WTD: Flip flop hub
66bug
can see I want a flip flop hub, one with a fixed cassette on one side and a
single speed free hub on the other.
If you have one and wouldn't mind parting with it, let me know. I would be
very greatful....
PS, im not after a freebee
Cheers
Simon Ward
> I would like to build a single speed wheel for my 1980 Bianca Lusso. As you
> can see I want a flip flop hub, one with a fixed cassette on one side and a
> single speed free hub on the other.
job's worth doing, it's worth doing well.
The Bandits of Bridgewater do (or did) the Sovos flip-flop hub, although
they're carefully `rebranded' it as their own. Not a bad piece of kit, although
I had trouble with the rather dodgy bearings before I saw the light (see URL
above)
Simon
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Alan
> The Bandits of Bridgewater do (or did) the Sovos flip-flop hub, although
> they're carefully `rebranded' it as their own. Not a bad piece of kit, although
> I had trouble with the rather dodgy bearings before I saw the light (see URL
> above)
Having warn out (to put it mildly) an Atom fixed hub in not very long,
I emailed Sheldon know-it-all Brown about the Sovos and he reckonned
there wasn't much to choose between the Atom and Sovos - which maens
their both ropey in my book, so got a Goldtec double sided. That would
have been about '96-ish and the bearings are still fine. They are
pricey, but very well made. The do, or did, sell direct and are/were
happy to provide any drilling you want and any dropout spacing.
http://www.goldtec-cycles.co.uk/
Alan.
Simon Ward
[snip]
> The do, or did, sell direct and are/were
> happy to provide any drilling you want and any dropout spacing.
> http://www.goldtec-cycles.co.uk/
They do sell direct but through the engineering firm BETD, who took over the
manufacturing of the hubs some time last year (IIRC). I'd advise buying direct,
rather than through an LBS, since BETD/Goldtec demanded payment by cheque from
my LBS - as anyone who runs a business will tell you, this can be a righteous
pain in the arse.
FWIW, I have two Goldtec rear hubs (both 36h, one is 120mm OLN and the other
is 135mm), both pre and post-BETD takeover, and there's nothing at all to
choose between them in terms of quality - admittedly, the older of the two
hubs has had a real beating over the past couple of years but it's still going
strong. The newer hub is on the compact Black Fixer of Death and hasn't been
ridden *quite* as much (yet)
66bug
sure how commited ill be riding fixed.... and because of this i dont want to
spend Ł80 on something i may not like.
I was thinking of getting a BMX hub and trying it single speed....
Any sugggestions or thougths welcomed.
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Simon Ward
> and because of this i dont want to spend ?80 on something i may not like.
See above, or buy a Sovos from the Bandits.
Jim King
> Many tnx for all the info. I have looked at the goldtec. Im really not
> sure how commited ill be riding fixed.... and because of this i dont want to
>
> I was thinking of getting a BMX hub and trying it single speed....
>
> Any sugggestions or thougths welcomed.
>
tightened the wheel up a bit, stuck a sprocket on and robert's your mother's
brother.
I don't go down big hills very often, but when I do I use the brake to control
my speed, so I've had no problems with the sprocket unscrewing. You may have to
play with the chainline though, mine just happened to be within 2mm straight away.
I have a Sachs fixed/free on my faster road bike. I'll probably still get a
Goldtec sometime though. :-)
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Andrew Sweetman
> 66bug <sidman10001"REMOVETHIS"@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Im really not sure how commited ill be riding fixed....
> The hub will also take single-speed freewheels.
>
> > and because of this i dont want to spend ?80 on something i may not
like.
> See above, or buy a Sovos from the Bandits.
>
or Spa Cycles have a Suzue fix/free hub at £20 (126OLN)
Simon Ward
> I don't go down big hills very often, but when I do I use the brake to
> control my speed, so I've had no problems with the sprocket unscrewing.
In the past I've always been very much pro-lockring on fixed-gear machinesm,
but after recent experiences I'm not so sure. Ride a fixed for long enough
and the sprocket will snug itself down in pretty short order, as I found out
when trying performing some wheel voodoo on Fixer Mk.1
> You may have to play with the chainline though, mine just happened to be
> within 2mm straight away.
Chainline adjustment is generally a given for any fixed gear/singlespeed
conversion, although straight chainline isn't as *much* of an issue for a
singlespeed (which isn't to say you should disregard it) - one one occasion
I've been lucky and had a dead straight chainline, whereas on one other I
had to do some pretty major bodging to get things running in an acceptably
straight line. YMMV - usually quite a bit. I work on the principle that if
everything spins freely with a lubed chain and no graunching noises then the
chainline will be OK.
> I have a Sachs fixed/free on my faster road bike. I'll probably still get a
> Goldtec sometime though. :-)
It's a case of getting the best kit you can afford - I used a Sovos hub for
a long time, and once I'd ditched the rather crappy bearings and replaced
them with something better I had no problems right up until the wheel was
sold. The only problem with Goldtec track hubs is that they appear to be
made on an `as required' basis (their main product line is orientated more
towards MTB stuff), and if you time things wrongly then you may have to
wait until the end of the current production run, especially if you want a
wacky drilling. Can't fault 'em though, especially as the hub is designed
for use on the road, rather than in a velodrome.
[ insert plug for www.fixedwheel.org.uk here :-) ]
Simon
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Alan
> Can't fault 'em though, especially as the hub is designed
> for use on the road, rather than in a velodrome.
apparently, mainly by couriers...
Alan.