Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Well, I'm not going to answer your question, sorry! But just out of curiosity, have you tried fixed gear?
I recently switched the wheel on my Lambert, which I was already set up as a "clubman" bike with an AW hub, to the S3X hub. Similar to what it had been, but different. I have not ridden it very much yet; two rides, totaling 215 miles; but so far I would say I like it a lot.
So now I'm scheming to rebuild my Falcon, which now has a five speed hub, as a single speed bike using a flip flop hub. I don't yet know how I'm going to address the chainline issues on that.