T
Ted
Guest
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Lobo Tommy) wrote:
> [email protected] (Jeff Wills) wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
> > [email protected] (Lobo Tommy) wrote in message
> > news:<[email protected]>...
> > >
> > >
> > > I just sent the seller an e-mail. I'm still interested in strictly a
> > > 3-speed SA set up but this has my interest peaked! I wonder if he had
> > > some wider drop outs brazed on? Hmm....
> >
> > I'll bet you a dollar (Canadian) that no welding or brazing work has
> > been done on that machine. For all the stount construction of the
> > Monocog, it's still easier to widen the dropouts than it is to cut out
> > the old and weld in the new.
> >
> > Jeff
>
> But how are they widened? If you are using a machine to do it while
> you insert the hub, what happens when you get a flat on the trail
> where you need to take the wheel off? I just picture it in my head of
> the Monocog practically spitting it out with no way to get it back in
> manually..
The dropout spacing can be permanently widened by bending the dropouts
and stays, followed by more bending to leave the dropouts parallel. The
parallelism is important, as non-parallel dropouts will likely result in
bent or broken axles.
Depending on the frame construction, these operations can require a fair
amount of force. Savvy shops refer to this as "cold setting" and will
often do the deed out of sight of squeamish owners.
[email protected] (Lobo Tommy) wrote:
> [email protected] (Jeff Wills) wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
> > [email protected] (Lobo Tommy) wrote in message
> > news:<[email protected]>...
> > >
> > >
> > > I just sent the seller an e-mail. I'm still interested in strictly a
> > > 3-speed SA set up but this has my interest peaked! I wonder if he had
> > > some wider drop outs brazed on? Hmm....
> >
> > I'll bet you a dollar (Canadian) that no welding or brazing work has
> > been done on that machine. For all the stount construction of the
> > Monocog, it's still easier to widen the dropouts than it is to cut out
> > the old and weld in the new.
> >
> > Jeff
>
> But how are they widened? If you are using a machine to do it while
> you insert the hub, what happens when you get a flat on the trail
> where you need to take the wheel off? I just picture it in my head of
> the Monocog practically spitting it out with no way to get it back in
> manually..
The dropout spacing can be permanently widened by bending the dropouts
and stays, followed by more bending to leave the dropouts parallel. The
parallelism is important, as non-parallel dropouts will likely result in
bent or broken axles.
Depending on the frame construction, these operations can require a fair
amount of force. Savvy shops refer to this as "cold setting" and will
often do the deed out of sight of squeamish owners.