"or use your "24 inch
gear" (get it?). "
I don't get it!
hmmm...24 inch gear...on 700c wheels is less than a 1:1..hmm...
but 24 inches is also...oh...TWO FEET! I get it! I get it!
On May 9, 5:42 pm, Jeremy Till wrote:
> AD, yeah, i went all the way up to the peak--i only ever ride diablo
> ab
Steve, Thanks for the tip!
I had a look at the installation instructions for the Surly fixed
cogs. And, while it says nothing about the flange you mention, it is
pictured clearly on the little "schematic" used to illustrate how to
install the cog. I think I'll give this a try.
Ron
On May 10, 8:44
I don't change the bike before a ride like that, but the Casseroll is
my lightest bike to begin with. It's never had racks, has 28/32 spoke
wheels with open pro rims, and the most it has in terms of bags is a
banana bag and/or a small jandd bar tube-type bag. I've done the climb
with or without fe
I had a loud drivetrain with my stock Quickbeam, until I bought a new
chain. Quieted right down. Same rings (32/40) and cog (15t D/A fixed).
I think the chainstays are long enough that 5mm off shouldn't matter.
I mount the cog shoulder out and lip in, to get more offset from the
hub centerline; yo
Get a Surly fixed cog--they have a flange on one side and you can flip
it to have that flange on the inside (toward the hub) and space the
cog out a bit (right around the 5mm you need as I recall) It works
great. I have a 16t Surly cog (flange turned in to optimize chainline
to my outside chainri
Thanks. My commute ends with a 3/4 mile stretch where I'm grinding up
a pretty steep hill with a 48/16 FW gear. I may change my inner ring
to a 42t and give it a shot on Memorial Day weekend.
Do you change up your bike before you ride up? Change out your
wheels, remove racks and fenders or lighte
AD, yeah, i went all the way up to the peak--i only ever ride diablo
about once a year, so when i do, I like to go all the way. Although I
did walk the steep bit in the last hundred meters or so up to the
parking lot. In general, yeah, what Jim says--stay calm, get
comfortable pushing the cranks
One of the great pleasures of riding fixed or ss is having to plan
ahead and pace yourself. Oh, and having to learn to climb standing for
longer stretches. I'm good for half miles but, back when I commuted
15+ miles into work on a fixed, I was good for (yessir!) 1 mile
stretches of standing. Again,
on 5/8/11 10:37 PM, A D at deguzman.al...@gmail.com wrote:
> Do you ride up to the peak in the 42-19 gear? I live a couple of
> miles from base of Mt Diablo on the Danville side but was always
> afraid to ride up on my low 44-19.
If the 44x19 is fixed, that's a pretty good gear for it. ~62 inch
on 5/8/11 10:05 PM, Jeremy Till at jeremy.t...@gmail.com wrote:
> Been using this setup or something similar for a few years now and
> really like it. Last weekend I rode it up Mt. Diablo in the 42-19
> gear, flipped to the freewheel to bomb the descent, and then back to
> the 42-17 fixed at the
JT
Do you ride up to the peak in the 42-19 gear? I live a couple of
miles from base of Mt Diablo on the Danville side but was always
afraid to ride up on my low 44-19.
AD
On May 8, 10:05 pm, Jeremy Till wrote:
> I'd agree that chainline doesn't need to be nuts on on a singlespeed
> setup, but
I'd agree that chainline doesn't need to be nuts on on a singlespeed
setup, but for fixed gear riding, especially on rough ground (paved or
no), having a chainline that's within 2-3mm is important, not so much
for efficiency as for preventing the chain coming off under high RPM
pedaling. Had that
Chainline is not an issue, unless you are a mid-century Brit... I run stock
chainrings, 32/40 and the 17/19 Dos. The limitation on the Quickbeam is my
Berthoud fender stays, which, strictly speaking, is not a Quickbeam issue.
They could be longer, to let me use the whole range. Low-profile fastener
It doesn't appear to me that the chain drag would be that
noticeable..are you using a regular 8-9 speed chain?
On May 8, 11:58 am, Ron MH wrote:
> This question is to all. How does the fixed gear side chainline work
> out with the various combinations you use? I ask because the fixed
> gear c
I just read that the quick release was invented precisely because
Campagnolo couldn't change his fixed gears in the cold. The
combination of frozen fingers and wingnuts was too difficult.
Philip
Philip Williamson
www.bikebureau.com
On May 8, 3:58 pm, Justin August wrote:
> The new VeloOrange
The new VeloOrange wing nuts seem like they'd help with the changing
of gears.
On May 8, 11:50 am, A D wrote:
> On my Simpleone I have a dos 16/19 on the freewheel side and a 17/19
> surly dingle cog on the fixed side. In front I have 44/48 rings on
> the front. I use the 48/16 when I c
RM, Can you post a picture of this set-up? It would help me figure out
how to fix this (pardon the pun ;-)).
On May 8, 12:14 pm, RM wrote:
> I have an old bottom bracket nut on the freewheel-side hub threads before the
> cog (14t in my case) which corrects the fixed chain line by moving the cog
I have an old bottom bracket nut on the freewheel-side hub threads before the
cog (14t in my case) which corrects the fixed chain line by moving the cog out
5mm. Been running it this way for 2 years with no problems. It's smoother and
quieter than the 16/19 on the freewheel side. I only run the
This question is to all. How does the fixed gear side chainline work
out with the various combinations you use? I ask because the fixed
gear chainline on my Quickbeam sucks and the drag/lack of efficiency
is easy to feel. I'm running the stock bashguard/40/32 Sugino triple
combination and a 16t fix
On my Simpleone I have a dos 16/19 on the freewheel side and a 17/19
surly dingle cog on the fixed side. In front I have 44/48 rings on
the front. I use the 48/16 when I commute and ride down to Rivendell
and change gears to 44/19 when I go back home which is mostly
uphill. I usually flip to th
My QB has a 40/32 in front and the 16/19 in the rear. It also has a solo 22
back the which does come in handy when laden down with camping gear and facing
a couple of hills around here. In town I tend to run 40/19 because I can get
"off the line" faster in traffic. Once out on the open road it's
I've done the fixed version of that. A 17/21 Surly Dingle cog with
40/32, 42/39 and 44/40 rings. 15t cog on the flip side.
32x21 is a great steep dirt road gear.
The stock QB (I think the Simpleone only has one ring) chainrings of
40/32 would give you a better gear range with the White freewhee, b
Don't forget on a 26 inch wheel you get a lower gear due to wheel
diameter. The 38/35 with the 16/19 should be fine on a 700c road
machine with perhaps a higher fixed cog on the flip side if you are a
flat lander or instead a larger freewheel if you ride in the mountains
as I do.
On May 7, 1:50 pm
I have the 16/19 freewheel and use common road 36 and 39 tooth chain
rings in a double/double set up. I get a 51 and 66 inch gear out of
that with no movement in the dropout. I have this on an old 80's
Raleigh USA frame with somewhat short dropouts and the "extra" is used
just for chain wear. On my
It is a cool concept, made even cooler, IMHO, by the copious length of
the QB dropout. It's about 2". So, whereas with the WI 'double/
double', you get to choose between front rings 3-teeth apart, the
extra length of the Rivendell dropout gives you a mind-boggling span
of 8 teeth to play with
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