. The article is for fixed conversion, but I did this on an old beater using a BMX cog and spacers on a 7 speed wheel. Couldn't make it slip no matter how hard I pedalled. Looked nice too.
Quote as follows: "I used a more drastic solution: on my Bianchi Osprey. I cut the rear axle short so that it didn't protrude past the surfaces of the locknuts. Thus, only the quick-release skewer went through the dropouts. Since the skewer is quite a bit thinner than the actual axle, this gives me considerably more adjustment room. If the skewer is properly tightened, the axle is held in place by the friction of the locknuts being pressed against the inside of the dropouts. If this were not the case, horizontal dropouts would not be usable, since the forward pull on the chain creates a larger force against the axle than supporting the rider's weight does. Just to be on the safe side, I carried a spare skewer along with my spare tube. I rode that setup for a couple of years with no problems, but later got a deal on a Bianchi B.a.S.S. purpose-built singlespeed frame that fits me better, is notably lighter and has horizontal track-type fork ends, so I'm no longer using that setup" >From this page: http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed-conversion.html#vertical On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 10:38 AM, clyde canter <clyde.can...@gmail.com>wrote: > OR....you can saw off the axle flush with the locknuts and use a good > old-fashioned all steel quick release. I found this on Sheldon's site > somewhere. It actually works quite well on V-dropouts. If it didn't, > horizontal dropouts wouldn't work because the pull is much greater on the > pedal stroke than are required to hold the rider's weight...ie evertime you > sheared down on the pedals the wheel would be pulled out of the dropout. > Doesn't allow quite as much tensioning room as dropouts or track ends but > most ring/ cog combinations should work. A much prettier and cheaper "fix" > than a tensioner or eccentric hub or BB. > > > > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Allingham II, Thomas J < > thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > >> Or you can use one of the lovely White ENO hubs, which I've done on >> current Bleriot iteration >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto: >> rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Seth Vidal >> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:33 PM >> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: SimpleOne >> >> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Imladris <dgoldberger...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Whenever I get the urge to own a "fixie", I just start riding in one >> > gear and never stop pedaling. Then, when I hit a steep uphill or >> > downhill, the urge passes and I shift. ;-) >> > >> > As a practical question, why couldn't a Rambouillet (or a Roadeo) be >> > set up as a single speed and converted back when you need gearing? >> > The SimpleOne seems to be outside of the Rivendell velosophy of >> > practical, but beautiful, bikes. 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