Wheel I got off craigslist
09-17-12 | 11:28 PM
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Wheel I got off craigslist
I don't know if this is normal or not, but here's the story
I got an old bike to fix up and turn into a commuter fixed gear/single speed with a flip flop hub. I didn't know vertical dropouts were a bad idea before, but I'll deal with that when I get to it.
Anyways, so this bike used 36 hole 27 1 1/4 wheels. I couldn't find a flip flop hub that I could use for it, so I opted to just upgrade to some more modern 700x23cs and sell my wheels. I picked them up yesterday, and it was all good.
I didn't think to check while I was buying it, but a little while after I got home I checked if the freewheel and fixed gears were 3/32 or 1/8.
Well... The singlespeed cog is 3/32. But the fixed gear is 1/8. Is that normal?
I got an old bike to fix up and turn into a commuter fixed gear/single speed with a flip flop hub. I didn't know vertical dropouts were a bad idea before, but I'll deal with that when I get to it.
Anyways, so this bike used 36 hole 27 1 1/4 wheels. I couldn't find a flip flop hub that I could use for it, so I opted to just upgrade to some more modern 700x23cs and sell my wheels. I picked them up yesterday, and it was all good.
I didn't think to check while I was buying it, but a little while after I got home I checked if the freewheel and fixed gears were 3/32 or 1/8.
Well... The singlespeed cog is 3/32. But the fixed gear is 1/8. Is that normal?
09-17-12 | 11:41 PM
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Yes. If you want to be thrifty and an effective rider, just run a 1/8" chain. If the cog being slightly smaller REALLY disconcerts you (it doesn't actually matter, by the way), you'd need to purchase a 1/8" cog. Its really not worth it in the grand scheme of things, but I won't fault you if you learn that by experience.
09-18-12 | 02:45 AM
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If your chain is repeatedly falling off, it's not going to be because your cog is a 3/32. It's probably a silly thing like chain tension or your nut slipping in the dropouts.
09-18-12 | 07:17 AM
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I don't know if this is normal or not, but here's the story
I got an old bike to fix up and turn into a commuter fixed gear/single speed with a flip flop hub. I didn't know vertical dropouts were a bad idea before, but I'll deal with that when I get to it.
Anyways, so this bike used 36 hole 27 1 1/4 wheels. I couldn't find a flip flop hub that I could use for it, so I opted to just upgrade to some more modern 700x23cs and sell my wheels. I picked them up yesterday, and it was all good.
I didn't think to check while I was buying it, but a little while after I got home I checked if the freewheel and fixed gears were 3/32 or 1/8.
Well... The singlespeed cog is 3/32. But the fixed gear is 1/8. Is that normal?
I got an old bike to fix up and turn into a commuter fixed gear/single speed with a flip flop hub. I didn't know vertical dropouts were a bad idea before, but I'll deal with that when I get to it.
Anyways, so this bike used 36 hole 27 1 1/4 wheels. I couldn't find a flip flop hub that I could use for it, so I opted to just upgrade to some more modern 700x23cs and sell my wheels. I picked them up yesterday, and it was all good.
I didn't think to check while I was buying it, but a little while after I got home I checked if the freewheel and fixed gears were 3/32 or 1/8.
Well... The singlespeed cog is 3/32. But the fixed gear is 1/8. Is that normal?
You'll be fine. Srsly; stop arguing.
09-18-12 | 09:44 AM
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Having your nut slip is no good.
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09-18-12 | 11:51 AM
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I wouldn't worry about the cogs. The real concern is whether you can get proper chain tension with the vertical dropouts. If a chain fits, great. If not, your only option is to try a half link and see how that works. If that doesn't work, but a tensioner on it and run in freewheel mode.
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