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So I am going to get a Gt Chucker, But I don't know which one is the best, The, Xs1 Xs2 Xs3 - 1.0 2.0 3.0 also what is the difference between them all, Also because I am going to convert it into a SingleSpeed and i was wondering how noisy is it with the Dmr Ss Kit because I have seen some YouTube Videos with them on and they sound very Noisy when u peddle Forwards, Also what would be the best size Sprocket on the Front and best size Cog on the back to make it not to hard to peddle and not to easy to peddle, But I don't want a very big Sprocket lol Thanks. 🙂
Anyone Please.
Anyone.
It looks like the 1 is higher spec.
I would ask the SS question separately.
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They all appear to be discontinued, have you actually found somewhere with all of them in stock? Can't find any details to tell you the difference.
32-16 is the common SS gear. Why buy a bike to convert to SS? Why not look for something with horizontal dropouts?
Re gearing. 2:1 is the normal starting point*, ie 32 front and 16 back, or 34:17, etc. If starting from scratch, get a decent ss front ring from on-one or charliethebikemonger and then the rears are cheaper and easier to change if you find the ratio is too hard.
* for a 26er. If on a 29er, you'd start at maybe 32:18 to account for the extra gearing of a wheel that's 10% bigger in circumference approx.
I'd recommend calling cbtm in the morning. He's forgotten more about ss than the rest of us will ever know and can I'm sure do you a package of everything you'll need to get started.
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@theotherjonv thanks for the help how hard would 32 on the front 16 back be to pedal on 26inch wheels.
how hard would 32 on the front 16 back be to pedal on 26inch wheels.
Don't take this the wrong way, but that is a stupid question, no one but you can actually answer it.
Where do you ride, how strong are you, etc etc.
Assuming you have an mtb now, stick it in a gear and do a ride in that one gear, it should give an idea of what you and can't cope with.
Ok thanks, last thin is it possible to get a 14t and 12t ss cog