anyone tried them? im sick of running a crappy deore derailleur as my chain tensioner. if you do the math though, getting a new wheel built (may as well get a new rim while you’re at it) would probably cost you a good $380-400. might be better off finding one of those (elusive) secondhand surly/on-one frames…
in fact, i think it was cheaper ($195) to get horizontal drops welded onto my frame. what am i talking about thats the better option.i just made this thread completely redundant.
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Mate…the White Industires ENO hubs are the way to go. That was you always have the choice to either run a dedicated singlespeed frame or a normal derailer frame…
Go and see Dan at shifterbikes.com
Oh…wouldn’t you know it…my www link it directly to shifterbikes…the importer of white inductries…
I run one on my mtb, fixed(14)/free(16). It works fine, no problems.
It is damned ugly, but I guess that is just a taste thing.
“fixed(14)/free(16).”
hey me too - but I DON’T think they’re ugly 
Well, the eno slipped on me yesterday. I’d noticed chain-tension was bit off when I was riding, but didn’t have any tools with me. Sure enough, I hit some cobbles and pop goes the chain. I suppose it didn’t slip all in one go and if I’d paid attention to the chain tension before I went out it would have been ok, but now I can’t stop wondering if it’ll do it again.
I found my eno slipped a bit at first. Then I got a BFO allen key to do it up (1/4" drive KC allen bit). It meant I had to fix punctures in-situ on the road but the hub never slipped again. Having a 19mm spanner to hold the axle makes life a lot easier too.
When I got horizontal drops I just switched out the axle for a straight one and still have a bling back wheel.
PS. I used to go the 14 fixed/16 free but recently ditched the freewheel as it never got used.