Just as well, I was having a hell of a time keeping the sliding rear dropouts from moving on me. I am not sure I think any thing other than a EBB (Eccentric Bottom Bracket)is going to work very well for a single speed. More on that later...
Called up Bikeman.com where I got the frame and they were refreshingly easy to work with. Long story short I ended up with what I should have got in the first place. Surly baby!
Now, I love this bike, however it does have horizontal dropouts. Which brings a new set of headaches of its own. My fancy Stans wheelset that I just had to get wont alow me to bolt it on, I have to use quck releases. So I had to get some tugnut tensioners. Which come to find out, apparently give a little. The drive side repedadly pulls the wheel out of center. So with my mechanic (hippy) we put another bolt onto it to help out..
Even with the added bolts, I still have trouble keeping the wheel centered through a couple laps at Krug. I even threw a chain a couple of times when it gets too lose. We Put some chain guides on the rear cog to stop the chain from slipping off. Which was a life saver with all the rocks at the Down and Dirty. I would have thrown that thing every half mile!
Any one else had problems like this? Any suggestions?
Owe, also heading down with JP for the Missouri State Championship race at Castlewood. Wish us luck, probably going to need it...
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Not much for suggestions but maybe a rear derailleur and few gears might alleviate alot of those problems!
Good luck over there guys... See you at Perry next weekend
CH
Yep, you need gears! Wait, you used to destroy them to, didn't you?
Good luck at Saint Louie Sunday. Hope you don't have to race in the mud!
Put a tugnut on the drive side instead.
got one on both sides...
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