Alright, there are not enough threads about drivetrains, particularly unique drivetrains. Before I set up my drivetrain, I looked around for any information I could find about three, four, and five speed drivetrains. I figured I wanted to run a dishless hub for strength and stiffness, and in order to run this hub I could not fit a full 9 speed cassette. I found out that the Hadley SS hub can fit a few cogs on there, so I had a wheelset built up with a couple of these hubs. I took apart a Sram cassette and put 14, 16, 18, 21, and 24 tooth cogs on there and still had room for an extra spacer. Then, all I had to do was set the limiting screws on the derailleur and, magically, a 5 speed drivetrain appeared! Here's the pics:
I'm running this setup with a 36T chainwheel up front and this gives me a pretty good range of ratios. I'm really happy with the dishless wheel. It's a heck of a lot stiffer than my old 9 speed wheel. Also, the chain doesn't stretch as much side-to-side so that's another bonus. Enough talking, let's see some more drivetrains.
I'm running this setup with a 36T chainwheel up front and this gives me a pretty good range of ratios. I'm really happy with the dishless wheel. It's a heck of a lot stiffer than my old 9 speed wheel. Also, the chain doesn't stretch as much side-to-side so that's another bonus. Enough talking, let's see some more drivetrains.