[JTVW]

Is the ENO eccentric hub worth the extra cost?
for 70 dollars less I can just get a surly hub, but i'd have to run a tensioner (already own (thank you specialized for including one on a frame with horizontal dropouts (p.1)))
what do you guys think?

 

[recidivist]

If you're happy having that tensioner hanging out there, then don't worry about it. The ENO (though really nice) is really for folks who don't want a tensioner for aesthetic or fashion reasons, or might be interested in running fixed (for which you can't run a tensioner).

 

[JTVW]

yeah I think I am going to run it fixed, so screw the tensioner
a fixed trail bike, pretty cool
been looking at www.63xc.com and wanting a fixed for a while now, and since I'm going to Colorado College next year, I need a bike for around campus
so I think I'll convert the old spesh rockhopper ht to a fixie!!
oh man, now I'm getting excited!

does anyone know what ratio to use for fixed off roading?

 

[kicknitLivE]

eno's are dope. burly 18mm axle and bearings to make surlys feel like.. poo. No derailment is kind of a big one.

 

[recidivist]

Oh yeah. No derailment is a big issue.

Sounds like you might have an ENO in your future.

I don't have a tone of off-road fixed experience, but I'd guess something like standard SS ratios would be a good place to start (32:16 - 36:16?)

 

[JTVW]

I'm thinkin 32-16, keepin it simple
and I'm orderingit tommorow! along with a surly rigid fork
i'll post pics when its done

 

[Angus]

Tensioners, are Ideal to try SS'ing without much investment but there is a drawback in derailment and chain slap if you start getting in rough terrain, the ENO hub is the bomb and is a great wat to convert your ride, as for the surly hubs I have a pair on my KM and I am not really happy with them, and will be upgrading at summers end, my hubs won't stay tight the cones keep loosening up, I have worked on my bikes since the 70' and haven't had this kind of problem since the old BMX bullseye hubs of the early eighties, I have had to shops adjust them to and after a ride or to whammo there is play again, so I no longer like these hubs, but do still love there frames and I got a Stainless chianring the is awesome....

 

[PsychO!1]

I love my ENO!!!!

 

[MikeD]

Question I've always had about these hubs (although I think they're a SWEET idea, don't get me wrong...)-

Do they make it a pain to use rim brakes? I can imagine it sucking if you had to realign your vbrakes every time you took off your wheel...

Or does the wheel position remain constant when you remove/reinstall the wheel?

MD

 

[jace]

constant wheel position, Mike. only different when you need to retension the chain due to growth or a gearing change.

 

[JTVW]

also, as everyone's favorite wrestler The Rock says "It doesn't matter!"
well, at least for me, fixie baby, no brakes needed!

 

[JTVW]

ok now another q:
What kind of cog do I need? A thread on track hub?
Sorry I'm a noob to this (though not to SS (thank you BMX and P.1))

 

[-dustin]

good luck riding a fixed trail bike with no brakes.

 

[JTVW]

good luck riding a fixed trail bike with no brakes.

yeah, no kidding
i'm still young though, and you know what that means, stupidity allowed!

 

[JTVW]

one last thing (probably not, actually)
what hub spacing do I need?
its a Spesh Rockhopper HT, I'm assuming all mtb ht's have the same hub spacing, I just don't know what it is

 

[Angus]

135mm is the current flavor for MTB spacing....

 

[JTVW]

ok that's what I thought
man I'm getting so excited!

 

[recidivist]

Uh, don't think anyone answered. For singlespeeding, you need a BMX-style freewheel. For fixed riding you need a track-style cog. The ENO will take a freeshell on one side, and either a track cog or another freewheel on the other.

 

[JTVW]

I ordered all of the stuff the other day

ENO hub
track cog
lockring
Surly rigid fork!

I'll post pics when I get it all together.