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Tensioner for horizontal dropouts
I am building a univega super strada single speed. I took it for a quick ride tonight to get a feel for any adjustments to the cockpit that would be needed and when I arrived back at home I noticed my wheel had moved forward. I am using a quick release on the rear wheel. What would be the best way to remedy this?
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Get an internal cam quick release that allows it to clamp the rear wheel tighter or replace the rear wheel axle with a longer solid axle and use track nuts. You cannot use a tensioner with forward facing horizontal dropouts.
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I'd be getting rid of the quick release altogether. DEFINITELY with a fixed, but I wouldn't run a QR in the rear with a freewheel, either.
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surly makes a chain tensioner especifically designed for forward facing horizontal drop outs
Works great I have it on my crosscheck |
Originally Posted by AndjaVXC
(Post 18515557)
I'd be getting rid of the quick release altogether. DEFINITELY with a fixed, but I wouldn't run a QR in the rear with a freewheel, either.
Originally Posted by Sheldon Brown
Track hubs generally come with solid axles and track nuts. This is because most velodromes have rules requiring this type of wheel attachment. As a result, it is widely believed that quick-release axles are not suitable for fixed-gear use. THIS IS FALSE!
It is my belief that the velodrome rule dates back to long before the invention of the quick-release, when the choices were standard nuts or wing nuts. The protruding "wings" of wing nuts might constitute a hazard in a crash, and I believe that's why the rule was instituted. Since quick-release skewers don't have any sharp projections, that becomes a non-issue in practice. If you are going to use a quick release with a fixed gear, you should make sure to use a good quality enclosed-cam skewer. |
You can swap out the quick release skewers with bolt on ones pretty easily:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=sr_1_1&sr=8-1 |
Yep, I know the reasoning behind it for velodrome use. Just my preference. I just don't trust them, and it makes theft easier.
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Originally Posted by nightfly
(Post 18516182)
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Originally Posted by AndjaVXC
(Post 18516194)
Yep, I know the reasoning behind it for velodrome use. Just my preference. I just don't trust them, and it makes theft easier.
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Oh, I know, and I do. But anything that helps to dissuade even a few of them is good. Quick-release wheels are like blood in the water.
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Originally Posted by AndjaVXC
(Post 18515557)
I'd be getting rid of the quick release altogether. DEFINITELY with a fixed, but I wouldn't run a QR in the rear with a freewheel, either.
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Originally Posted by AndjaVXC
(Post 18516194)
Yep, I know the reasoning behind it for velodrome use. Just my preference. I just don't trust them, and it makes theft easier.
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It does, because he said his wheel slipped forward. He asked how to remedy this. I suggested what I would do, which might be an option for him.
But ok. |
Yea I currently have the external cam quick release I will swing by my lbs tomorrow and pick up an internal cam skewer.
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Originally Posted by Surly2698
(Post 18515566)
surly makes a chain tensioner especifically designed for forward facing horizontal drop outs
Works great I have it on my crosscheck |
No
Surly makes a chain tensioner called hurdy gurdy |
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