SS question

[PassatBoy101]

On the rear wheel is there a spacer that I put in? No matter how hard I clamp the tire in the wheel wants to scoot up. It is a brand new wheel so it isnt stripped and it is my first single speed so please bear with me.

Thanks

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[Au575]

To quote Sheldon Brown (RIP):

Conventional wisdom is that you need a solid (nutted or "bolt-on") axle hub for fixed-gear or singlespeed use, and that a quick-release will not hold the wheel solidly enough in a horizontal fork end. This is not true, however.

Since most newer bikes have vertical dropouts, people have gotten used to wimpy aluminum skewers, and often don't adjust them as tightly as they might.

If you use a good quality (Shimano is the best) skewer , tightened securely, it will hold just fine in any type of dropout or fork end .

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html

But you might find that even with max tension on your skewers, you need chain tugs. Check some out here:

http://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/c/COMPCHTSS

[CPATCRASH]

First try filing the paint off the dropouts and make sure there is a washer in there. If that doesn't work go get a surly chain tensioner.

[thebush]

Are you talking about the sliders moving forward in the horizontal dropouts?

[HELLDOG]

Originally Posted by CPATCRASH

First try filing the paint off the dropouts and make sure there is a washer in there. If that doesn't work go get a surly chain tensioner.

I have used this chain tensioner on two SS now,Works Great! The best part is the bottle opener.

[CPATCRASH]

Originally Posted by HELLDOG

I have used this chain tensioner on two SS now,Works Great! The best part is the bottle opener.

For sure! If you get sick of your wheel sliding you can just give up and open a beer!

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by HELLDOG

I have used this chain tensioner on two SS now,Works Great! The best part is the bottle opener.

I didn't realize the detail work doubles as a bottle opener. Sick! Almost makes me sad I have an eccentric BB. Almost...

[HELLDOG]

Originally Posted by CPATCRASH

For sure! If you get sick of your wheel sliding you can just give up and open a beer!

Oh Yeaaaa!!... Just one of many reasons to pop one open.

[2wheel_lee]

One of the next challenges you may face even if you have a tensioner is just the opposite problem on the brake side, especially with those big binders you have on there.

With horizontal dropouts, the drive side gets pulled forward, and because of braking forces, the brake side of the rear wheel can move backward. The tensioner can't help that.

Make sure you have a death grip when you're tightening that skewer! Another option is to convert the rear hub to a bolt-on, and ditch the QR.

Originally Posted by CPATCRASH

First try filing the paint off the dropouts and make sure there is a washer in there. If that doesn't work go get a surly chain tensioner.

[PassatBoy101]

Originally Posted by thebush

Are you talking about the sliders moving forward in the horizontal dropouts?

It is a horizontal drop out. I called my friend and he said something about an allen bolt that I need to tighten.

[thebush]

Originally Posted by PassatBoy101

It is a horizontal drop out. I called my friend and he said something about an allen bolt that I need to tighten.

Yup. I have the Monocog Flight and I believe it uses the same sliders as your Monocog.

EDIT: Now that I look closer they look different.

[PassatBoy101]

Whats that Black drop thing?