This answers my questions; thanks. On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 5:41 PM Philip Williamson < [email protected]> wrote:
> My reasons for choosing sliders are mostly to do with future setups still > looking planful. I do like the Matt-Chester-like simplicity of track ends, > but this bike is primarily a geared bike. A vertical dropout and a > derailleur hanger are nice to have for a geared bike. If I want to run > singlespeed or fixed, I can swap the right insert to one with no derailleur > hanger. In the unlikely event I want to run disk brakes, I can remove the > canti bosses and install a slider with a disk brake tab. The slider also > allows me to move the tire away from the seat tube and bridges when I want > to install fenders. I've had an eccentric BB, and it was fine, but required > a dedicated shell, the new owner had it creak, and I couldn't adjust tire > clearance or remove the derailleur hanger. > > > Philip > Santa Rosa, CA > > > > On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 2:57:33 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> +1 for this question; I also am thinking of a custom for a single-cog >> hub, and had thought of angled track ends versus long dropouts. >> >> Phiipl: Why sliding dropouts instead of long horizontals or track ends? >> Or than an eccentric bb, for that matter? >> >> On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 3:53 PM Philip Williamson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I'm having a custom bike built, and it will have slider dropouts for >>> singlespeed use. >>> I want the builder to angle the dropouts like my Quickbeam's, so I can >>> change the gears without adjusting the brake shoe height or angle. >>> >>> The Quickbeam dropouts are angled ~20* relative to the ground, and about >>> 10* relative to the stay. >>> The dropout slot angle ALSO looks like it is parallel to the brake >>> shoes. To my mind, this is the key fact. Is it? >>> >>> The new bike's seat stay angle is more acute than the QB's, and its BB >>> is lower. Do the relative angles not really matter, as long as the dropout >>> slot is parallel to the brake shoe angle? >>> >>> Philip >>> Santa Rosa, CA >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* >> >> >> >> >> >> *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And >> though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the >> hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* >> --- J.R.R. Tolkien >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching >> Other professional writing services >> Expensive! But good. >> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
