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Old July 3rd 03, 02:28 PM
bloocow
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"Dave Stocker" wrote in message
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Hey all,

I've found only a couple of mentions here about this hub on google. It

seems
like the best way to go if I want to solve problems of tensioning and

lousy
seals on Shimano freewheel bearings. My worry now is how well this hub

works
so if anyone has any comments/experience with it, I'm listening.


I first heard it mentioned by Sheldon Brown. It is new; as in just
available and it is also a flip flop (one side fixed and the other side
takes a freewheel) hub, so it is not surprising that there are no reviews

at
mtbr.com for it. It sounds intersting, but at $200 I do not want to be

the
gunea pig.

-Dave


Yes it is expensive. :-\ I just found out one side is fixed, something I
don't want so I'm not sure if I'll go for it but I really do want to remove
my tensioner.

bloocow


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Old July 3rd 03, 08:11 PM
Sheldon Brown
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I've found only a couple of mentions here about this hub on google. It
seems like the best way to go if I want to solve problems of tensioning
and lousy seals on Shimano freewheel bearings. My worry now is how well
this hub works

so if anyone has any comments/experience with it, I'm listening.


It works great! I love mine.

I first heard it mentioned by Sheldon Brown. It is new; as in just
available and it is also a flip flop (one side fixed and the other side
takes a freewheel) hub, so it is not surprising that there are no reviews


at

mtbr.com for it. It sounds intersting, but at $200 I do not want to be


It's only $159.95, and if you subtract the $50 cost of a decent chain
tensioner, it becomes quite reasonable.

Yes it is expensive. :-\ I just found out one side is fixed, something I
don't want so I'm not sure if I'll go for it but I really do want to remove
my tensioner.


The fixed option is purely positive. If you don't want to use the fixed
gear, just take off the lockring and screw a freewheel on the fixed side
instead. There's no obstacle at all to using this with two freewheels.

There's no downside to the fixed gear threading, and who knows, sometime
you might decide you want to take the bike onroad, and discover how much
more fun a fixed gear is.

Before the invention of this hub, kludgy half-derailer chain tensioners
made a sort of sense, but the ENO hub is a way better solution to the
vertical dropout problem. Now that there's a choice, pulley-type chain
tensioners are really mono-buttocked.

See: http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/white-hubs.html

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Old July 6th 03, 11:26 AM
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Flip flops are really good for me cus I usually ride to the trails here in
microscopic Singapore, and most of my friends are on gears so I have to

keep
up on the road, and yet be able to make it off-road as well. But I guess

it
would be more tedious to do a gear change with the ENO compared to my
current setup. Hope I can get it next month or so. Thanks for the
clarification!

bloocow


It just occured to me that I won't be able to swap freewheel sizes (for road
and trail) the way I can with my Surly flip flop + singleator because
there'll be no tensioner on the ENO. I dunno if I can handle going slow on
road. I guess the traffic's just going to have to be more patient when I
ride now.

bloocow - still stuck in a dual-speeder's mindset


 




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