What's new at sheldonbrown.com
All of our pages about fixed-gear and singlespeed bicycles have been updated. Information about derailerless drivetrains including workarounds for frames with vertical dropouts has been consolidated in a single article and expanded. Table of contents for these articles.
New article, derailerless drivetrains
: How to choose frame and rear hub for a happy combination on a bicycle without derailers: a fixed gear, singlespeed, internal-gear hub, coaster brake bicycle — and how to adjust the chain tension. This article compiles information from the articles on fixed-gear and singlespeed bicycles. but adds to it and puts it in one place. Most issues with all derailerless drivetrains are the same, but there are important differences to note, there is new equipment to cover, and there are additional techniques to describe.
