I run a single free wheel on a track bike with a gear ratio of 68. Gets me up moderate hills. Go to Classic Rendezvous and ask the question.
rhawks@lmi.net wrote:
> Is anyone in the club running a single speed bike using
> a single cog freewheel (not a fixed gear)? I'm wondering
> about how you set up the wheel for this. Did you re-dish
> the wheel at all, do you use bolt on instead of QR, how
> did you decide on your gearing?
> I'm considering this for a commute bike, if for no
> other reason than for simplicity. My commute right now
> has two climbs in either direction and neither of them
> are major. The biggest is the overpass on Shellmound
> south of Ikea, so really I don't need much in the way
> of gears.
>
> rob
>
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