RM, Can you post a picture of this set-up? It would help me figure out how to fix this (pardon the pun ;-)).
On May 8, 12:14 pm, RM <b...@san.rr.com> wrote: > I have an old bottom bracket nut on the freewheel-side hub threads before the > cog (14t in my case) which corrects the fixed chain line by moving the cog > out 5mm. Been running it this way for 2 years with no problems. It's smoother > and quieter than the 16/19 on the freewheel side. I only run the fixed cog > with the 40t chainring. > > Rob > > On May 8, 2011, at 11:58 AM, Ron MH wrote: > > > > > This question is to all. How does the fixed gear side chainline work > > out with the various combinations you use? I ask because the fixed > > gear chainline on my Quickbeam sucks and the drag/lack of efficiency > > is easy to feel. I'm running the stock bashguard/40/32 Sugino triple > > combination and a 16t fixed cog in back. The chainline on the 40x16 > > fixed combination is more than 5mm off (the cog being inboard of the > > chainring). And the fixed setup is much more "draggy" than the 40x16 > > freewheel combination on the other side when using the 16-19 White > > Industries DOS freewheel. Of course, that's because the DOS freewheel > > places the 16t cog further outboard. The whole issue has me about to > > ditch the Sugino triple in favor of a decent single speed crankset. > > > Ron > > > On May 8, 8:50 am, A D <deguzman.al...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On my Simpleone I have a dos 16/19 on the freewheel side and a 17/19 > >> surly dingle cog on the fixed side. In front I have 44/48 rings on > >> the front. I use the 48/16 when I commute and ride down to Rivendell > >> and change gears to 44/19 when I go back home which is mostly > >> uphill. I usually flip to the fixed side on weekend rides when I > >> don't have anywhere to be. > > >> I haven't tried the extremes of the gears but the dropouts on my > >> prototype appear long enough. > > >> There is just something about the Qb/SO that feels so right. I can't > >> figure it out but it has me considering picking up an AHH even though > >> I have an Ebisu AR. > > >> On May 7, 6:54 pm, Robert Harrison <rfharri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> My QB has a 40/32 in front and the 16/19 in the rear. It also has a solo > >>> 22 back the which does come in handy when laden down with camping gear > >>> and facing a couple of hills around here. In town I tend to run 40/19 > >>> because I can get "off the line" faster in traffic. Once out on the open > >>> road it's back to 40/16. > > >>> Not thinking about what gear I'm in is great. During the week I'm in > >>> commuter mode, on weekend it's open road mode and maybe once a quarter I > >>> camp. > > >>> Aloha, > > >>> Bob > > >>> Sent from my iPad > > >>> On May 7, 2011, at 11:00 AM, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > > >>>> It is a cool concept, made even cooler, IMHO, by the copious length of > >>>> the QB dropout. It's about 2". So, whereas with the WI 'double/ > >>>> double', you get to choose between front rings 3-teeth apart, the > >>>> extra length of the Rivendell dropout gives you a mind-boggling span > >>>> of 8 teeth to play with on the front rings-- and with the 16/19 in the > >>>> rear, you can make that up to 11 teeth diff up front. Dang. > > >>>> So basically, you can run a 16/19 in the rear, and a 40/32 double up > >>>> front, which comes stock with the new Simple One I believe. Then you > >>>> put a 22t ACS f/w on the other side, and suddenly derailleurs start to > >>>> look quaint.* > > >>>> -Matt > > >>>> *OK not really > > >>>> On May 7, 4:50 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> Has anyone run a White Industries "Double/Double" drivetrain setup on > >>>>> their Quickbeam? > >>>>> Or maybe has plans to on their SimpleOne? > > >>>>> Seems like a nice combination - rear Duo freewheel of 16/19, and front > >>>>> of either 38/35 or 34/31. > > >>>>> They suggest the 38/35 for a 26" mtn bike, and the 38/35 for a 29'er... > >>>>> but it seems to me that the 38/35 would be best for a 700c mostly > >>>>> on-road riding bike. > > >>>>> Am I confused? e.g. 38/16 and 35/19 seem like they would be better > >>>>> than 31/19 and 34/16... > > >>>>> Anyone try this yet, or have a thought as to why this wouldn't be a > >>>>> great idea? :) > > >>>>> Best, > >>>>> andrew > > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>>> For more options, visit this group > >>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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