Old 10-09-08 | 01:20 AM
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shecky
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Bikes: Rustbuckets, the lot of them.

I just made up a fixed wheel from a former freehub with a QR. I'd prefer a conventional axle, but I didn't have any around to swap. It's been on a couple weeks, and it's holding up fine, fully secure. This on an old mtb frame with horizontal dropouts. Tensioning the chain and centering the wheel is a little tricky compared with a bolt on hub. I found the task to be easier if I use an old broom handle as a lever between the tire and bottom bracket/chainstays to tension the tire while closing the QR.
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