The long horizontal dropouts on my 53cm Rosco Bubbe road were a big reason I bought it. Some day I'll reinvent it as a single speed. It's a 1x8 now, and replaced an old Trek 330 road bike I had converted to fixed/free 12 years earlier.
But even with horizontal dropouts it's a compromise as a singlespeed frame. The rear dropouts are 130mm, not 120mm, and because the frame can accept a large tire (700x42) the tricky part is chainring selection. I'd guess that 40t or 42t is the biggest the bike could use while clearing the chainstay, achieving good chainline, and keeping the q-factor comfortable for me. On the other hand, a dedicated 120mm frame would allow larger chainrings. Not that I need 'em! On Friday, November 10, 2017 at 12:21:51 AM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > The best rear fork end for ss or fixed is the long horizontal, sloped so > that your rear brake pads (if you use a rear caliper) remain more or less > aligned with the rim when you move the wheel back and forth. > > I'd much rather have track ends on a ss/fixed frame than verticals, but > I'd much rather have long horizontals than track ends. > > Rivendell, please take note! > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
