Bicycle Mechanics - track bike and dropouts

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J.P. KING

10-15-01, 01:38 PM

hey I am new here... and I could really use some help... I am just finished building a track bike... my only problem is that the dropouts are horizontal and when the chain pulls hard enough the wheel starts to come out of the dropout... it is not a normal track frame with back loading dropouts.... this is a big problem and I am worried that my wheel will actualkly come out of the frame.. please help..

Oscar

10-15-01, 08:43 PM

I built a fixed gear from a road bike with horizontal dropouts. The only time I had a problem with the wheel slipping is when I used wingnuts instead of tracknuts. Bolt them on tight and you'll be all right (outtasight).

Are you going to race it, or have you built it for road-riding?

Joe Gardner

10-15-01, 08:51 PM

Continued here: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3858

(please dont double post in the future, thanks!)