Tensioner for horizontal dropouts
02-05-16 | 10:34 PM
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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?
02-05-16 | 10:39 PM
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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.
02-05-16 | 10:56 PM
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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
Works great
I have it on my crosscheck
02-06-16 | 12:12 AM
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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.
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.
02-06-16 | 08:17 AM
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You can swap out the quick release skewers with bolt on ones pretty easily:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
02-06-16 | 09:14 AM
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02-06-16 | 10:12 AM
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02-06-16 | 04:16 PM
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There's nothing wrong with using a quick release with horizontal dropouts with or without a fixed gear, as long as it's the traditional, internal cam design. Modern external cam quick releases have considerably less clamping force and should only be used with vertical dropouts,
02-06-16 | 04:17 PM
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