drop outs

minibiker

hey guys and girls need abit of adive
im planning to build a fixie but not sure wat sort of drop out i could get away wiv do the need to track drops out or can they be any drop out thanks

Adam

nicklouse

any Horizontal type is ok.

minibiker

is the semi horizontal drop out ok then ?

nicklouse

if it give enough movement for tension.

minibiker

ok thanks wat is the reason they have to be horixontal drop outs ?

nicklouse

well you can not use vertical as you can not get the tension (unless you find the magic ratio).

BTW when i say Horizontal i am including track fork ends

some horizontal drop outs

minibiker

ok thanks tht is perfect just the info i needed
thanks again

stickman

Shallow diagonals are the best, track ends are a bit more awkward.

stickman

Shallow diagonals are the best, track ends are a bit more awkward.

Stiff_Orange

minibiker wrote:

hey guys and girls need abit of adive
im planning to build a fixie but not sure wat sort of drop out i could get away wiv do the need to track drops out or can they be any drop out thanks

Adam

Have you checked out the Sheldon Brown website http://sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html

Getting a bit dated now since his death, but still a very good source of info.

mz__jo

nicklouse wrote:

well you can not use vertical as you can not get the tension (unless you find the magic ratio).

BTW when i say Horizontal i am including track fork ends

some horizontal drop outs

I like the graphics; just what all the newbie fixers need; They should kneel and pray in front of this graphic to get metaphysical inspiration!!!

I favour road type ends for road-going bikes because it is easier to get the wheel in and out, especially with mudguards. Track bikes ideally should have track fork-ends (which are not drop-outs technically as the wheel cannot just drop out).