Converting a 20 year old mountain bike (Schwinn Homegrown) into a single speed race bike !

[@MossieRidesBikes]

Let me know what you all think of the homegrown. I took it for a proper ride today and it pleasantly surprised me

[@madtownangler]

Rode my 90's winter bike with a singulator to work two nights ago. I turned this Gary Fisher into single speed with studded tires for winter time. I like the Gold bike. My Homegrown is plain jane Red.

[@MossieRidesBikes]

I would think a single speed would be the way to go for riding in the cold. Studded tires and a single speed sounds like an awesome way to commute!

[@kris8165]

I got the same gear ratio on my single speed converted 29er! 36/16 but, I managed to make my bike a true single speed! No chain tensioner!😅 And I also have a spare narrow wide chainring, which I sometimes change on my bike, when I want a slightly higher gear ratio,on that same bike! 34/14 and also I managed to make it a true single speed! They said it can't be done,but I did it! Granted, my frame is a quick release, with the vertical dropouts (which should make conversation even harder) maybe slightly harder than with the thrue axle frames! Sorry for my English,I hope that what I wrote, makes sense.😅 Anyway, great video, and greetings from the everyday bicycle abuser from Croatia 😎

[@thf3089]

Check out Paul Comp Monolite brakes. You can run 650b or 700c with those calipers.

[@josephroy4132]

Good job!!

[@jamesjpearl]

This is awesome!

[@palpatine1975]

Very cool... Have u ever considered looking into BH bike line.. Especially their Lynx Carbon race xc line? Sick bikes man.

[@MossieRidesBikes]

I'm familiar with BH but I haven't checked into them recently. I think they were one of the first to do an integrated seatpost. I'll look up their mtbs!

[@palpatine1975]

@@MossieRidesBikes yes Pls do.. And maybe u could do a comparison between Orbea and BH. Tks

[@drewsenthused6079]

Cool build, looks like fun. How do you feel about oval rings?

[@MossieRidesBikes]

Thanks man! I've played around with them once. Some people swear by them but I wouldn't say I noticed a big difference. But take that with a grain of salt since I didn't ride it for long🤷

[@kruuuber]

Cool project man! Are you familiar with Oldshovel's youtube channel? He's big on restoring old bikes and I've seen him modernize some where he built disc brake mounts on a steel frame for instance (Father-Son Restoration Bike Build - 98 VooDoo Wanga). I understand yours isnt steel, but it might be worth shooting him a message about your situation with the adaptor. Best from Norway!

[@MossieRidesBikes]

Thanks for suggesting their channel! I wasn't familiar with them but I love watching restoration/mods and they seem to do good work.

[@STPjoejeep]

Long stems are so fugly