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I am going to convert my old Giant boulder to a single speed worried about compatibility new to old parts?

• the giant boulder is 1998 ish. I would like to convert it into a single speed, I already have a road bike (2010) and would like to upgrade the parts on the road bike and then put the superseded parts onto the old bike. Is this possible with regards to bottom brackets and headset compatibility, as well as fitting road brakes onto a mtb frame? has anyone tried this? i intend to do all of the fitting myself.

• Answer:

  The main problem you'll have is that the rear wheel fitting won't allow you to move the wheel to tension the chain correctly, so from that point of view it probably won't work. I doubt if the brakes will fit, do you intend to upgrade the wheels to 700c? that will cause even more problems. You'll also have front suspension, and do you really want that on a single speed cycle? I'm not sure if any of the parts will be compatible, it depends on too many factors for anyone to give a definitive answer. I have converted a mountain bike into a road bike, but there are limits to how successful this conversion can be, and it depends a lot on what you want the finished product to be used for. the best you can hope for is to end up with a hybrid type cycle, and if that is what you want, then go for it.