Taking the SS plunge
12-06-05, 11:08 PM
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Taking the SS plunge
After serious drive train problems this evening (ended up taking the bus) I got home and put the bike up on the rack to investigate. After fiddling with some pieces, I decided to go ahead and just take everything off. All derailleurs, all unecessary cogs, everything. By the time I got the chain line situated it was too dark and cold to test ride. And I don't want to test it on my commute early tomorrow morning, so it'll have to wait a day or two. This will be my first homemade SS project, so I'll give it a week or two before committing. We'll see...
12-06-05, 11:37 PM
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So .... what cog will you be riding?
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You gonna start wearing manpris and racing alleycats now?
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Hey, they're called shants and there's nothing wrong with them. Welcome to the world of SS/FG, GTcommuter. If you're trying to find a decent gear ratio, try and figure out the hardest gear you can pedal on the steepest hill on your route and go with that. I don't think you'll have to worry about snow, so as you get stronger you can switch to smaller rear cogs.
12-07-05, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jyossarian
You gonna start wearing manpris and racing alleycats now?
12-07-05, 12:58 PM
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hey one bit of advice... if your using a single cog out back, make sure it is not just a ramped cog from the cassette....
ramped cogs are designed to shift and will do that sometime when your in the middle of climbing a hill or at some other critical moment.
let us know what your setup is. do you have sliding dropouts? you using a tensioner?
ramped cogs are designed to shift and will do that sometime when your in the middle of climbing a hill or at some other critical moment.
let us know what your setup is. do you have sliding dropouts? you using a tensioner?
12-07-05, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by max-a-mill
hey one bit of advice... if your using a single cog out back, make sure it is not just a ramped cog from the cassette....
ramped cogs are designed to shift and will do that sometime when your in the middle of climbing a hill or at some other critical moment.
let us know what your setup is. do you have sliding dropouts? you using a tensioner?
ramped cogs are designed to shift and will do that sometime when your in the middle of climbing a hill or at some other critical moment.
let us know what your setup is. do you have sliding dropouts? you using a tensioner?
Enjoy
12-07-05, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by powers2b
Not if your chain tension / line is correct.
Enjoy
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i will use whatever front ring i can find but i will NEVER ride with a ramped cog out back gain.
beside how expensive is a DX cog???? https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=42328
they are burly, the teeth are nice and deep, and it will never throw the chain.
12-07-05, 02:23 PM
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My internal hub has taken to locking up in one gear on super cold days (I need to service it). The effect is single speed. I'm thinking of swapping in a one-cog rear wheel while I service the nexus-7. Looking forward to it. (My favorite other bike is a SS but with no fenders and cheesy brakes it wouldn't work for the commute)
12-07-05, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by powers2b
Not if your chain tension / line is correct.
My dentist told me to spend a whole $5 on a DX cog and be done with it.
