mazen
02-15-06, 09:16 PM
can you put free wheel on a track bike w/horizontal drop outs
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - track bikes and freewheel
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crushkilldstroy
02-15-06, 09:19 PM
sure.
just make sure there's brake holes or you will die.
just make sure there's brake holes or you will die.
mazen
02-15-06, 09:23 PM
yeah i want to have a rear break is why i ask
gregg
02-15-06, 09:26 PM
Dropouts have nothing to do with freewheels/fixed cogs. Hubs are what you thread the freewheel/cog onto.
Dropouts let you adjust the chain tension easily (horizontal) or with a bit more work (vertical).
Dropouts let you adjust the chain tension easily (horizontal) or with a bit more work (vertical).
crushkilldstroy
02-15-06, 09:26 PM
go for it man. but you should also consider putting on a front brake also because that's where most of your stopping power comes from.
if you already have a fixed wheelset, you can just ditch the cog and the lockring. a standard freewheel will thread right on there.
if you already have a fixed wheelset, you can just ditch the cog and the lockring. a standard freewheel will thread right on there.
sr20det
02-15-06, 09:27 PM
just don't do it the other way and thread a track cog onto a road hub.
btw, what your doing is making a single speed. (tons of people ride that set-up as well)
btw, what your doing is making a single speed. (tons of people ride that set-up as well)
griffin_
02-15-06, 09:37 PM
hahahaha
crushkilldstroy
02-15-06, 09:40 PM
hahahaha
give him a break griffin. we all started somewhere.
give him a break griffin. we all started somewhere.
griffin_
02-15-06, 09:53 PM
you're right derek but i just wanted it to be my turn to laugh at some one else's newbieness
Revit
02-15-06, 10:10 PM
i saw this hipster with a freewheel and only one BREAK.
i felt like screaming at him.
i felt like screaming at him.
metallo pesante
02-15-06, 10:30 PM
i saw this hipster with a freewheel and only one BREAK.
i felt like screaming at him.
i rode a freewheel with no brakes, that sucked.
i felt like screaming at him.
i rode a freewheel with no brakes, that sucked.
Alexi
02-15-06, 10:34 PM
yeah just jam, your foot in the wheel bmx style
Revit
02-15-06, 10:36 PM
even some BMXers have brakes on their bikes for urban commuting use.
genericbikedude
02-15-06, 10:40 PM
i rode a freewheel with no brakes, that sucked.
i rode a freewheel with no breaks, and that sucked even worse.
i rode a freewheel with no breaks, and that sucked even worse.
metallo pesante
02-15-06, 10:41 PM
let me rephrase, i had a ross 10spd, i took the front deraileur off, for a 5 spd wonder then the brakes fell apart, i had no money to replace, so i rode that until i welded my cassette for temporary fixedgearedness until that fell apart too
Revit
02-15-06, 10:45 PM
i rode a freewheel with no breaks, and that sucked even worse.
gasp, that sounds terrible
gasp, that sounds terrible
metallo pesante
02-15-06, 10:49 PM
i rode a freewheel with no breaks, and that sucked even worse.
wait what?
wait what?
worker4youth
02-15-06, 10:56 PM
i rode a freewheel with no breaks, and that sucked even worse.
Not as bad as riding a freewheel with no brakes and no helmet. Almost as bad as riding a freewheel with no breaks, no helmet, and no underwear.
Not as bad as riding a freewheel with no brakes and no helmet. Almost as bad as riding a freewheel with no breaks, no helmet, and no underwear.
endform
02-15-06, 11:23 PM
wait what?
Brakes are what are on your bike and break is for I want to break people's faces who misuse synonyms.
Brakes are what are on your bike and break is for I want to break people's faces who misuse synonyms.
zelah
02-16-06, 01:01 AM
broke
LóFarkas
02-16-06, 01:54 AM
Homonyms, endform.