2015 Post Your Singlespeed/Fixed Gear Megathread
05-20-15, 08:38 AM
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Nothing wrong with your reading comprehension, that's exactly what it is. When cycling in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz foot hills, you are either busting your ass climbing a grade or hauling ass down one - the 60/30 ratio makes that possible.
05-20-15, 10:33 AM
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40-20, 36-18, etc. will accomplish the same ratio without looking so ridiculous. Parts will also be cheaper, lighter, and likely stronger. Although, there could be some wrinkle I am overlooking with the belt drive setup. Maybe.
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05-20-15, 11:59 AM
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I like the way that 60/30 looks... it says "Yeah, I'm a belt drive - deal with it"
05-20-15, 12:09 PM
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So I guess thats a disk hub then? I didn't know of any threaded cogs that were that big!
05-20-15, 02:37 PM
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Huh...sometimes the lack of bicycling savvy here is astounding 
It is, or should be, common knowledge among us "bike experts" that Gates drives are built around bigger rings & cogs, hence OP's seemingly odd huge chain(?)ring/cog
But FYI...with all else being equal - gear inches for 60/30 is exactly the same as same any other 2/1 ratio
That being said - wow, @The Pusher Man, you are riding amazingly small gearing, much smaller than the 60/22 comes stock on a Schindelhauer - I take it you like to spin?
It is, or should be, common knowledge among us "bike experts" that Gates drives are built around bigger rings & cogs, hence OP's seemingly odd huge chain(?)ring/cog
But FYI...with all else being equal - gear inches for 60/30 is exactly the same as same any other 2/1 ratio
That being said - wow, @The Pusher Man, you are riding amazingly small gearing, much smaller than the 60/22 comes stock on a Schindelhauer - I take it you like to spin?
05-20-15, 05:39 PM
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jtbadge, yep your logic is riddled with wrinkles, ride a belt for awhile and then you'll get it.
DiabloScott, the 60/30 was carefully thought through because the 60/22 was just too tall for the hills where I ride, but your spin on it is ok too
Unkle Rico it's a Hochfflansch flip-flop rear hub, the rear cog is a 9-spline that slides on and locked down via lockring.
steve-in-kville, thank you and yes that's a head light, to be exact a Bontrager Ion 700
IAmSam, the Viktor "stock" is a 60/22 which is a nice overall ratio for a single-speed. Other Schindelhauers may go smaller but for my purposes the bike has to let me climb some insane grades. Elevation changes of 2000 feet in 5 miles are not uncommon. With the 60/30 setup you can bet I'm not riding it as a fixie, if I'm going to hump it over a 2000 foot climb, you can bet I'm going to ENJOY the reward of coasting down the back side like a bat out of hell - and not limited by a 60/30 fixed gear top end.
DiabloScott, the 60/30 was carefully thought through because the 60/22 was just too tall for the hills where I ride, but your spin on it is ok too
Unkle Rico it's a Hochfflansch flip-flop rear hub, the rear cog is a 9-spline that slides on and locked down via lockring.
steve-in-kville, thank you and yes that's a head light, to be exact a Bontrager Ion 700
IAmSam, the Viktor "stock" is a 60/22 which is a nice overall ratio for a single-speed. Other Schindelhauers may go smaller but for my purposes the bike has to let me climb some insane grades. Elevation changes of 2000 feet in 5 miles are not uncommon. With the 60/30 setup you can bet I'm not riding it as a fixie, if I'm going to hump it over a 2000 foot climb, you can bet I'm going to ENJOY the reward of coasting down the back side like a bat out of hell - and not limited by a 60/30 fixed gear top end.
05-20-15, 11:32 PM
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well here's another bike. my rum runner I built up today.
Sorry for the weird effect - wasn't intentional.
Sorry for the weird effect - wasn't intentional.
05-21-15, 02:50 PM
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05-21-15, 07:34 PM
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here's a clearer picture. first time wrapping risers, pretty stoked on it. cheap too.
05-21-15, 08:34 PM
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Is that a KORE stem? I have a black one with some +/- if you are running a 25.4 bar still. PM me and we can work it out.
05-22-15, 09:51 AM
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Or less yammering and moar...biek pics, plz
Was a fair bit of Florida bashing going on around here the other day - maybe y'all will get a kick out of this
Was a fair bit of Florida bashing going on around here the other day - maybe y'all will get a kick out of this
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05-22-15, 12:30 PM
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MOD NOTE: I have deleted the bickering. Please keep the thread on-track. If you want to start a thread about gear calculators, please feel free, but do so with respect to others. Thanks.
05-22-15, 01:11 PM
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Old reliable.
05-22-15, 02:28 PM
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05-22-15, 02:55 PM
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Bullhorns will stay for awhile but the saddles will change to one of the Brooks swifts or a Turbo Bernard H.
later will switch to the Cinelli Crit bars see how I like them.
Build was easy with no problems. Frame size is a 55, which is perfect for my dimensions. Have to wait a few more days til the track cog and lock ring get here for some fix work fun. Right now it has a 17t Shimano freewheel on and the IRD Defiant 46t crank. Good gear for the coast.
wheels are Contis on Mavic CXP 22 and Origin/formula hubs. Stem a 27.2 GPM. Pedals are MKS G 9. Bars Profil airwings. Lever cane creek. Everything came from my parts bin so frame was a cost item. It came from Retro... Great service and price to boot !
This will share ride duty with my SSFG cyc cross motobecane and a fixed conversion road bike for rain days.
Thanks for looking !
05-22-15, 03:03 PM
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^^^ Nice build ! Please repost here >>> https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespee...lounge-20.html
05-22-15, 03:49 PM
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