I decided to go the way of the single speed only to be met with more challenges than I first anticipated. It's a single speed how hard can it be to get a chain to go around a couple of sprockets? Really?

The first attempt, I bought a single speed conversion kit complete with a 16 tooth sproket, an unsprung tensioner and some spacers. As a result I ended up running a nine speed chain, 16 tooth sprocket and a very worn 32 tooth 9speed chain ring.The first attempt worked untill I started riding off road. The result was a chain that kept falling off.