Steamroller cogs
05-07-09, 06:01 PM
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Steamroller cogs
I've had my new steamroller for a week and am new to FG. Am I correct to think that if I wanted to I could buy another cog and lockring for the other side and flip it around for a ratio change? The one on there now is a 19t. If anything I might want a cog with fewer teeth for going faster on flat stretches. What have you guys had success with?
05-07-09, 06:10 PM
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Adding another fixed cog would be inadvisable, especially if you're not using your brakes to slow down, as the threads on the other side of the wheel are for a freewheel. Sheldon's take:https://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed-co...l#freewheelhub.
The Steamroller's stock gearing is pretty low at 65 inches, however. The standard practice on a fixed gear, and hence why you have a flip-flop hub, is to have a higher gear, around 75-85 inches oftentimes, on your fixed side for bombing around and a larger freewheel (for a lower gear) on the freewheel side for bailing out when you're tired.
The Steamroller's stock gearing is pretty low at 65 inches, however. The standard practice on a fixed gear, and hence why you have a flip-flop hub, is to have a higher gear, around 75-85 inches oftentimes, on your fixed side for bombing around and a larger freewheel (for a lower gear) on the freewheel side for bailing out when you're tired.
05-07-09, 06:35 PM
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The rear hub on the Steamroller is a fixed/free style hub. The fixed side of the hub (which I assume you are currently using) takes a cog and lockring. The free side of the hub will also take a cog but you wont be able to put a lockring on it. That being said, if you use brakes to slow down you should be able run a cog on the free side but there is a possibility of it coming loose.
05-07-09, 06:40 PM
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yeah I ordered my Steamroller last week, I don't understand why Surly set it up with a 19 tooth especially when there 07 model had a 17 tooth I believe. my current FG I'm running a 52X16 and can get up pretty much any hill. I think I'll keep the 47X19 setup on the Surly for a while to work on my spin and then get a 15 tooth cog when I get sick of the 19.
I was wondering though, I thought I read somewhere that you can put a freewheel onto a fixed threaded hub, is this true?
I was wondering though, I thought I read somewhere that you can put a freewheel onto a fixed threaded hub, is this true?
05-07-09, 07:16 PM
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Good info, thanks. A freewheel option would be nice, I'll have to give some thought to the ratio I'd like.
What is the correct term for a single speed freewheel/cog thing?
What is the correct term for a single speed freewheel/cog thing?
05-07-09, 07:22 PM
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A freewheel will thread onto either side of a fixed/free hub. You're better off using the free side since there are more threads for the freewheel to grab onto.
05-07-09, 07:31 PM
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