Joel, OEM. The bike in question was a Surly Cross Check. Getting the tension right and having the little anti-twist tab was just not right. Often ended up with too much chain tension.
On that bike, because of my gearing choice, ended up needing a half- link to get decent tension. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Feb 18, 9:17�pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > Eric: �Was this with OEM drop outs or a chain tensioner? > > On Feb 18, 7:21�pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > The biggest problem I ran into on my IGH bike was getting the chain > > tension right after tube/tire changes. �And, yes, having a 2mm around > > was more than a bit of a pain. > > > (Especially the time I had to change a flat on a bridge in near zero > > temps. �That's what made me decide a derailer system was preferable.) > > > My Brompton does have a SA 3 speed hub. �No problems at all with > > that. �And it has been from one end of the country to the other. �So > > IGH can work well. > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > On Feb 18, 12:20 pm, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Dave Lloyd <dlloyd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > The trick to removing the cable from the > > > > cassette joint is using a 2mm allen wrench ot move the cassette joint > > > > around > > > > to take the tension off the cable so that you can easily unhook the > > > > cable > > > > end. Needle nose pliers are also handy for removing the housing end from > > > > the cassette joint. > > > > If everything else were equal, i think knowing i'd have to carry a 2mm > > > allen on the bike at all times might break the deal for me. I've done > > > some minimal work on IGH bikes, in new/like new condition, and on a > > > work stand. That was fine, but i don't know that i'd want to swap in a > > > tube in the cold and/or rain when there's a very lose-able, > > > hard-to-maneuver-with-cold-hands tiny wrench involved. > > > > On the idea that IGH bikes aren't meant for hard use, that makes me > > > wonder about the hubs used for racing in Britain back in the day. Were > > > they really that much more durable, or was regular repair just an > > > accepted fact with them? > > > > -- > > > Bill Connell > > > St. Paul, MN- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
