Horizontal dropouts + derailer, Ideal postioning?
03-24-12, 06:07 PM
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Horizontal dropouts + derailer, Ideal postioning?
Just got a new Crosscheck frame, and it has horizontal dropouts to allow singlespeed drivetrain if desired.
I'll be using a derailer though, so what is the ideal position of the rear hub relative to the derailer hanger?
Any reason I shouldn't forgo the positioning screws and just shove the hub all the way to the back?
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I'll be using a derailer though, so what is the ideal position of the rear hub relative to the derailer hanger?
Any reason I shouldn't forgo the positioning screws and just shove the hub all the way to the back?
Thanks
03-24-12, 06:11 PM
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all the way forward, because it gives a shorter wheelbase and the derailer will be positioned closer to the cassette.
not that it really matters.
not that it really matters.
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You do have the adjuster screws in the frame yes?
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Most bikes will have the axle just forward of the hanger hole. If you have the wheel in the bike and dropped a line from the back of the axle, it will just touch the front of the derailer mounting hole.
AEO, why would the wheelbase change the ideal derailer position? Why do you think shorter is ideal? Wheelbase won't affect the shifting and for me, longer is better. I wouldn't say either is ideal, it is just what you want in the ride characteristics of your bike.
AEO, why would the wheelbase change the ideal derailer position? Why do you think shorter is ideal? Wheelbase won't affect the shifting and for me, longer is better. I wouldn't say either is ideal, it is just what you want in the ride characteristics of your bike.
