?

[ArodProduction]

@JoshRem12 is there any other way to make a fixie?

[JoshRem12]

@ArodProduction haha i guess not

[okgoemo]

haha is it just me or do these kids look an act hi as shit !!! HAHA

[BlackJag92]

meanwhile...some stupid hipster is BUYING a fixie for 600 dollars...

[adnauseam23]

Looks like you learned a lot in one weekend - including some of the things not to do. Good Work. Keep building!

[Pornstarelectr0]

Fixies are gay. . . bmx all the way!

[DreamingAboutDreams]

When i put it all back together my rear wheel slides along the dropouts and slackens the chain. How can i overcome this? <3

[ArodProduction]

@DreamingAboutDreams tighten the wheel down better?

[DreamingAboutDreams]

Thats the thing though, I tighten it down LOADS but it still slides. Is there anything elsei could do? <3 <3

[ArodProduction]

@DreamingAboutDreams i mean you could use lock tight but then its gunna get stuck that way. Maybe put your wheel all the way up in the dropout, and shorten the chain to fit there. That way it wont have any more room to move forward.

[cobelbobins]

@ArodProduction Look up chain tentioners/chain tugs or use track nuts

[giantbaba9]

IM GLAD YALL TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS! YOU CAN DO THINGS ON YOUR OWN AND PEOPLE DO NOT ALWAYS NEED SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT FOR THEM! JUST TRY THINGS OUT AND GET CREATIVE MAAN! awesome video

[YomotokeDash]

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME

[iamjoseph951]

honestly i think watching these videos were more helpful than those videos on youtube titled. "How to"

btw if you haven't yet, you should get new pedals with straps (kinda dangerous but helps with going fast and with skidding)

[xXPoodieTangXx]

no offense but pitt sucks

[ArodProduction]

@xXPoodieTangXx  As a college or a football team. Let's be specific here.

[xXPoodieTangXx]

@ArodProduction football but i like the basketball

[skateboardfilming]

that was amazing

[ArodProduction]

@skateboardfilming :)

[brianotradovec]

how much did it cost all together. I'm just spend 2 grand on a road bike and want a fixie also.

[ArodProduction]

@brianotradovec Lets see.... , the bike was free (given from a friend) the chain tool cost about $12, freewheel remover $6 (returned and got money back), service to take freewheel off $7, and 27' fixed gear wheel flip flop hub with 2 different fixed cogs and lockring $35. (craig's list does wonders)

sooo 12+7+35= $54. Not too shabby.

[Mafiage55]

@brianotradovec Thats a waste of money if you want fixie theres for example ns bikes analog that cost about 600 euros.

[armsociety]

อะไรของมึง

[edhideous]

this was riveting!

[jojo240sx]

i had the same power wheels in the background! got for my birthday when i turned 6! good times!

[ArodProduction]

@jojo240sx Hell yeah man those were awesome

[laurenh2727]

I cant belive you guys actually did it.

[squiresuzuki]

Wow. It's so beautiful, I almost cried.

[SyrusPeriard]

How much did the wheel cost with the hub and cog already attached. Or how much did you get yours for?

[ArodProduction]

@SyrusPeriard I found someone selling on craigs list i think I paid $40. But you could probably get a new one at your lbs for like 65 with a cog and lock ring

[Gradystyle]

Did you have to replace the bottom bracket or did you leave the old one on

[ArodProduction]

@Gradystyle Right now its the same bottom bracket. But, this bike had cottered cranks and they are a btich, so If you have cottered cranks I'd suggest you replace them.

[arypma]

I'm sorry but fixed riding is already more dangerous so it's really not an option. Don't take it as any more offense, I liked the vids but that's just not how you build fixed gear. Your new wheel is much better though it's awfully cheap though. That's really a bargain.

[arypma]

omg you guys are so stupid. sorry to say this but everyone knows that fixed wheels are not made by removing the freewheel. So nice vid, but do your homework next time.

[ArodProduction]

@arypma If everyone knew then we wouldn't have tried it huh? Anyway, I was trying to make this build by using the little money as possible... And as I stated, I could have made a fixed wheel that way but it's more dangerous. So it is and option, just not the best one.

[Gradystyle]

Was the fixed rim you got the same size as the front wheel? Im doing the same thing and i cant find a fixed rear wheel to match the one in the front

[ArodProduction]

@Gradystyle yeah. Typicall fixed gears us 700c wheels, but mine are both 27in.

[ideasoner]

and the oscar goes too....

[TheTest4echo]

use blue loctite and a big hill, and your cog will be stuck on for good. Ive been riding mine like that forever and I couldn't get it off if i wanted to.

[LittoBUbbo]

i came here to watch you guys build things but.. then I got distracted and kept starin at your faces x..x

[naterd00d]

what was that creaking noise as he rode it? the BB/Crankset?

[ArodProduction]

@naterd00d Yeah the bike has cottered cranks and they havent been serviced in years they were pretty loud.

[quaylemanjr]

ahahaha thats such a sketchy bike

[natswing]

that's cool man...how much all together did it cost you to complete the build? with your trial and errors? how much was the new back wheel?

[ArodProduction]

@natswing Lets see.... , the bike was free (given from a friend) the chain tool cost about $12, freewheel remover $6 (returned and got money back), service to take freewheel off $7, and 27' fixed gear wheel flip flop hub with 2 different fixed cogs and lockring $35. (craig's list does wonders)

sooo 12+7+35= $54. Not too shabby.

[UseTheMask]

Thought I wouldn't notice the subliminal "Cue inspirational music" huh? Well I did.

[ArodProduction]

@UseTheMask Damn I thought I had you on that one.

[Dothackfreak11]

whoa when i saw your first video a while ago i thought you guys would just give up but it turns out that you made a really sweet bike

[ArodProduction]

@Dothackfreak11 Hey thanks man. Yeah it's not easy to get us to give up on stuff. The learning curve I got from this was crazy. I know sooo much more about bikes now.

[fugpar]

hahah lol the bike looks good