tonyturley
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- Location
- Scott Depot, WV, USA
- Name
- Tony
Awww man. This breaks my heart.I figured out the gear shift mechanism, but it seems my first (and likely only) experience with an IGH is a total failure - I cannot get a straight chain line between my chainring and the IGH cog. There is no way to adjust the cog in or out; it is in a fixed location on the shaft. After working hours to get the IGH laced to my rim, and truing the wheel (with a lot of help from the LBS owner), I cannot ride the bike as it is.
My original plan was to ride the bike as a SS, but I got the genius idea to buy the 3-sp hub. I'm just going to relace the original hub and try to recoup some of my lost $$$ on eBay. But not tonight; I'm pretty disgusted with myself and I think I'm just going to sit down with a book and chill.
Thanks. I possibly could have made the chainline work with a different BB and or crankset, but I really didn't want to throw any more $$$ at it. Had I done my due diligence, I would have known beforehand SA has published an online tech sheet - complete with chainline measurements - for their modern hubs. I just assumed chainline would be adjustable just like it is with my SS setups. No one's fault but my own.Awww man. This breaks my heart.
We have a bike. I finished truing the rear wheel with the original hub this morning, and finished all the other bits after lunch and took it for a short test spin. I ended up using a chain tensioner for now because I couldn't get enough slack out of the chain with the adjustable dropouts. I'll go back and shorten the chain and adjust the dropout location after I've ridden it for a bit; I'm sort of tired of being a bike mechanic right now. I also need to swap out The World's Most Uncomfortable Seat. My derriere is going to be most sore if I ride that seat for the 20-30 mile cruise I'm planning in a couple of days. 3rd bike on which I've used the Jones bars, and the tires are 650Bx47 Specialized Pathfinder Pros.
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They are indeed. I was going to use the IGH, but I couldn't get the chanring and rear cog aligned correctly.Looking good! So you've opted not to go with the IGH...single speed seems to be more your style! Are those Avid BB7 brakes you're running?