Single speed gearing enquiry
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velomaniac
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When I get the Alpinestars I'll build it up with ghost gear to show off the idea 
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good info here, specially perry, cheers, in the middle of fine tuning my daily courier, now its clear to see why not to use a half link chain, a halff link i might try though, and yeah getting dirty thoughts about a new frame with horizontals 
found this
funnily enough i built the other halfs bike over a year ago using a cheap 1/8 chain , old cassette sprocket and the plastic spacers from a few cassettes on a crappy old mtb and ive never had to retension it for her
the wheels even held with a cheap quick release
but now she wants another better bike ( well she wanted a new colour that wasnt black and as the bike is crappy i didnt see the point in painting it ) but she will now have to use a tensioner
funnily enough i built the other halfs bike over a year ago using a cheap 1/8 chain , old cassette sprocket and the plastic spacers from a few cassettes on a crappy old mtb and ive never had to retension it for her
the wheels even held with a cheap quick release
but now she wants another better bike ( well she wanted a new colour that wasnt black and as the bike is crappy i didnt see the point in painting it ) but she will now have to use a tensioner
I reckon 38:16 will be a bit stiff for the offroad sections of the Wobble, which comprises most of the course. I'm going with 32:16 and reckon I might be walking a few times.
If you don't have a tensioner and can't get one in time an old rear mech will serve the purpose and I expect you could get one for nothing from the LBS or the tip.
If you don't have a tensioner and can't get one in time an old rear mech will serve the purpose and I expect you could get one for nothing from the LBS or the tip.
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Excellent
Cheers Ed,shagged old mech and 18/38 it is then.Being assembled as I speak/type.Probably still be a bit stiff but not half as bad as 16/38!
Cheers Ed,shagged old mech and 18/38 it is then.Being assembled as I speak/type.Probably still be a bit stiff but not half as bad as 16/38!
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
Beep Beep's picture of the ghost gear is exactly as I describe.
Another point is it can be used with fixed gear in a vertical dropout frame, the only tensioning method that does not involve an excentric hub or BB in non horizontal dropout /track end frames.
Another point is it can be used with fixed gear in a vertical dropout frame, the only tensioning method that does not involve an excentric hub or BB in non horizontal dropout /track end frames.
