Originally Posted by DanO220

...with nowhere to hang but with the commuters. You see I was spinning the 42/16 on my Crosscheck out way too often, but knew I wouldn't be able to mash anything bigger up the hills on my commute. So I swapped the 42 and matching bash ring for 48 and 38 tooth chainrings, then routed the chain through a Paul 'Melvin' tensioner. Of course having even two speeds is like being a little bit pregnant. Either you are or you aren't. So I figued the damage was done and I might as well mount an old front derailleur and thumb shifter I found in the parts bin at the LBS. I've got no pride anymore. And it's not as if shifting the chain by hand on the fly (and risking my digits in the process) is going to get me an ounce of respect from either the Fixie or Road gangs. The thing actually works pretty well... for a feak. I'll go now.

DanO