[stinkyboy]

A lot of you have seen my dual drive A and think I'm nuts:

I was unhappy with the 34:16 gearing for climbing, so I added two 32 tooth chain rings, so now I can change the gearing by loosening the wheel/chains and moving the chains to the other rings. Are bash guards next? Photos to come...

 

[BikeGeek]

Why not just add a derailleur too?

 

[Tenchiro]

Why not just add a derailleur too?

 

[Mackie]

A lot of you have seen my dual drive A .

Useless endeavor......

 

[Angus]

A lot of you have seen my dual drive A and think I'm nuts:

I was unhappy with the 34:16 gearing for climbing, so I added two 32 tooth chain rings, so now I can change the gearing by loosening the wheel/chains and moving the chains to the other rings. Are bash guards next? Photos to come...

Hows the chainline? and the bigger chainring becomes the bashguard...

 

[stinkyboy]

Hows the chainline?

Actually the chainline was off a couple mm, but now it's perfect.

and the bigger chainring becomes the bashguard...

Now I can finally stick my sprocket stalls!

 

[stinkyboy]

Why not just add a derailleur too?

2 of them! Sweet!

 

[JohnE]

This is cool looking, but are there actual performance benifits?

 

[stinkyboy]

This is cool looking, but are there actual performance benifits?

Dual chains offer nothing but "coolness".

I got the new small rings on, but the chain line was a little off, so I'm gonna talk to my LBS owner this week and try to find a solution. New photos still to come...

 

[partsbara]

Dual chains offer nothing but "coolness".

I got the new small rings on, but the chain line was a little off, so I'm gonna talk to my LBS owner this week and try to find a solution. New photos still to come...

what is this 'coolness' thing you speak of ?? seriously, don t try to explain it to johnE... he is soon to be the proud driver of a M I N I V A N :devil:

 

[OGRipper]

This is cool looking, but are there actual performance benifits?

Yes, it adds weight, thereby negating one of the arguable benefits of singlespeeds, giving the SS-riding yahoo a little less ammunition in an argument about the benefits of singlespeeds.

(Sorry, I will now scurry back to the DH forum where I belong. Stinky, that seems like a fun thing to do.)

 

[Arsbars]

Yes, it adds weight, thereby negating one of the arguable benefits of singlespeeds, giving the SS-riding yahoo a little less ammunition in an argument about the benefits of singlespeeds.

(Sorry, I will now scurry back to the DH forum where I belong. Stinky, that seems like a fun thing to do.)

Actually -- the biggest mechanical/physical advantage of a SS is direct drive. Which most folks with singulators/derails/chain tensioners kill anyways.

As of arguing about singlespeeds - they are simplier. You don't think - you ride. This is what makes singlespeed the biggest benefit for me.


Anyways.. enough . Ride your bike Even if it is a double bonger

 

[H8R]

As of arguing about singlespeeds - they are simplier. You don't think - you ride. This is what makes singlespeed the biggest benefit for me.

Right, and Stinky's bike is....uh....

twice as simple??




BTW - Arsbars, wtf have you been?

 

[Arsbars]

BTW - Arsbars, wtf have you been?

Well you see I work tons, and trying to ride & have a social life. All this equals me not sitting on the forums for 4 hours a day. I lurk here, the XC & the roadie forum. Maybe twice a month I go into the lounge but there are way too many folks on here bashing others for me to read all their banter.

try me on PM or email.. I'm great conversation

 

[bicycleman]

nothing but coolness and the "benifet" of having to buy twice as many chains and twice as many cogs and twice as many freewheels and twice as many bearings and twice as many chainrings, hey i think i will make a single speed with 4 chains, now that would be cool.Hey if this "thing" catches on(never going to happen) maybe they will start selling chains in two packs. hey and then companys will get the brilliant idea of putting 10 cogs on a cassete

btw im sure your are a big fan of the buy one get one free deal on the chain isle.

 

[Bicyclist]

So what's going on? Is there one chain on drive, one on non-drive (well I guess drive #2) side or 2 on the drive side?

 

[maxyedor]

This is cool looking, but are there actual performance benifits?

If you're racing, and break a chain you loose right? Not any more.

I want that thing!

 

[stinkyboy]

So what's going on? Is there one chain on drive, one on non-drive (well I guess drive #2) side or 2 on the drive side?

What?

 

[stinkyboy]

As stated, here are the new pix of my FrankenA.

 

[bigdonut]

Check out this freewheel.

How 'bout a two chainring, two freewheel setup on each side!!!

 

[stinkyboy]

Holy crap!

http://harriscyclery.net/itemdetails.cfm?ID=1555

 

[Spitfired]

Stinkyboy, what sort of rear hub did you use?
The only flip-flops I'm aware of are for BMX (110mm spacing).

 

[stinkyboy]

Stinkyboy, what sort of rear hub did you use?
The only flip-flops I'm aware of are for BMX (110mm spacing).

It's a custom made Phil Wood.

 

[Wumpus]

Stinkyboy, what sort of rear hub did you use?
The only flip-flops I'm aware of are for BMX (110mm spacing).

Phil Wood and Surly make some. I'm sure there are more.


So stinky, does that mean the 'non drive side' is left hand threaded?

 

[stinkyboy]

Phil Wood and Surly make some. I'm sure there are more.


So stinky, does that mean the 'non drive side' is left hand threaded?

Yes.

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[Darkreaper]

That looks damn cool. Pointless, but that just makes it cooler