Single Speed Mechanical Principles

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Charlie The Bikemonger rattles on about chainline, chain tension and cogs. The basic mechancial principles of keeping your chain on.

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[oOoDaEnGoOo]

thank god, someone riding a singlespeed who's not a hipster dickhead

[charliethebikemonger]

@oOoDaEnGoOo

Try it... and you will have a slack chain. And if you dont have a slack chain, you eill after a few miles.

[PRmonsterenergyKONA]

poof

[charliethebikemonger]

@PRmonsterenergyKONA

really... I invite you to visit me at the shop and we can discuss this.

Insulting people from the safety of a keyboard makes you nothing more than a cowardly sloppy emulator at best.

But really I would welcome the opportunity to meet you ;-)

[o0smokescreen0o]

I'm new to this but can u still free wheel with a single speed?

[charliethebikemonger]

@o0smokescreen0o

yes you can freewheel.

Fixed wheel is when you cant freewheel

[capricious71]

You forgot the beer in this one.

[iopioppoi]

Good video.

You should put a link to your website in the video description

[tubenachos]

Thanks Charlie great tutorial on SS newbies or veterans alike.

[charliethebikemonger]

@Xcokedav096 yeah that gear will be fine.

[Xcokedav096]

If I like my 52:17 then could I use it as a single speed configuration? Yes, I know it's a bit of a hard gear but I'm comfortable with it. Is there any equivelent to 52:17 too? Thanks.