Hi all been awhile since visiting... so hi . I am in the process of turning my old Trek 2100 (carbon/aluminum) road bike into single speed, for cycle path workouts (crushed limestone/ paved) and a somewhat short commute to work. My questions are these:
I will be using and ENOs eccentric rear hub, but have no idea of what kind of wheel to build around it.
1. The wheels I took off of the Trek were 700x23c, if I go to cyclocross tire will I need a silghtly larger rim?
2. Does anyone have a rim suggestions for around $450 for the wheelset? I like to keep them alloy as opposed to carbon.
3. And lastly gearing: most of what I have read says 42T X 15T gearing, I live in Illinois and while not mountainous it has plenty of short steep climbs, any input?. the LBS suggested 48T x 18 that seemed a little intense for me although once up to speed it would seem very doable. By the way Iam very math illiterate and have tried studying the tables for gear ratios....... they dont help me.
I will be using and ENOs eccentric rear hub, but have no idea of what kind of wheel to build around it.
1. The wheels I took off of the Trek were 700x23c, if I go to cyclocross tire will I need a silghtly larger rim?
2. Does anyone have a rim suggestions for around $450 for the wheelset? I like to keep them alloy as opposed to carbon.
3. And lastly gearing: most of what I have read says 42T X 15T gearing, I live in Illinois and while not mountainous it has plenty of short steep climbs, any input?. the LBS suggested 48T x 18 that seemed a little intense for me although once up to speed it would seem very doable. By the way Iam very math illiterate and have tried studying the tables for gear ratios....... they dont help me.