Patrick asks, "Andrew: Do you use a QR axle on your flip flop hub? I switched from 17 and 19 cogs on either side of my Phil to a 17/19 Dingle so that with the QR axle it's very, very easy and quick to change cogs."
I have a threaded through-axle with big heavy 17mm nuts, front and back. And I carry a Park bottle opener with 17mm socket on the end to remove the wheels. It works fine, I don't mind the extra effort. And yes, I enjoy the QB's up-angled rear forks (dropouts) which let me keep the brake pads "pretty much" aligned with the rim when I flip between 17 and 19, or flop over to the fixed 16. For a ride in the flats through traffic, I'm on the 17. If heading up into the lowland hills, I stop and change to the 19. And stand on the pedals a lot, and even then sometimes get off and walk. - Andrew, Berkeley On Monday, February 5, 2024 at 6:54:43 AM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: Two teeth will require adjusting the axle-bb length. The Quickbeam and Roaduno have long track ends to hold the axle (or will the Roaduno have long forward-facing horizontals?). With the chain adjusted for the bigger cog you might be able to ride, just, with the chain on the smaller cog, using a freewheel, but the chain will certainly be very loose. You would *not* want to do that with a 17/19 t Surly Dingle cog! Andrew: Do you use a QR axle on your flip flop hub? I switched from 17 and 19 cogs on either side of my Phil to a 17/19 Dingle so that with the QR axle it's very, very easy and quick to change cogs. Patrick "76 inches and 68 inches on the same side" Moore [Sometimes I wonder if a 17/20 would not have been better: 64"; but then realize that for this bike the 76" cruising gear and a 68" headwind and long incline gear is just about perfect; *spot-on* perfect would be 76" / 66".] -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4341a4db-b873-4c17-af97-c3c23794dd4en%40googlegroups.com.
