Some of you keen types will have noticed that I have two threads running re: fixi'ng. Well, impatient as
us cyclists I can be, I got to pondering the possibility of using my audax bike with a fixed rear wheel.
It currently runs a mongrel transmission of a Shimano triple chaiset with 26 / 38 / 48 rings and a 9-speed Campagnolo 12-26 rear end.
I got to wondering if I could use it for fix'ing whilst I acquire a permanent FIX so-to-speak
Obviously I'd need a different rear wheel, and a pre-shortened chain to swap but could I still use the chainset (middle ring only) and leave everything else in place? I would feel inclined to screw down the mechs just in case I found myself 'shifting'.
What do you think guys? Also, can you get sprockets for fixed compatible with 9-speed chains?
The wheel wouldn't go to waste because it would become part of Heinz when he gets built. Oh, oln on the audax is 130.