[Yak] Fixed gear question: double front chainrings & fixed/fixed hub?

Steve Lange steve at stevelange.net
Fri Apr 10 19:58:51 CDT 2009


From: Lee Lloyd <lee at lmlloyd.com>
> Wouldn't a front derailleur 
> and a chain tensioner accomplish the same thing without having to 
> take the bike apart when you wanted to shift gears?

Sorry - forgot to reply to this part. Chain tensioners don't work with a fixed
gear - as soon as you backpedal to resistance brake or trackstand, the
tensioner is destroyed...

Steve


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