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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-07-17, 07:09 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

Okay. I guess as a relative newbie around here I...

Okay. I guess as a relative newbie around here I never got the memo. Thank you for apprising me of the single speed, fixed gear and 3 speeds in a hub section that this actually is. I do feel better...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-06-17, 01:53 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

Can't they (3 speed in a hub) get their own...

Can't they (3 speed in a hub) get their own SECTION?


I like The Singlespeed & Fixed Gear SECTION not having 3 speed hubs in it.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-06-17, 12:51 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

It is essentially the same--

It is essentially the same--
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-06-17, 12:40 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

But it's a 3 SPEED in a hub!

But it's a 3 SPEED in a hub!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-06-17, 09:45 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

I guess I need my head examined. I have no idea...

I guess I need my head examined. I have no idea how 3 gears in a 3 speed hub belongs in a single speed section.

I feel like I am in a room with Sean Spicer or Kellyann Conway right now.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-06-17, 09:22 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

I really must insist this be put in a different...

I really must insist this be put in a different section of this forum.


This whole section is a single speed & fixed gear section. It is NOT a 3 speed section.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-06-17, 09:20 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

What???? Now that I have to see!

What???? Now that I have to see!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-06-17, 08:55 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

So to switch "gears" you get off the bike and...

So to switch "gears" you get off the bike and pull on the chain with your fingers to lift it off a setting to change the chain location from one crank (sprocket size) in the front to the other crank...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-06-17, 07:29 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

So a double crank will require a way to shift...

So a double crank will require a way to shift (i.e., gearing), thus you introduce a derailleur ....Isn't that a multi-geared bike then with at least one half of the complications of the conventional...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-01-17, 10:55 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

I just want to add that while my setup is NOT a...

I just want to add that while my setup is NOT a QR, it loosens with a simple allen wrench (lightweight and small).... and it is FAST!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-01-17, 09:26 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

As indicated above it has worked great and been...

As indicated above it has worked great and been bullet proof. Its a single speed (with flip flop hub) which was successfully used since 1890-ish. It has been ridden around the world by more than a...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-31-17, 11:18 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

Indeed, I share your befuddlement.

Indeed, I share your befuddlement.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-31-17, 08:18 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

I love it! I will try to get pictures this...

I love it! I will try to get pictures this evening after work but while still light out. I bought wheels from Wabi, it has freewheel ability on BOTH sides. So I put a 16 tooth freewheel on the normal...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-30-17, 02:45 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 29,069
Posted By Zoroman

Okay. Hear me out: You will ONLY be in...

Okay. Hear me out:


You will ONLY be in the easy-pedal-gear when you are actually climbing UP hills. The rest of the time you will be I the "standard gear".


Why not just FLIP the HUB and...
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