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Old 07-12-11 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by afsdjkll
Can this be the dumb questions section too?

Does anyone have a good link or description of how to flip flop a flip flop hub? I've checked out http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html and obviously found a lot of info. If I'm just changing from fixed to freewheel (as it stands, both are the same size gears), I'm guessing I don't need to mess with adjusting stack bolts on the crank and all that. I just need to pull back on the wheel enough to set the chain tension right after the flip flop. Is that right?
Yup. Provided you have the same number of teeth on each side, OR horizontal dropouts, tooth sizes within 1-2 teeth of each other and chain trimmed appropriately to allow proper tension with each cog.
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