I singleized my Clem

[Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA]

After riding my Clem H with multiple gears for a while, I realized how rarely I changed gears (gravel rail trails) , and there was one cog out back in particular that felt just right. I had a wheel with an ENO hub for a long defunct project, so I swapped the Big Ben over that that after getting new axle-ends to go from 130 to 135. (Thanks to White Industries I had them within a couple days.) 

So I ended up with 36X18. Not a speed demon by any stretch, but allows a comfortable pace for me. More of a drifter than a drag racer anyway, and the simplicity is what really appeals to me. No tensioner needed with the ENO hub. I was a little surprised that a new chain was still not long enough for this limo - had to add a few links. Good thing I had plenty of spare chain from the two I bought for the original build. (FYI - a new 8sp chain at REI is only 9 bucks.) Anyway, here's the evidence:

Marty

[Ryan]

I like it !My SS Peugeot circa 1973-74 PX-10 is 36 X 20 - WI SS freewheel on wheels built with 36 hole Campy SR hubs. That does seem under geared especially with a tailwind , but into a headwind, which on the prairies we most certainly have, the gearing doesn't stress my 69-year-old knees. 

Nice build!

[Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA]

Need to see that Puegeot! My knees are also letting me know that I'm over 65 now, so I tend to err on the low side gear-wise. (And I lived in central Illinois for a while so I know the prairie headwinds) The trail I ride inclines slightly (2%?) for 20 miles in both directions toward it's summit near where I get on. Amazing how it looks dead flat but if I ride too far in either direction I pay for it on the way back. I used to live near the beginning and it was uphill until the turnaround, then a nice easy "downhill" ride back to the start. 

Marty

[Patrick Moore]

 Very nice, and + 1 or 2 or 1,000 or more for singlespeed and fixed drivetrains. During the 6 years or so that I've owned my Chauncey Matthews "road bike for dirt" -- AKA Matthews 1:1 -- I've often been tempted to change the very -- O so very! -- carefully arranged 42/28 X 13-25 10 sp drivetrain for the blithe simplicity of an ENO singlespeed; say 42 X 19 or 65 gear inches. But now I've got the resurrected 2012 Monocog 29er with a single 65" gear and close-to-really-3" tires, so I've left it multi-geared.

But still ...

Anyway: (I apologize): https://duckduckgo.com/?q=borat+very+nice&t=osx&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D20l4l-4dAGI