Originally Posted by Rowan
Pardon? I don't get this idea that ramped cogs and rings will "throw" a chain. The ramps and piins only come into play when the chain is shifted against them by a derailleur from the adjacent chainring when shifting up. They are "dormant" at all other times. If the scenario you and pyze put up is true, then chains would be thrown off cogs and rings on multi-geared bikes. Even with tension on a SS chain, they don't have any influence on a chain's path.
Oh, and Brock, maybe look at just using the freehub you've got with presumably the 16T already there, and get some extra spacers to replace the cogs you take off. That way you don't have to worry about a new hub, you can get the chainline you want with the spacers, and you might find the "magic gear" with a cog either side of the 16T.
I kinda disagree with you on that, my chain skips to other gears all the time and thats one of the reasons I want to go ss, I guess it's all up to riding styles, I guess a more aggressive riding style like mine would throw the chain more, but if your riding placidly, I don't think the chain would move much at all like you said.
Yeah that was the plan, to keep the hub I have now and get a spacer kit with a new cog (16t). Would I be able to pull that off without a tensioner?