Originally Posted by bf1101 Originally Posted by

Spinnyspinspin,

A friend of mine mocks the several gears on my "SS" but I like having options. Its not like I can bail out and shift on the trail.

With the three tooth difference on the chainrings and dos freewheel the brake pads dont have to be adjusted because the chain length is exactly the same. The fixed cog is one tooth off but the vbrakes still land on the rim.

Thinking about getting the surly dingle cog in 17/20 to give me 4 ratios.

32x19 and 35x16 free

32x20 and 35x17 fixed

With the one tooth difference between the high and low ratios (for ex. 32x19 free and 32x20 fixed) the brakes should always line up with the same chain length.

Love SS, but options are good for different rides.

I haven't had the nerve to ride fixed on the trail yet, but I like to ride to the trail fixed and then switch.