Patrick, I think you've talked about having a Redline Monocog 29er... that was my more MTB-type single speed, too. I made it into an all-rounder by drilling and tapping the frame to mount rack and fenders, and I converted it to a manual 3-speed with three cog/chainring combinations that all added up to the same number of teeth. This was the bike that I built wheels for using unicycle rims for extra wideness. Finally, I put on Albatross bars and a CETMA front rack. In that configuration, I toured it from Fairbanks to Juneau, Alaska after I finished college at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. It was a very nice ride and I regret that I gave it away when I moved overseas for a few years. -Wes
On Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 9:48:43 AM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > I'd like to hear about and see photos of single-speeded or fix-ified > mountain bikes set up as all rounders. One of the nicest single > speeds/fixeds I owned, and one of the very few discarded bikes I wish I'd > kept (the others are largely ss or fixed too) was that very early '90s > Diamond Back Axis Team with TA Pro 5 Vis crank with 42 t ring on long > spindle pulling a 17t fixed cog for a 67" gear; Flite saddle and Noodles at > the perfect reach and height on a 10 cm Dirt Drop stem. The high bb let me > pedal at speed around corners and the handling, tho' a bit sedate by brisk > road bike standards, was entirely and wholly neutral and seamless and > pleasant. > > I've head of using a bb lockring as a lockring for a fixed cog, but I've > never bothered with one. I'll be interested in hearing if they add any > security. > > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 9:13 AM Coal Bee Rye Anne <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > To Patrick's note on using fixed cogs on standard freewheel threading... > aren't traditional cup/cone bottom bracket lockrings the same threading > (for the most part) and is there any value in using one of those for extra > security or is the same > direction threading pretty much render them > useless vs. the force that may be applied with firm backpedaling? This is > more a curiosity whether anyone has had success or failure attempting > this... > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cc3a39e6-a1a4-4fef-a11b-b4f3c5f81a11n%40googlegroups.com.
