sabs
04-28-07, 10:25 PM
if i ride a 16T cog free wheel, and i put a 15T fixed cog on the other side of my hub, can i fip it around and just change the tension of my chain? or will it mess something up?
Bicycle Mechanics - Flip flop hub with different size cogs
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frankenmike
04-29-07, 10:16 AM
You can(and should) do this, because that's what they're for!
Tapeworm21
04-29-07, 11:06 AM
Assuming you have horizontal dropouts, yeah!
Sheldon Brown
04-29-07, 12:01 PM
if i ride a 16T cog free wheel, and i put a 15T fixed cog on the other side of my hub, can i fip it around and just change the tension of my chain? or will it mess something up?
If you have room to move your axle back by 1/8" (3 mm) Bob's your uncle.
Sheldon "15 Fixed, 17 Free" Brown
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| Never do today what you can do tomorrow. |
| Something may occur to make you regret |
| your premature action. --Aaron Burr |
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If you have room to move your axle back by 1/8" (3 mm) Bob's your uncle.
Sheldon "15 Fixed, 17 Free" Brown
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| Never do today what you can do tomorrow. |
| Something may occur to make you regret |
| your premature action. --Aaron Burr |
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