[RBW] Re: Single speed eccentric wheel has been ordered / FS Paul Melvin

2014-05-07 Thread Jay in Tel Aviv
Your right, of course. I've been using the derailler for chain tension with 1 cog for the last few months. It's a clumsy solution though. I'm constantly hitting the bar end shifter on something and knowing the chain off the cog. And I must be missing out on some of the efficiency benefit of

[RBW] Re: Single speed eccentric wheel has been ordered / FS Paul Melvin

2014-05-06 Thread Philip Williamson
I see you don't need the Melvin with the eccentric, but why would you need an eccentric hub if you'll leave the derailleur on? You could pop off the cassette, pop on the spacers and cog and go, all without the cost of another wheel, tire, tube, etc. If your rims are different widths, changing