Okay. So my friend Fred found a mountain bike while junking. The cool thing about it is it's BMX size; it has 20" tires. The cool thing is it has full suspension; a monoshock and front shocks, meaning I can get epic air straight off the ground. I was looking at some at Wal-Mart and Target (since they're cheap and I already own 4 bikes) and I saw a 20" MTB thinking 'wow that's a really cool idea.'
Anyways. The problem is, the bike had no tires. Usually what happens is he finds bikes and stuff but usually they have no tires since most people are dumbasses and figure that when they bend their cheap-ass rims, they decide the bike is now useless and throw them out for smart people like Fred and I to take and fix up and use. c:
So. The problem:
How the hell do I convert a 6-speed mountain bike to a single-speed?
The sprocket on the crankset is 36 teeth. Fred suggested just shortening the chain and sticking this 18t rear wheel (I have a matching front one, looks lovey as forget lol) on the bike. I'm just concerned that possibly it'll be hard to pedal since that's an uncommon gear ratio. I have other sprockets from the bike the tires came off of (thing's a piece of stuff don't even think about telling me to fix that one up lmao) so if it really comes down to it I'll just use that one, maybe even buy a new one, but what I really want is the easiest, most efficient way to get this bike working.
All I want are options and suggestions. c:
I know this is a really bad place to ask this kind of stuff, but it's the best place I could think of since I'm not signed up to any bike forums and I'd feel like a complete noob. If there's anything you want, like pics n' stuff, I'll totally get some. lol.
OH ALSO
The sprocket on the bike's cranks only has one gear, so that's why I'm asking if it might be a good idea just to shorten the chain and slap my 18t back rim/wheel on it. lol.
