pkovo
Well-Known Member
I need help figuring out my best drivetrain option for this weirdo bike of mine.
Last year I franken-biked my old street trials bike into a makeshift DJ. Mostly so I could ride the BMX track when I take my daughter. Turns out, the bike works really well for this purpose, and i like it more than I expected. I'll probably move beyond practice an do a couple races this season. Why not, I'm at the trak riding anyway.
I rigged the bike with two rear cogs, one for trials and one for BMX, using an old derailleur and a short length of cable so I could switch gears just using the barrel adjuster. Well, this setup failed last weekend and sent me into the asphalt at the Port Jervis Pump track, so I’m looking for a more reliable setup.
Thinking I have a few options:
Last year I franken-biked my old street trials bike into a makeshift DJ. Mostly so I could ride the BMX track when I take my daughter. Turns out, the bike works really well for this purpose, and i like it more than I expected. I'll probably move beyond practice an do a couple races this season. Why not, I'm at the trak riding anyway.
I rigged the bike with two rear cogs, one for trials and one for BMX, using an old derailleur and a short length of cable so I could switch gears just using the barrel adjuster. Well, this setup failed last weekend and sent me into the asphalt at the Port Jervis Pump track, so I’m looking for a more reliable setup.
Thinking I have a few options:
- Setup single speed in a more reliable fashion, using a dedicated single speed tensioner out back instead of a derailleur? I don’t mind ditching the trials og all together.....I'm no Danny Mac after all. But not sure how reliable this is, and which tensioner(s) would be best in this case.
- Set it up geared. Maybe I would be better off to just slap Zee der/shifter and a tight road cassette and call it good enough?
- Buy a real DJ bike and continue my bike hoarding tendencies