Single Speed Conversion - Vintage Road Bike

[@sophiehebebekker]

This was exactly the conversion video I was looking for. No expensive bs, and showing every step that's involved. Thanks so much, I am really looking forward to my conversion!

[@waveywheelies]

Awesome! Glad it helped you out!

[@สุจิตสุวรรณราช]

😊

[@joerutherford407]

Do you have any issues using the QR on the back with this conversion, like anxle slipping

[@PeterOlofsson77]

Apart from the video being very instructive and inspiring a nice side effect is that after 10 mins of this I feel totally Zen'ed out. Very relaxing video. :)

[@LP3Films]

agreed!

[@piñonfijojerry]

Likewise!

[@jkeblas]

Great conversion video. Thank you! I love single speed bikes because they bring so much pure simple joy to riding. I have purchased many used single-speed bikes for kids and adults in my family. Everyone who gets one loves them too. I would like to start converting old road bikes like yours in this video to single-speeds too. It's a great second life for these old bikes as the frames are what make them valuable. Since the derailleurs and shifters are don't hold up over time, let's get rid of them and embrace the joy of riding natural. This video has really inspired me.

[@martinrodriguez8164]

Legend has it that once the video ended the bicycle came to life and thanked this guy for such a brilliant restoring.

[@trentonjennings9105]

I did my old college 10-speed to single-speed conversion some time ago and enjoyed the project so much I may well find another cheap vintage Schwinn, etc. to do it again even though I don't have room or need of another. This video just further encouraged me. :)

[@ChrisLewisjusChris]

Thanks for this one ... I wanted to work on my super old Raleigh but didn’t know where to start. Straight to the point and great details ..👏🏿👏🏿

[@AtomicPixel]

I just did all that to a spare bike. It’s so satisfying cleaning up the bearings and getting things back together. You just feel clean and renewed inside in a weird way haha! Great vid, bro. Maybe I’ll have to do a vid on our bike conversions sometime.

[@waveywheelies]

Nice one bro, yeah I feel that. That’s the joy I get out of fixing up old things or even just making them slightly better. Thanks man!

[@Ice_leroy]

Wavey Wheelies thank you. I was trying to finish my Peugeot tourmalet I got restored and didn’t want to go with gears to show the beautiful bike. Keep up the amazing videos!

[@garrett3055]

Looks wicked, I’m a sucker for drop bars though

[@georgeRVI]

Thanks! I’ve been thinking converting my wife’s 1975 Raleigh to single speed. Your video answered my questions.

[@waveywheelies]

Awesome to hear! Glad it was helpful, good luck with the project✌️

[@FargoTownie]

A lot of your comments are applicable to software designers interacting with clients. At least from my experience. Clerks is a great movie. 😂 Great video.

[@RussellJohnson-ux9iv]

I love bringing an old dead bike back to life. I'm currently overhauling a Raleigh 20inch folder. Gonna be my first sturmey archer overhaul

[@waveywheelies]

Awesome, sounds like a good challenge. Always a lot of joy in getting an old bike rolling again

[@RussellJohnson-ux9iv]

@@waveywheelies recently overhauled my wife's granpas bike. A rollfast, cruiser style coaster brake bike. With a old style skip tooth chain and cogs. What a nice riding bike, super smooth

[@Chogie14]

Have been considering a major overhaul of my full sus, 90's MTB to single speed. Thinking of it as a comfy cruiser. Have learned more from this channel than anywhere else and think I might have the confidence to go for it. Added bonus is that there is nowhere better to mentally unwind. Top stuff 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@kris4645]

I did the same thing,on my 26 years old road bike! 8.5kg atm,i need to change the rear wheel, it's pretty heavy! Rides soo much better,then with all the gears on! 😊

[@UncleDanny22]

One of the cleanest conversion videos I have seen. I finally got around to stripping down my Marin Stinson. I want to convert it to single speed from 7. And I'm debating on going with disc brakes. And i'm looking to go with a Big BMX look. Because this bike will be for getting back in shape I like how your build wasn't that expensive.

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks man, appreciate that! Sounds like a rad project, good luck with it 🤙

[@robramirez440]

Finally! It’s hard to find a video on a conversion of a vintage road bike to fixed gear. This one is perfect! Got me wanting to take on the project again on mine.

[@Mr.Sheffield75]

Ah , the old Garry Buys Vincolo. Ex Pedal pushers in Palmy, now bike barn. Had one of those in the late 80s and recently acquired a mint one from a friend. Great old bikes.

[@waveywheelies]

Hah that’s awesome, I’ve only really just discovered them. Do you happen to know where I could find some history on them?

[@Mr.Sheffield75]

@@waveywheelies yeah, get a hold of Garry Buys at The bike barn Palmerston North. Thats his brainchild. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.kiwireviews.nz/review/774-pedal-pushers&ved=2ahUKEwjrqJ3OssHpAhX-wzgGHSbGB9sQFjAKegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw01d7yTqveOhCAoWoGixfop&cshid=1589941942478

[@Kwaadvlieg]

I am planning to turn an old Giant road bike into a fixie. This video really helps me out, thanks a lot!

[@waveywheelies]

Awesome thanks! glad it helped

[@sseebass]

I really needed to find a video that just says what you explain at minute 8:21. Thank you!

[@KilianDB274]

Short but sweet, have spent forever trying to find these conversion kits. Puch conversion very soon, cheers !

[@kixb4632]

super kool man, loved the whole video. also helped me out on seeing what tools i need for some bike maintenance/teardown for kleaning. keep rockin!

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks man! Awesome to hear it helped you out👌

[@nealvang88]

I just recently finished a conversion project. I didn't bother to replace the rear casset. Astheticly it doesn't look great but it does the job. It's working pretty well. Great build man.

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks man! Awesome to hear! Yep I've done that a few times, works fine but as you say, doesn't look great and gives you less ability to adjust chain line.

[@taylordiehl6594]

How does this not have more views?

[@itsalreadydone1111]

best vid showing how to get it done! NO BS, thanks for sharing 👊

[@mvc2juggernaut]

Great video! I absolutely love restoration/fixing videos.

[@Gussywussy-j3u]

No bs, calm music, straight forward subscribed

[@crystalettuce]

I needed this today...

[@richardking3681]

Great vid- I just picked up something extremely similar and it’s in the stand. Thanks

[@cicerodonizetedeandrade4899]

Dá-me um enorme prazer ver a retirada do câmbio dianteiro rsrsrsrsrs!!!!

[@nicholass1218]

Awww man really liked the old pedals.

[@renosaintz7864]

Right now im really really into it on making this kind of build

[@ZulkifleCheAbdullah]

Great video, simple and vary informative. Time to try do it my self.

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks and good luck!

[@ronarmstrong835]

Perfect winter bike.

[@donaldfranklin5391]

Awesome single speed build video

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks man!

[@doylequinn]

So relaxing to watch, thank you

[@T-Dogg121]

Great video

[@viperocco]

what a chill video

[@andningen]

Great video, and great job. Thanks dude, keep posting.

[@jayartagari7075]

I love fixies

[@bob-ny6kn]

This was not a fixie.

[@Flyingredcactus]

inqstructive; thank for linking the single speed converter kit

[@waveywheelies]

👍

[@tollesonrockstar]

Very cool vid! Thanks for sharing the process. 🎉

[@waveywheelies]

Thankyou!

[@philroze305]

unreal! love the video! best video ive seen in a while, making my own now...

[@daanprins6730]

Your vids are the bomb dude. This helped me alot

[@andwhale06]

profoundly chill... and informative.

[@70svd]

Wow pretty good job. You made it look easy. Mate.

[@waveywheelies]

Cheers bro!

[@richardmoore8090]

These builds are so sweet. Make it look so simple, im currently stripping down an old frame and rebuilding fixie, but everything is a different size, plus strippin paint is taking forever! Quality stuff man love the videos.

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks man! Yeah some older frames will have different sized stuff, it can be a pain if you don’t have the right parts. Sounds like a sweet build though, you painting it yourself?

[@richardmoore8090]

@@waveywheelies All part of the fun, its an old British Falcon, once i started to strip the paint i realised its a big job but yeah wanting to paint it myself and build it up fixed.

[@waveywheelies]

Awesome stuff, sounds like a fun build!

[@MarkPakula]

Nice one. DId it have 27" or 700C wheels? Also narrow or wide chain? thanks.

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks! It had 700c wheels on it and a 6/7s chain

[@25inspector]

What a great bike!

[@martinbridgewater]

Job jobbed. Nice work. 👍🏼

[@jrrojas94]

great, if you were to leave the 52 tooth chainring and add a 19 on the back that would be the ideal for me

[@markbudd8432]

Great video thanks for sharing.

[@julikeroro]

It was soo relaxing and smooth video. If it possible, i would gladly pick up all those leftover component in exchange of few bucks 😃

[@waveywheelies]

Thank you! I have a bunch of second hand bits and pieces, anything in particular you are after?

[@julikeroro]

@@waveywheelies i'm looking for front and rear derailleur and also that oval chainring for my old bike 😃

[@MulksBikes]

Great Video! Thanks for sharing

[@nosferatu8293]

Great Video - Cool Bike - Nice work

[@waveywheelies]

Thank you! and thanks for watching✌️

[@paullacey2999]

I do enjoy a bike getting a new lease of life instead of going to landfill....Lovely old Italian steed as well:)

[@TheKabl0e]

I've run my single speed with a 5 gear cassete on the back wheel with the chain being in the middle gear, so basically you don't even need to get a single speed kit to do this, just make sure that your chain is properly tensioned otherwise it could bounce on uneven terrain and move itself onto another gear.

[@waveywheelies]

Yeah that can be done. I’ve done it before but there’s a few things you are restricted to, and that’s only being able to use the cog that lines up with the chainring (without sacrificing your chainline). Sometimes it’s fine but it’s not always the best gearing so you would have to change your chainring if you wanted a specific gear. And the other one is that you can’t use a single speed chain on a cassette, because the chain is too wide and rubs on the other cogs. So with one cost (the single speed kit) it gives you the ability to have a good chain line, run a single speed cog, and choose your cog size (gearing). But yeah, that’s why bike are so rad, there’s so many different ways to do stuff and whatever works best for people is always different 👍

[@bob-ny6kn]

The chain movement is caused by improper chain line, not a slack chain.

[@TheKabl0e]

@@bob-ny6kn It's part of the problem, but trust me, keeping that chain under tension will prevent it from moving anywhere it shoudn't

[@commonsurvivor]

Rad Build and Video, a little wide bars for such a fast bike though👍

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks man!

[@maicopperwings]

Great informative video. Thank you.

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks for watching :)

[@rbd104]

I did the exact thing with an 80s Nishiki and loved it. The only drawback is that the front rim on race/road bikes are too close to the frame. This is how I fell and injured myself badly so beware.

[@jonathansevert8400]

This is awesome. What a cool video I have 2 old Schwinn bikes. A girl and boy bike, think they are varsity bikes. Grandpa gave them to me, and I want to convert one to a a single speed. First time attempting it. What do I look for to start?

[@stevejeffries1603]

Good vid Very helpful. Thanks

[@tolindoydrawings]

simple and clean🙏

[@ownermade]

fantastic video

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks, I Appreciate it!

[@matt-z7m2r]

I love the builds. But y straight handlebars so often though? I have pursuit bars on my bike n cant go back to straight.

[@kristofferfossgaard3614]

I wanna go the other way. Convert a kapitol single speed to idk, x gears. Can it be done...

[@waveywheelies]

Does the frame have a derailleur mount? Internal geared hubs is always an option

[@dom2479]

@@waveywheelies internal gears are a nuisance to me, just got a flip flop wheelset to replace my sturmey archer 2 speed hub

[@ronbuil6923]

do I need the single speed conversion kit? Is there any way to do it without one / make my bike a fixie? Thanks for all the help!

[@ryandirkse4374]

Looks Sweet!!

[@rodjason9397]

Surprised you didn't give the frame a paint touch up? Lot of exposed metal on the chain stays.

[@vheil5449]

20 bucks??? That's a WIN!

[@Martino1974]

Hi mate , really good videos lovin it ! When you do a single speed conversion from an old racer do you use the same bottom bracket ? Racer use to have wide BB axes, I ´ve heard that you would prefer 110-115mm wide BB for single speed ! Is that true ? Cheers

[@iremkalafat6975]

that was satisfaying! could you please the mechanism of pedal break if you have any? mine started to block me half way on pedals the other day and repair guy removed a denty ring from inside of the wheel and now it's so smooth it's like ice rolling but i didn't get what he removed ;(

[@mateusfabiano2905]

Great and cool video, hugs from Brasil

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks man!

[@atsushihibi4035]

really great...

[@VGYugo]

Amazing video and music to go with it. Can you do that to any vintage steel frame? I have 1974 Peugeot AOU 8 frame i believe.

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks for the kind words! You can do it to a lot of them but not all unfortunately. Unfamiliar with that model sorry

[@KeepinItSimpleHD]

Should any single speed crankset fit on the old bottom bracket???

[@noiseeboy415]

You can turn any road wheels into fixed gear with out changing the hubs ???🤯🤯

[@waveywheelies]

Not fixed gear, but single speed(freewheel) yes

[@ipodgolfer13]

Dude this was so well done. Can you specify about the front chainring as far as size? And maybe where to pick one up.

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks man! What info do you want to know about it?

[@natakong5274]

It's possible to make a fixie with this bike? Skid and all that stuff?

[@waveywheelies]

Yep it’s possible, check my most recent video

[@FelipeLuizDickmann]

Awesome video, music and editing made it extremely relaxing to watch. About the grease you put into headset racers, I use to use the blue grease. What do you think about it?

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks bro! What grease is it? There’s loads of different greases out there in all sorts of colours

[@FelipeLuizDickmann]

@@waveywheelies true... The one I use is a high temp grease, up to 180celcius and is more water resistant than the nautic white one.

[@MarcoBrevi]

nice video and love the music...what the good size of the front and rear corona to reach a good speed

[@waveywheelies]

Thank you! There’s a lot of different gear ratios depending on the terrain your riding. 46-16 medium gear and is a pretty common city ratio

[@bamf6603]

An important thing missing for the video, how did you align your back sprocket with the chainline? And how are you sure that it wont fall off in the future

[@ovoxo456ovo4]

This is a beaut fosho 😮‍💨👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@graysonmichael8335]

where do you find a bike for $20.00? fantastic video, this helped me so much. first YT video ive ever downloaded.

[@StoutPika]

Amazing Conversion. I Think drop bars would look fantastic on this build, just saying

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks man! Yeah I agree

[@bob-ny6kn]

@@waveywheelies I agree. After years of flat bars, I prefer drops or horns for hand and wrist fatigue.

[@MrLabYoshi]

I love your work as always. Did you just use the same small chain ring?

[@coldcrush1]

Do I really need the conversation kit? Can I use a cog from the cassette and it's spacers?

[@salatielfg]

A minha é semelhante, até o grupo da relação é igual, mas a que tenho e de blocagem, mas consegui deixá-la single. É excelente a bike, muito sastifeito, até melhor que as outras que tenho kkk

[@1mrdems]

I wish I knew someone like you to trust to build me a solid nice single speed: :(

[@waveywheelies]

Theres lots of people about! try your local bike groups or shops?

[@javierinojosa8815]

hey bro, great vid, could you please send me the link of the kit you used for the back tire. Greeting from Venezuela!

[@waveywheelies]

Hey bro, link is in the description or use this one wiggle.akum7z.net/P5NPX

[@ComboPwn3d]

hey, love the video, odd question - what shorts are you wearing in this? love the fit

[@TheDecguy]

Looks good

[@iRyan876]

If I buy a pair of wheels and I use the single speed kit on the cassette, it should be able to work, no ? The wheel is a cassette just without the cogs.

[@waveywheelies]

Yep should work. As long as it’s the same sized wheels and spacing you should be good. Those kits should work on all shimano cassette hubs

[@zoltan9]

Nice bike and video! :-) But why did you change the brake cable routing? Left=front on all bikes I know. It's not a motorcycle... I think it's safer to rig all bike brakes the same way all arount the world :-)

[@waveywheelies]

Left is rear and right is front here in New Zealand. It’s the standard here and every bike will be that way. It’s also the same as the UK and Australia. We drive on the left side of the road over here and I think that has something to do with how it originated, using hand signals etc.

[@zoltan9]

@@waveywheelies Okay cool! :) I was wondering, since the cables were routed left=front when you took the bike apart. Just want everybody to ride safe :)

[@liammcginley5960]

Hey where did u buy the back cog from just I accidently bought a screw on one and now I need to buy a new hub but that would make it alot easier

[@davidjackson6936]

Nice build and enjoyed the background music

[@terrybusby1718]

I want to see how to put the bearings back in a single gear bicycle back wheel

[@KaptainKarp]

Does anyone know if this build would have been possible if instead of replacing the entire chain ring he just took off the smaller one from the beginning and kept the larger original one and used that for the build?

[@fully0fficial]

Lovely video. Really helpful. What is the white goop stuff you’re using?

[@waveywheelies]

Thanks bro, appreciate it! It’s just standard bike grease, Finish Line Premium Grease 🤙

[@neshaunfoster3160]

This instrumental is fire! Not to knock your vid but I’ve been driving around just lost in its vibe

[@neshaunfoster3160]

@jon dough vibes are vibes, fam

[@lukeblackwood7327]

awesome vids and hello from devo!

[@waveywheelies]

Luke B thanks! 🤙