+ 1 for the comments about rear brake shoes and chain length. Rear brake
shoes: sloping dropouts work fine if the teeth difference isn't much more
than 2 or 3 teeth; with an ENO hub, even 2 teeth is problematical. I solved
the problem with the rim and pads not meeting by using only a front brake;
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1. Welcome to the esoteric and exotic world of fixed gear bike gearing.
2. Multiplicity in the rear is always better than multiplicity at the
front. Hermeneutic: a. A single tooth's difference in the rear makes a much
bigger gearing jump than a single tooth's difference in the front. b. It's
much
Hi All,
The simple one for sale got me to thinking about doing something similar
with a fixie frame I made at United Bicycle Institute a few years ago.
IIRC you can put 2 closely spaced chainrings up front. Then in the rear
with flip flop hub, you can use a double freewheel on one side and even
