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#1
Looking for the Singlespeed & Fixed Gear forum
I must be mixed up, this can't be it.
I was going to ask a question this weekend about dishing a flipflop wheelset I built but didn't want to disrupt the pizza.pistaboy.spokecard.pie.bling... discussions. Can there be a lounge created for the lifestyle gabbers? I would much appreciate it.
Fortunatly It worked out after all
I was going to ask a question this weekend about dishing a flipflop wheelset I built but didn't want to disrupt the pizza.pistaboy.spokecard.pie.bling... discussions. Can there be a lounge created for the lifestyle gabbers? I would much appreciate it.
Fortunatly It worked out after all
#3
you should've just asked it. amazingly enough, unless the question is another "what bag should I buy" jammie, you'll get a lot of good answers from smart people . Don't be shy, only MLProject and shants bite, and we bought them rabies shots about two months ago.
Looks like you nailed it though, chainline looks nice.
Looks like you nailed it though, chainline looks nice.
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Originally Posted by Re-Cycle
I must be mixed up, this can't be it.
I was going to ask a question this weekend about dishing a flipflop wheelset I built but didn't want to disrupt the pizza.pistaboy.spokecard.pie.bling... discussions. Can there be a lounge created for the lifestyle gabbers? I would much appreciate it.
I was going to ask a question this weekend about dishing a flipflop wheelset I built but didn't want to disrupt the pizza.pistaboy.spokecard.pie.bling... discussions. Can there be a lounge created for the lifestyle gabbers? I would much appreciate it.
Quit your *****in'
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Looks nice and straight from here. Great job! What did you use to tension the chain?
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that got deleted quick.
there are a lot of knowledgeble people here, despite how it might look to a newb.
As for being a newb, try not to be so critical of some of the threads, it's all in good fun.
And also don't be quick to call others hipsters(implied), thanks and for future reference, ask away, it'll get answered, along with some other remarks, but an answer's an answer.
there are a lot of knowledgeble people here, despite how it might look to a newb.
As for being a newb, try not to be so critical of some of the threads, it's all in good fun.
And also don't be quick to call others hipsters(implied), thanks and for future reference, ask away, it'll get answered, along with some other remarks, but an answer's an answer.
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Originally Posted by wangster
that got deleted quick.
Also, an addendum to my previous post.
No one forces anyone to click and read a thread.
Titles are usually pretty self-explanatory.
If you're not interested, ignore it and move on.
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#11
doesn't look too awfully off regardless.. i think mine is just a tad better than that and i have had no problems. i am running a road crank though. on a track wheel you have no dish because there is no cassette to account for.
#12
Originally Posted by BlastRadius
Did you measure the chainline with a caliper? The crank/chainring actually looks too far in (although it could be my astigmatism).
You are right, its not a perfect line. I'm not to worked up about it though because I just slaped the wheels under that frame with a road crankset as a test bed to see how they roll. I'm going to be ordering a track frame [not sure which still] and a Sugino 75 crankset and then I'll try to split hairs with the chainline.
#13
Try moving the chain ring to the outside or get a slightly longer BB.
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#14
The best way to ask a question is to start out with attitude and then not ask it. Good work. Read an instruction manual if you don't want to talk to people. That said, your problems can be resolved with a truing stand and a dishing tool.
Your chainline looks fine. Nice hub, btw.
Your chainline looks fine. Nice hub, btw.
Last edited by Ira in Chi; 01-09-06 at 02:10 PM.
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Take a pic from the top.
Due to perspectives, they can fool the eye alot.
I see only one view and cannot asset anything from that view.
If you look too hard something it will be off.
What is the rear spacing?
What is th spacing on the hub?
What is the BB Spindle length?
What kind of Crank?
See if you ask the question , you will recieve more questions.
Give the answers to the above and we an see what we can do.
S/F,
CEYA!
Due to perspectives, they can fool the eye alot.
I see only one view and cannot asset anything from that view.
If you look too hard something it will be off.
What is the rear spacing?
What is th spacing on the hub?
What is the BB Spindle length?
What kind of Crank?
See if you ask the question , you will recieve more questions.
Give the answers to the above and we an see what we can do.
S/F,
CEYA!
#17
Originally Posted by Re-Cycle
Can there be a lounge created for the lifestyle gabbers?
brakes?
bottom brackets?
where do i get wheels?
chainline?
threadless vs. threaded?
bullhorns vs. drops?
where do i get "X" bling?
NJS?
which inexpensive complete bike is the best?
which expensive frame is the best?
who wants to trade?
who has good prices?
and even some of those topics could be construed as "lifestyle."
if it's not for you, you could always just stick to the search function of the mechanics forum.
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Ooooohhh! A Pop Quiz! Okay, let's see how much I've learned from this forum....
1.brakes? yes. breaks? no.
2.bottom brackets? yes. Unless it's French. We hate France.
3.where do i get wheels? From the store. Unless said store is NYCBikes. They may be run by the French.
4.chainline? straight and tight.The way shants likes his men.
5.threadless vs. threaded? Godzilla beat King Kong in the Japanese version, but lost in the American one.
6.bullhorns vs. drops? bullhorns for the street, drops for the track. Unless you love pain.
7.where do i get "X" bling? From the o.g.- Prof. X
8.NJS? See answer to number 5. Unless you race Keirin, why bother?
9.which inexpensive complete bike is the best? Pista/IRO/Rush Hour/Sputnik
10.which expensive frame is the best? The one custom made to your specifications. Now choose your maker.
11.who wants to trade? I do.
12.who has good prices? Your friends.
I encourage you all to take this test. When I graduate from BikeForums, I want to be an astronaut. First fixed gear in space, as research against the onset of atrophied muscle tissue in a zero-g environment.
1.brakes? yes. breaks? no.
2.bottom brackets? yes. Unless it's French. We hate France.
3.where do i get wheels? From the store. Unless said store is NYCBikes. They may be run by the French.
4.chainline? straight and tight.The way shants likes his men.
5.threadless vs. threaded? Godzilla beat King Kong in the Japanese version, but lost in the American one.
6.bullhorns vs. drops? bullhorns for the street, drops for the track. Unless you love pain.
7.where do i get "X" bling? From the o.g.- Prof. X
8.NJS? See answer to number 5. Unless you race Keirin, why bother?
9.which inexpensive complete bike is the best? Pista/IRO/Rush Hour/Sputnik
10.which expensive frame is the best? The one custom made to your specifications. Now choose your maker.
11.who wants to trade? I do.
12.who has good prices? Your friends.
I encourage you all to take this test. When I graduate from BikeForums, I want to be an astronaut. First fixed gear in space, as research against the onset of atrophied muscle tissue in a zero-g environment.
Last edited by Serendipper; 01-09-06 at 03:04 PM.
#24
french bottom brackets are awesome. **** those who say otherwise (this is not directed at you serendipper). stop whining and do some basic research and part searching.
i cannot speak for everyone, but for those of us who routinely offer sound technical assistance and advice to people on this forum while not having to ask many questions ourselves (believe it or not, i don't only talk ****), i can say that i don't really like catching a bunch of ****ing flack for jabbering about random and totally inane **** when i am in the mood to do so.
i like to help people out when they ask educated and marginally intelligent questions, but also like having a place to prattle with other people who are into bikes. i like to think that most people here who post in the "dumber" threads do enough service in the "i need help with bike ****" threads to justify it.
stop ****ing *****ing.
i cannot speak for everyone, but for those of us who routinely offer sound technical assistance and advice to people on this forum while not having to ask many questions ourselves (believe it or not, i don't only talk ****), i can say that i don't really like catching a bunch of ****ing flack for jabbering about random and totally inane **** when i am in the mood to do so.
i like to help people out when they ask educated and marginally intelligent questions, but also like having a place to prattle with other people who are into bikes. i like to think that most people here who post in the "dumber" threads do enough service in the "i need help with bike ****" threads to justify it.
stop ****ing *****ing.
Last edited by shants; 01-09-06 at 05:32 PM.
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