Video Diary: Fixed Gear Bike Conversion- Part 2

Jon runs into some big problems and calls on the world for help.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• fixed
• gear
• philadelphia

[onespeedgreg]

Your insight is funny man, and humor is spot on. Its cool you are doing this with the help of your shop. I showed it to all my shop buddies and we laugh. If you lived here we would fix your stuff for free, just cuz you are giving it a try. Good luck, and enjoy your bike, no matter how many gears or brakes it has. Thats what it is all about anyhow. Greg

[ThePointSymbol]

Haha thanks man, I apreciate it. And hey, if your in the philadelphia area, I'd bring the bike by...ha

[onespeedgreg]

This is pretty common with the fixed grear movement. I work in a shop and see it all the time. Kid comes in with dads/yard-sale bike, partially assembled. Wants a fixie conversion. Has no money, or experience. We convert it for him for more money than he thought. Learns riding a fixie is kinda freaky.Has us installing the brake(s)two weeks later. The customer in question is usually a white urban male, ages 18-25 with a pretty cute girlfriend, and no money. I think I already mentioned that.

[ThePointSymbol]

You know me better than I know myself.

[chaz2190]

Here is so help;

You are going to need some very bike specific tools to get you job done.

1. A chain tool to break apart and remove the chain.

2. Crank puller to remove the crank arms.

3. With the mallet you might have destroyed the bike because of the threading in the bottom bracket.

Iv done a couple conversions and have had to learn the same stuff.

send me some questions

[ThePointSymbol]

thanks for your help. After the holidays I'll start back on the job and see where it all takes me.

[Doodlebugyro]

@onespeedgreg That sounds a bit like i will be in a couple of weeks when i was planning on taking my bike in. Does it cost a lot then? I had heard it was possible to convert a freehub to fixie?

[MaxTheBeast67]

oh my fucken god!!!!! this video is hillarious. someone trying to help me out with a frame 60cm

[bradrsavidge]

2:24 haha 

[Adambomb404]

you know whats funny is i have the exact same bike as you but i totally redid my and turned it into a fixed gear. and what you should do with the chain is put one link of the chain into a vice grip, then take a small nail and put it over one of the link bars or whatever its called lol, and just hit it with a hammer until it disconnects and for the crank set and spindle, you dont need any of the special tools like you would need for the newer bikes just use some wrenches. hope my tips help :D

[retrokiwikromify]

lol it is funny because all of the problems he runs in to are really simple, but you need special tools to solve them

[skeetjohnson]

youre hilarious!

[bluepacman13]

Go to (Bikemanforu) he will help you.

[GraffSupplyReviews]

"ok, i got the pedle off...it was a fucking nightmare" hahaha

[scubadiver75]

lol awsome videos man :) ask santa for a chain tool