Fixed MTB for the street?
11-07-05, 03:43 PM
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Fixed MTB for the street?
Without using a ENO hub, has anyone sucessfully converted at mtb frame with vertical dropouts into a fixed gear? I did a quick search and couldn't find to much.
11-07-05, 03:48 PM
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no but here in DC i saw a track frame with mountain bike forks (full suspension) in front.
looked f****d up but i imagine it rode well.
also,, who the hell else has that?
looked f****d up but i imagine it rode well.
also,, who the hell else has that?
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mine is singlespeed .has enough chain tension to go fixed. had to use 1/8 inch chain and a few half links. beats the hell out of that piece of crap chain tensioner.
11-07-05, 04:24 PM
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check this one: https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/july/k_ekis.htm
First spanish fixie on the streets I knew about! Not the ENO but Kogswell hub, magic gear I guess. He has more pics and info on his site.
First spanish fixie on the streets I knew about! Not the ENO but Kogswell hub, magic gear I guess. He has more pics and info on his site.
11-07-05, 04:25 PM
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Cynikal and Trevor98 have done it with a Stump Jumper and some early 90's mtn bike frame. They got extremely lucky with gearing and chain
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File your dropout a bit.
btw. Once the magic gear is found it's typically better to go with a pre-stretched chain to keep from having a loose chain in the matter of weeks.
btw. Once the magic gear is found it's typically better to go with a pre-stretched chain to keep from having a loose chain in the matter of weeks.
11-07-05, 04:54 PM
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I'm putting together a '93 Trek 930 SS right now. It looks like a 46/18 and a pre- stretched chain is going to work out perfectly.
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I did it, tried it with a ghost chain ring first. It worked, but it came out at slow speed once. Probably would be ok with a freewheel though. It's in the "post your ss/fg pics" thread somewhere, search on schwinn probe if your interested. I've since been to the site that let's you enter your chainstay length and other specs, and tells you what gears will work. It's been linked to before, you can get to it thru sheldon's site, or you can click here if you want.
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Originally Posted by GeogScott
Cynikal and Trevor98 have done it with a Stump Jumper and some early 90's mtn bike frame. They got extremely lucky with gearing and chain
Slacking at work I see.
Yeah I did it for a while but with a fixed road bike it was kinda pointless (for me). I just got lucky with the gearing (44x16). I am currently working on a polo bike by brazing a freewheel on a old wheel but that mtb frame has semi-horiz dropouts.
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11-07-05, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by GeogScott
Cynikal and Trevor98 have done it with a Stump Jumper and some early 90's mtn bike frame. They got extremely lucky with gearing and chain
11-08-05, 09:46 AM
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I converted a '96 Bianchi Grizzly to ss. I got lucky with the chain tension, so I was able to use the coveted 32x16 gearing without even needing a half link. I still slap on a chain tensioner when I go offroading, just for peace of mind.
11-08-05, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by brooklyn
can half links be used with any chains?
11-08-05, 10:15 AM
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Half links come in both 3/32" and 1/8". The pins tend to be a bit longish, so they fit on chains with different sideplate thicknesses.
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It's all about filing the dropouts.
