Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - vertical dropouts vs. horizontal dropouts

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extomesm
12-07-03, 04:41 AM
whats the difference. i know road bikes have vertical dropouts and fixed/track have horizontal but why?

bac
12-07-03, 09:39 AM
whats the difference. i know road bikes have vertical dropouts and fixed/track have horizontal but why?

Horizontal dropouts are used to adjust the chain tension on a single-speed bikes.
Dave Stohler
12-07-03, 12:44 PM
Track bikes do not have horizontal dropouts. They use trackends.

extomesm
12-07-03, 01:05 PM
is there away to adjust chain tension with vertical dropouts? and wut are track ends?
roadfix
12-07-03, 01:15 PM
Take a look here:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html
extomesm
12-07-03, 01:54 PM
okie dokie thanx a bundle!
isotopesope
12-07-03, 02:10 PM
white industries now makes a fixed/free eccentric rear hub. this allows you to get proper chain tension even with vertical drops by adjusting where the center of the hub is around its axle. they're pretty nice looking. it's called 'eric's eccentric eno fixed gear hub'. it's at the very bottom of this page:
http://www.whiteind.com/eno.htm