tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post6924748473621381178..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Fixing The FixieGuitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-49951278674127248942014-01-14T15:56:10.535-05:002014-01-14T15:56:10.535-05:00@Newb Biker: You bet! It's an old, 90's er...@Newb Biker: You bet! It's an old, 90's era Specialized hybrid stem with a hole in the stem body which you pass the brake cable through and is machined so it also acts as a cable stop. <br /><br />One inch wedge type, of course!Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-10127849261052336152014-01-14T15:46:13.100-05:002014-01-14T15:46:13.100-05:00Can you tell us about that stem?Can you tell us about that stem?Newb Bikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851407569941550995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-59680335596329758952014-01-08T15:03:16.067-05:002014-01-08T15:03:16.067-05:00@Andrew: Old ten speed hubs, with the threaded on ...@Andrew: Old ten speed hubs, with the threaded on freewheels of 5-6-7 speeds, all have their axles centered to accommodate those cogs. When you go to a single threaded on cog/freewheel, you by necessity have to re-center the axle in relationship to the hub/chainline, or in other words, re dish the wheel.<br /><br />You also have to re-space the axle, which I did not mention, to recenter it as well. Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-39918121658466251932014-01-08T14:26:25.294-05:002014-01-08T14:26:25.294-05:00Why do you have to re-dish the rear wheel?Why do you have to re-dish the rear wheel?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964040787959863282noreply@blogger.com