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so I have been told you cant make a fixie out of a bike with vertical dropouts....what is this, someone explain themselves, because I may want my motobecane fixed if I can do it.
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basically, for a given length of chainstay there is a combination of chainring and cog that gives you the right length of chain to not need a tensioner.
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EI,
I am by no means the expert on any thing bike related at this point, but here goes. With vertical drops you are going to either have to have the exact chain length to work with the chosen gears or a chain tensioner. It seems highly unlikely that you would have much fun trying to find the right Chainring, cog, and chain length combo. The Horizontal drops allow you a little slop and flexibility to modify later. My Fuji has enough travel to let me flip my wheel and go with the 16T freewheel. A real fixed gear frame has long horizontal drops that open to the rear. I assume this is to prevent the wheel from pulling out of the drops if the nuts come loose while riding. NO QR LEVERS ON THE REAR WHEEL! The other option is to carry two chains, a chain whip, spare cog, chain tool, and crescent wrench.
I would recommend becoming familiar with the now famous Denny/Derrick table that shows the GI and Skid Patch. Decide where you want to start as far as your first cog and chainring. BTW, you might want to talk with BtAG about the freewheel option and dual brakes - based on your recent knee trouble.
eternalignorance
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:17 pm
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oh yeah, if I ever had a fix or even ss it would have both brakes, also because I like to skid :)
leah
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:01 pm
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eternalignorance wrote:
oh yeah, if I ever had a fix or even ss it would have both brakes, also because I like to skid :)
i'm under the impression that you can't skid on a ss....
and on a fixed, keep your brakes at first. you'll be surprised at how much stronger than you your bike is.
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henry
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:05 pm
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leah wrote:
i'm under the impression that you can't skid on a ss....
quick directions:
while travelling forward at speed, pull hard on rear brake lever.
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dennyt wrote:
Unless you're riding Lee's road bike.
OOOHHHH!!!!
man i had some scary stops riding that thing around. like full on, 99% front braking it trying to come to a stop and the rear wheel is lifting off the ground - but still spinning.
new brake pads? yeah, i'm gonna get some of that.
Torch
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:06 pm
TerranceJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1637Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
you should have asked me directly, because i'm apparently a hardcore fixie enthusiast.
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joby
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:22 pm
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You know what I heard?
"If it an't broke, don't fix it."
leah
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:24 pm
elderJoined: 10 Feb 2006Posts: 594Location: The Bucket
eternalignorance wrote:
oh yeah, if I ever had a fix or even ss it would have both brakes, also because I like to skid :)
for some inane reason i read this as stephan wanting neither brakes.
carry on
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