MadsP Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 londonfixiebike.co.uk offers some converting kits, so you can make a 100mm front hub to a 135mm hub. perhaps a 110mm mod hub aswell.Cog goes to disc clamps..http://www.londonfixiebike.co.uk/however, the lowest cog you can get is 16t i think..so it might not be the greatest for trials.discuss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Now thats impressive Danny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Why do I get the feeling that if you used that for trials the force of doing a gap would rip the disc mount off the hub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Looks good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 ive seen that before with a rear hub ...with the cog drilled and mounted to it...would itstand up to the forces? and how much are the kits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Poyzer @ Onza Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I think the sudden force applied on the application of a disc brake on a fast downhill section, with a 17 stone rider might be little greater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hmm.....would one of these:http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=11980 be strong enough to use as a rear hub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I wonder if you could stick some spacers on it and then mount the disc on there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I think the sudden force applied on the application of a disc brake on a fast downhill section, with a 17 stone rider might be little greater.Maybe so I personally haven't got a clue which would generate the greater force but in my head thats just the way I see it.The way I see it a brake slows down it dosen't just lock on instantly with regards to downhill. I think maybe the shock of a trials rider jerking it with a low gear ratio might be a little too much. I'm probably wrong but like I said thats just the feeling I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I wonder if you could stick some spacers on it and then mount the disc on there too left hand drive and disc? i reckon that could work if you spaced it right...would need to get some bmx cranks with lefthand nano drive. but then you couldnt use ffw. are there and lhd ffw cranks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I'm all up for innovation and stuff, but this just makes me think "why". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I'm all up for innovation and stuff, but this just makes me think "why".Fixie bikes usually use screw on sprockets and they encounter a lot of issue with sprockets unscrewing themselves while braking, threads stripping... This seems like a pretty cheap and effective solution to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 surely if would be simpler just to buy a rear hub?I mean if they only have them with 135mm spacing at the moment you would have to run your stock with a FFW and i havent seen one of them for years! which i dont completely understand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeee Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Thats very clever. May save weight for stock riders instead of running a rear pro2 use a front but the disadvantage is your not gonna get the nice click to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 surely if would be simpler just to buy a rear hub?I mean if they only have them with 135mm spacing at the moment you would have to run your stock with a FFW and i havent seen one of them for years! which i dont completely understand!what, you havent seen a stock with FFW? i run it, ryan trott runs it, some bloke on an ozonys runs an eno.......its really quite popular!Thats very clever. May save weight for stock riders instead of running a rear pro2 use a front but the disadvantage is your not gonna get the nice click to it.You still need a freewheel, so why wouldn't it click? an eno sounds better than a pro2 in my opinion anyway..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Fixie bikes usually use screw on sprockets and they encounter a lot of issue with sprockets unscrewing themselves while braking, threads stripping... This seems like a pretty cheap and effective solution to that!Aaah I see.Gets rid of all the hassle of having trouble removing the sprocket when it needs replacing too I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 what, you havent seen a stock with FFW? i run it, ryan trott runs it, some bloke on an ozonys runs an eno.......its really quite popular!What i said was i remember quite a few people running them years back but not seen many recently, thats not me saying no one does! but still this would be aimed at stock riders, i dont think many would be intrested although i may be wrong! i think the time and hasle you spend doing this along with money it may have been easier to just get a rear hub?I dont know, i cant see myself ever using one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Only downside is the bearings aren't as far apart as with a standard back hub, so there will be more bending in the axle. Given that I had an axle fail in a 2007 XTR rear hub (On an XC bike), shimano aren't doing great on that even with the hubs they've designed for rear wheel use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookyboy Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Its all clever and that but in reality this is just a massive bodge!? Surely if you want to run a fixed rear hub, the logic would be to go out and buy a trails specific fixed rear hub!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I'm using the Echo 2008 fixed hub, and instead of the sprocket screwing on, it has a lock ring which you tighten with a spanner. Much nicer solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookyboy Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Fo sho, thats what i run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Its all clever and that but in reality this is just a massive bodge!? Surely if you want to run a fixed rear hub, the logic would be to go out and buy a trails specific fixed rear hub!?It's not designed for trials, people were just suggesting it. As it happens, front disc hubs are usually pretty cheap and light, so with what should be a relatively cheap conversion kit you could have a nice fixed back wheel for very little money.It's actually tempted me, my fixie's got a f**ked back wheel at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt rushton Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 If you were worried about stripping thead and that, why not get a normal rear disc hub then put a sprocket on the disc mount and run it the other way around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmertrials Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 (edited) If you were worried about stripping thead and that, why not get a normal rear disc hub then put a sprocket on the disc mount and run it the other way around?Because then you could quite easily strip the thread but when pedalling forwards instead of braking.edit: just re-read it, got the wrong idea. Edited February 29, 2008 by harmertrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 If you were worried about stripping thead and that, why not get a normal rear disc hub then put a sprocket on the disc mount and run it the other way around?f**king horrific chain-line, at a guess...Plus front hubs are cheaper/lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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