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01-09-2005, 10:06 PM

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 05:33:48 +0000, RonSonic wrote:

> My initial impulse was to just go single speed, but that perverse rear brake is
> right where the chain would go.
>
> Ron

use a tensioner (like the surly singulator) to get it out of the way or go
fixed and remove the offending brake altogether, keeping the front. :P

01-09-2005, 10:06 PM

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 05:33:48 +0000, RonSonic wrote:

> My initial impulse was to just go single speed, but that perverse rear brake is
> right where the chain would go.
>
> Ron

use a tensioner (like the surly singulator) to get it out of the way or go
fixed and remove the offending brake altogether, keeping the front. :P

01-09-2005, 10:06 PM

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 05:33:48 +0000, RonSonic wrote:

> My initial impulse was to just go single speed, but that perverse rear brake is
> right where the chain would go.
>
> Ron

use a tensioner (like the surly singulator) to get it out of the way or go
fixed and remove the offending brake altogether, keeping the front. :P

01-10-2005, 12:52 PM

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In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
RonSonic <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>
>My initial impulse was to just go single speed, but that perverse rear brake is
>right where the chain would go.
>

_ I tried that on mine for a while with an old campy derailler as
a tensioner. Didn't really work all that well due to not being
able to get a decent chainline just by redishing the rear wheel.
IMHO, single speed with a tensioner seems like the worst of
all possible worlds. All the weight branch catching possiblities
of a derailler and none of the gears. My version of that bike
has vertical dropouts.

_ Booker C. Bense

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01-10-2005, 12:52 PM

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In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
RonSonic <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>
>My initial impulse was to just go single speed, but that perverse rear brake is
>right where the chain would go.
>

_ I tried that on mine for a while with an old campy derailler as
a tensioner. Didn't really work all that well due to not being
able to get a decent chainline just by redishing the rear wheel.
IMHO, single speed with a tensioner seems like the worst of
all possible worlds. All the weight branch catching possiblities
of a derailler and none of the gears. My version of that bike
has vertical dropouts.

_ Booker C. Bense

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01-10-2005, 12:52 PM

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In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
RonSonic <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>
>My initial impulse was to just go single speed, but that perverse rear brake is
>right where the chain would go.
>

_ I tried that on mine for a while with an old campy derailler as
a tensioner. Didn't really work all that well due to not being
able to get a decent chainline just by redishing the rear wheel.
IMHO, single speed with a tensioner seems like the worst of
all possible worlds. All the weight branch catching possiblities
of a derailler and none of the gears. My version of that bike
has vertical dropouts.

_ Booker C. Bense

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01-10-2005, 01:39 PM

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:52:50 +0000 (UTC), Booker C. Bense
<bbense+[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. stanford.edu> wrote:

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>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
>RonSonic <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>>
>>My initial impulse was to just go single speed, but that perverse rear brake is
>>right where the chain would go.
>>
>
>_ I tried that on mine for a while with an old campy derailler as
>a tensioner. Didn't really work all that well due to not being
>able to get a decent chainline just by redishing the rear wheel.
>IMHO, single speed with a tensioner seems like the worst of
>all possible worlds. All the weight branch catching possiblities
>of a derailler and none of the gears. My version of that bike
>has vertical dropouts.

I'm thinking much the way you are. What's the point if it isn't light, sleek and
simple. Even with the vertical drops, a 38x18 looks on paper like it might just
work.

A new freewheel is only about 12$ and the only thing wrong with the der is a
broken adjuster so fixing the thing isn't a big deal.

Ron

01-10-2005, 01:39 PM

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:52:50 +0000 (UTC), Booker C. Bense
<bbense+[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. stanford.edu> wrote:

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>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
>RonSonic <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>>
>>My initial impulse was to just go single speed, but that perverse rear brake is
>>right where the chain would go.
>>
>
>_ I tried that on mine for a while with an old campy derailler as
>a tensioner. Didn't really work all that well due to not being
>able to get a decent chainline just by redishing the rear wheel.
>IMHO, single speed with a tensioner seems like the worst of
>all possible worlds. All the weight branch catching possiblities
>of a derailler and none of the gears. My version of that bike
>has vertical dropouts.

I'm thinking much the way you are. What's the point if it isn't light, sleek and
simple. Even with the vertical drops, a 38x18 looks on paper like it might just
work.

A new freewheel is only about 12$ and the only thing wrong with the der is a
broken adjuster so fixing the thing isn't a big deal.

Ron

01-10-2005, 01:39 PM

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:52:50 +0000 (UTC), Booker C. Bense
<bbense+[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. stanford.edu> wrote:

>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>
>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
>RonSonic <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote:
>>
>>My initial impulse was to just go single speed, but that perverse rear brake is
>>right where the chain would go.
>>
>
>_ I tried that on mine for a while with an old campy derailler as
>a tensioner. Didn't really work all that well due to not being
>able to get a decent chainline just by redishing the rear wheel.
>IMHO, single speed with a tensioner seems like the worst of
>all possible worlds. All the weight branch catching possiblities
>of a derailler and none of the gears. My version of that bike
>has vertical dropouts.

I'm thinking much the way you are. What's the point if it isn't light, sleek and
simple. Even with the vertical drops, a 38x18 looks on paper like it might just
work.

A new freewheel is only about 12$ and the only thing wrong with the der is a
broken adjuster so fixing the thing isn't a big deal.

Ron