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Old 05-20-21, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Happy Feet
SS. Have you considered a double double or 2x2?

I found a magic gear combination that allows 36/15 and 24/28 in a vertical dropout. This gives me a decent horizontal downhill gear and a decent climbing gear by swapping chain lines at the top or bottom of the hill.
Thread about the build here: https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespe...-retrofit.html



Interesting idea, and cool that you found the magic gear sizes to make it work. Personally, I'm not a fan of having to stop and get off the bike to make a change. I'm also looking forward to the challenge of a SS.
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