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01-18-06, 06:05 PM
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I want to make a fixed gear/single speed bike.
i need your help. i have a road bike frame a trek 370 with vertical dropouts. what am i able to do?
i need your help. i have a road bike frame a trek 370 with vertical dropouts. what am i able to do?
01-18-06, 06:08 PM
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research...
https://sheldonbrown.com/fixed/index.html
then come back and ask more specific questions
https://sheldonbrown.com/fixed/index.html
then come back and ask more specific questions
01-18-06, 11:53 PM
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i did. i've read those pages a million times. i've spent months researching this before i even posted here.
i dont quite understand all this business: vertical dropouts=flip flop hub
i am just looking for a little guidence here.
i dont quite understand all this business: vertical dropouts=flip flop hub
i am just looking for a little guidence here.
01-19-06, 12:02 AM
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then the answer is yes, you can use them. It might be a little tricky, but the white industries hub will make things a lot easier for you. The hardpart about the vertical drop outs is getting proper chain tension. https://sheldonbrown.com/fixed-conversion.html#vertical explains it pretty clearly.
a flip flop hub is just a hub that is threaded for a cog+lockring on one side, and a bmx freewheel cog on the other. It's not specific to frames with vertical drop outs.
a flip flop hub is just a hub that is threaded for a cog+lockring on one side, and a bmx freewheel cog on the other. It's not specific to frames with vertical drop outs.
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