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Building Single Speed Wheel


pieterrossouw03

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Hi Everyone

 

I am thinking of building another wheel with a single speed free hub, any suggestions?

 

Kind Regards

Pieter

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Might be cheaper to buy one from rook cycles with a flip flop hub. Best of both worlds then.

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Why do you want to go with a single speed specific hub?

There are single speed kits available with spacers and cogs to convert a normal hub to single speed use.

I got my parts from Rapidé to do this.

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Build with a normal hub and use spacers - much more versatile and easier to sell afterwards

 

 

This, but if you use a narrow cog, it may dig into a soft aluminium freewheel as there isn't a cassette to spread the load. Hope make a harder, steel (I think) freewheel which solves the problem, go for that or get a cog with a broad base.

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What they say above is true... 

 

But Ive always loved my SS specific wheels.. they just better. 

 

But this all depends, I only have SS bikes, have no intention of putting gears on anything, ever. 

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This, but if you use a narrow cog, it may dig into a soft aluminium freewheel as there isn't a cassette to spread the load. Hope make a harder, steel (I think) freewheel which solves the problem, go for that or get a cog with a broad base.

 

This is a consideration as well. 

 

Use good quality SS cogs... 

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This, but if you use a narrow cog, it may dig into a soft aluminium freewheel as there isn't a cassette to spread the load. Hope make a harder, steel (I think) freewheel which solves the problem, go for that or get a cog with a broad base.

Rapide do a well priced SS wide based cog.

 

This is a consideration as well. 

 

Use good quality SS cogs... 

Who/what do you use please?

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SS specific everything is better if you going to ride a lot .I have a firefly hub and cogs .The hub is closer to a super boost hub .I use BMX chains only 

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Hope do a SS specific hub as well.

 

A dedicated SS hub will be way better than a standard and adaptor, both in terms of durability - better bracing angle, stronger ratchet system, and proper interface between sprocket and driver.

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