Free Spirit single-speed conversion (Mario's bike)
By notjason on 10/18/2009.
Bike tags: Single speed | Road bike | cheap | conversion | death-trap |
Free Spirit 10-speed
stock
stock
stock
stock, redished, 18t freewheel
stock 1-piece, drilled the rivits out of the sprocket and removed the outer chainring
stock
stock pedals, 1/8" chain
1 rear brake. bad idea, I know.
38/18 ... hey, at least it can climb hills.
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Free Spirit 10-speed
stock
stock
stock
stock, redished, 18t freewheel
stock 1-piece, drilled the rivits out of the sprocket and removed the outer chainring
stock
stock pedals, 1/8" chain
1 rear brake. bad idea, I know.
38/18 ... hey, at least it can climb hills.
This is probably one of the most ghetto bikes I've ever built. The only part I bought was a new chain. Everything else was cobbled together out of a relatively small pool of spare parts. As with a few other bikes I've posted, this was equipped with a rear brake only, which was something that I used to do for a while, owing to my previous experience riding BMX. I've since reconsidered that stance, and now favor front brakes.