is this going to end up on failblog.org?

[lewis1641]

i have a plan. i want to try riding fixed, not because i am cool or anything (even though i am) just out of curiosity really.

i have a slot dropout inbr*d frame and bought a velosolo 15 tooth sprocket to bolt onto the disc flange on the hub, thus making it fixed.

bolted it all up and it is in a totally different position to the original sprocket on the freewheel. i could alter the freewheel but would also need a longer bb axle to get the chainline straight. didnt want to do that so the idea was shelved.

fast forward 2 months and i'm chilling in mikef350's garden and notice a disc front wheel poking from behind his shed.

my plan is to but a rear axle in this front hub (it is cup and cone so i assume it should be straightforward enough). i will then need to space the axle out but my plan is to get the sprocket in line and space which ever side needs it. the hub probably wont be central but the chainline will be correct. i can then get the wheel redished so the rim is central(you busy longun??)

does this sound like a reasonable plan?

 

[barry2017]

I wouldn't redish. It removes one of the best things about SS-specific wheels in that they are usually undished, so super strong.

Could you not move the fixed cog further out with washers and longer bolts? Or even use a screw-on cog and just make a "suicide" fixed?

 

[lewis1641]

it is a front hub i am on about, not a rear. i'm trying to make do with what i have.

the cureent problem with my rear is the fixed sprocket sits too far out, not in

 

[Don't walk]

Could you not change the BB axle length to get the correct chainline?

 

[lewis1641]

I could but the result would be a really high q factor and when running a freewheel the sprocket would be right at the end of the cassette. Can't see that being ideal really