Old 02-19-13 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mstrang
The ENO hub has 15mm of horizontal movement. Each additional tooth moves the axle 1/8" (3-4mm). Both these facts are found on Sheldon's fixed gear conversion page http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed-conversion.html

So yeah, should be no problem taking up 8mm of movement for 2 teeth. If you have a rear brake you will need to move the pads as the center of the wheel arcs around.
Thanks. I've read a lot of his site but guess I missed that detail. Yeah I've already had to adjust the rear brake a bit for single speeding, nbd.

Originally Posted by Bat56
Phil bottom bracket... adjust the crank inboard/outboard.

If you want to flip it, just get a crank/chainring set up that splits the difference. Either way you are off a few mm but the sun will rise.

Srlsy - I obsessed about this stuff a few years ago when I started riding the ENO. Eventually I forgot about it and just rode the hell out of it.
Excellent! That's what I wanted to hear. (Although it still baffles me as to why they chose this setup.)

My middle chainring is 45mm so I think that should be ok. It'll be between 2.0-2.5mm off.
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