Hi all, currently running my bike as a fixed gear setup, its ok for the 10 mile each way commute with some slight hills but I fancy doing some touring and I'm sure I'd be finding at times I'd love to have some different ratios and the ability to coast. I love the simplicity and clean looks so was thinking of going for an sa hub. I often hear the term draggy mentioned, are they that bad? Would a conventional derailier setup be more efficient? Or do I just Mtfu and carry on fixed?
SA internal hub gears
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GrumpyGregry
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I ran a Strumey S2C of and on for a while. Two gears, coaster brake, back pedal gearshift (shifts via the drive chain so no shifter or cable). Very simple. Very clean. 1:1 and 1:1.33 ratios.
Great idea. Lousy implementation. Would not buy another one, and, as it happens the current one is off to the council tip tomorrow.
If you've a flip flop rear hub when not put a freewheel on one side, maybe with a lower gear ratio, or why not build a double double fixed, two chainrings and two sprockets, the total number of teeth remains the same so the chain length doesn't change...
I wish someone would come up with a decent freewheel hub you can lock (and unlock) into fixed without loads of lash remaining but it seems to be an engineering impossibility.
EDIT: The current build I am working on will swap back and forth between fixed and an 8 speed shimano alfine hub gear using a jtek bar end shifter and clip on cable fixings.
Great idea. Lousy implementation. Would not buy another one, and, as it happens the current one is off to the council tip tomorrow.
If you've a flip flop rear hub when not put a freewheel on one side, maybe with a lower gear ratio, or why not build a double double fixed, two chainrings and two sprockets, the total number of teeth remains the same so the chain length doesn't change...
I wish someone would come up with a decent freewheel hub you can lock (and unlock) into fixed without loads of lash remaining but it seems to be an engineering impossibility.
EDIT: The current build I am working on will swap back and forth between fixed and an 8 speed shimano alfine hub gear using a jtek bar end shifter and clip on cable fixings.
