I will do my best to break this hub.
The most interesting thing so far, now that it's out of the plastic,
is that you can slide a cassette cog onto the splines, and then thread
a fixed-gear cog on after. No lockring, but I'm on record as eschewing
them, anyway.
Pictures are here:
Philip:
Usually I stick strictly to silver, but in this case I personally dig
the red... I'm glad you got your project going; that encourages me to
get MY butt in gear to lace up my SA 2-speed... I just need to measure
and order the dang spokes.
3 speed fixie... SICK!
On Mar 18, 11:04 pm,
sounds awesome! i'm very curious about these hubs and how much they'll
actually hold up over time with the torque thats put on a fixed gear
drivetrain. let us know how you like it, and how it feels in
comparison to a traditional fixed hub.
eli
On Mar 18, 1:39 pm, Philip Williamson
red is the new black. You'll be living Xmas year 'round with that
green QB.
What are the equivalent cog teeth for these hubs? Do you think they
are tuff-enuf for fireroad type stuff? Maybe, someday, I'll find a
suitable frame ( preferably a 58 Quickbeam) and build up something to
use this hub
Xmas year 'round - agh! Brain Nail!
I did think I could use the last sad spraycan dregs of Quickbeam Green
to paint it, but that's just weird. I'm already a little self-
conscious about green fenders, mudflaps, saddle, stem, cable housing,
bar tape and metal bottle.
The top gear is 1:1, so a
