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MrCjolsen 05-10-08 06:38 AM

I've heard of these springy things that keep your chain tensioned. Some guy I know, even has his tensioner thingy connected by cables to controls to make it slide back and forth sideways. And he's got this wheel with like a whole bunch of different sized cogs on it. It kind of looks like a corncob. That means he can change cogs without having to flip his wheel around (that wouldn't work anyway, since all the cogs are on the same side for some reason). This guy said that he can even change cogs while the bike is moving and it works better than when he did it at a stop.

bigbadwimp 05-10-08 07:21 AM


Originally Posted by MrCjolsen (Post 6669740)
I've heard of these springy things that keep your chain tensioned. Some guy I know, even has his tensioner thingy connected by cables to controls to make it slide back and forth sideways. And he's got this wheel with like a whole bunch of different sized cogs on it. It kind of looks like a corncob. That means he can change cogs without having to flip his wheel around (that wouldn't work anyway, since all the cogs are on the same side for some reason). This guy said that he can even change cogs while the bike is moving and it works better than when he did it at a stop.

Dood, that guy's lying to you.

buzzybelmondo 05-10-08 09:46 AM


Originally Posted by FarAwayBoy (Post 6662639)
So after biking home with the damn thing hanging on my shoulders, I come to find it has vertical dropouts.
Needless to say I was peaved.

next time look at the drop outs before you lug it home

raster 05-11-08 03:13 PM

Weld some track ends on it?

reedreeder 05-11-08 03:18 PM

i always get a kick out of how much everybody in the fixed gear forum hates fixed gears.

geeknerd99 05-11-08 03:39 PM


Originally Posted by reedreeder (Post 6675283)
i always get a kick out of how much everybody in the fixed gear forum hates fixed gears.

I get a kick out of how pretty much everybody in SSFG also doesn't live in Kansas or Florida either. A connection, maybe?

FarAwayBoy 05-17-08 09:11 PM

I took it down to my Local Bike Shop and one of the mechanics bought it from me, for 350.
So problem solved.

vobopl 05-18-08 01:36 AM


Originally Posted by FarAwayBoy (Post 6714042)
I took it down to my Local Bike Shop and one of the mechanics bought it from me, for 350.
So problem solved.

Damn, cavalry came too late to rescue.

kemmer 05-18-08 12:27 PM


Originally Posted by geeknerd99 (Post 6675375)
I get a kick out of how pretty much everybody in SSFG also doesn't live in Kansas or Florida either. A connection, maybe?

I live in florida. (need to change my location one of these days)


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