Single Speed/Fixed Gear References

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Single Speed Links of interest

Angry Bitter Single Speed Society - SS in Boston.

Cars-R-Coffins - Single Speed. Punk Rock. MPLS.

FixMeUp! Gear Calculator - Gear calculator helps you determine what gear combinations can eliminate the use of a chain tensioner on a single speed.

MTBR.com Singlespeed Forum - A LOT of collective single speed knowledge resides here. Post SS questions, comments, etc. No membership neccessary to post.

Shiggy's Mt. Bike Tire Site - While not single speed specific, this comprehensive tire site includes specs (manufacturer claimed specs & actual), rants & reviews. Shiggy and many of his tire testers are single speed freaks, so their evaluations should adequately reflect single speed usage.

Single Speed Outlaw - Articles, links, etc.

Single Speeds Anonymous - Info, links, etc.

Singlespeed.net - Stories, ride photos, forum, classifieds.

ssConvert Single Speed Software - Created by Poison Chicken on the MTBR Singlespeed Forum, this is an excellent gear calculator (gear inches, ratios, gain, etc.). It also assists you in finding what gear combinations can eliminate the use of a chain tensioner. This app also allows you to "tweak" chainstay length measurements when applicable.

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Fixed Gear Links of interest

www.63xc.com - The Offroad Fixed Gear Site - For that niche crowd of people who are into riding fixed gear bicycles offroad.

Dennis Bean-Larson's Fixed Gear Bike Gallery - A great collection of fixed gear bike photos and conversion stories.

"Fixed Gear 101" by Greg Goode - (www.63xc.com) All the basics of fixed gear, and then some.

FixMeUp! Gear Calculator - Gear calculator helps you determine what gear combinations can eliminate the use of a chain tensioner on a single speed.

Sheldon Brown's Fixed Gear Page - More from that guru Sheldon Brown. Articles, testimonials & Sheldon's own fixed gear bike fleet.

Sheldon Brown - Chain Tension - This is a great article on incrementally adjusting your front chainring position to reduce or eliminate tight/loose variations in the chain as you rotate the cranks. The article references fixed gear, but is applicable to single speeds, as well.

ssConvert Single Speed Software - Created by Poison Chicken on the MTBR Singlespeed Forum, this is an excellent gear calculator (gear inches, ratios, gain, etc.). It also assists you in finding what gear combinations can eliminate the use of a chain tensioner. This app also allows you to "tweak" chainstay length measurements when applicable.

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