+1 to what Patrick said. I used an ENO to convert my Gunnar Crosshairs to a fixed gear, but once I got a Surly Cross Check with horizontal dropouts, I "un-eccentric'ed" it. It's a nice piece of gear, but I'd rather have a frame with horizontal dropouts for dedicated single speed use.
David: you need to rethink and sell me your Clem pre sale! Eric On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 3:56 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > Note that your chain adjustment, and therefore freedom to mix cog and > ring, is limited with the ENO compared to long horizontals or track ends. > Also, the eccentricity can move your wheel up and down, possibly, depending > on tire size and frame design, interfering with tire clearance at seatstay > bridge and with fender. Finally, the eccentric also moves the wheel WRT the > rear caliper, if used. > > > All of this may, or may not be, a problem, but I have found these problems > to arise with the 2 ENOs I've owned. If you are not flipping the hub to > different sprocket sizes, you'll likely not experience the 3d problem. > > It is a very nice piece of equipment, though. > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 1:22 PM, john muhl <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I originally felt like the ENO was a hack to make something workable but >> after using it for a bit I like it much better than track ends; so much so >> that if I were getting a custom single speed I'd opt for vertical dropouts. >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
