I know I'll figure this out myself when my bike gets finished, but while I'm waiting I'm curious: how does one remove the rear wheel on a sliding-dropout singlespeed with a disc brake? MC Flite 29er with Avid BB5 (soon to be BB7), to be specific.
I'm hoping someone will tell me that you just unbolt the wheel and it drops out without having to jack with the caliper or the sliders, but I figure you've got to somehow drop the chain first...
On my track bike I loosen the nuts, slide the wheel foward in the drops to loosen tension, remove the chain from the front chainring and then it comes off the cog with no problem. I do the opposite for instillation.
On my track bike I loosen the nuts, slide the wheel foward in the drops to loosen tension, remove the chain from the front chainring and then it comes off the cog with no problem. I do the opposite for instillation.
Sorry, I'm jacked up on coffee doing homework and failed to read, I'd imagine it just will drop straight out. I don't see anything that should stop it from doing that unless the chain is absurdly tight.
Sorry, I'm jacked up on coffee doing homework and failed to read, I'd imagine it just will drop straight out. I don't see anything that should stop it from doing that unless the chain is absurdly tight.
Well I'm doing materials science stuff so I'm kinda doing work by being on the ss forums, you know learning about different metals (steel vs aluminium), how materials handle stress (carbon fiber vs steel fork), the way a steel frame deforms under load, its all relevant, right?
You shoulda tacked this onto your other thread. Anywho, what you do, mid ride, is to open your quick release. After a couple bumps, you'll know how easy sliders will drop your rear wheel.
The only issue with sliders on the MCF that I have is that switching tires and ratios takes longer than I have to give.
Uh yes, that is a chain guard! Its an internally geared hub (you can see the cable running along the far chainstay) so I am guessing it is a hybrid bike or something retro so it has a chainguard on it. I will also add that it is a cheap one judging by the lack of a QR on the rear wheel. Totally defeats the whole idea of having sliders imo though!
FWIW, I pasted that photo from a Google search to illustrate to another member what the sliders were all about. It was the only pic I could find that showed both the sliders and the disc brake.
I am guessing it is a hybrid bike or something retro so it has a chainguard on it. I will also add that it is a cheap one judging by the lack of a QR on the rear wheel. Totally defeats the whole idea of having sliders imo though!
It's an Alfine hub, I think - you can't use a QR with them anyway, as they have a solid axle.
It's still just one spanner turn each side and the wheel's out - it takes longer to faff around with the shifter cable.
Although there are nicer nuts that you could use than those Shimano acorn nuts.
Chain guard is rather obvious now. I suppose that I wasn't really expecting to see one on a MTB. But like OP said, it's just a pic, not his.
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