Flip Flop hubs

[Shebeen]

got one on my schwinn madison fixie.

 

one side is fixed, the other freewheel. only used the freewheel twice:

*once (when exiting a pub i hit the stairs a bit hard, and) broke the seatpost. flipped the wheel round and rode home with freewheel as i wanted to rest every now and then as i couldn't sit

*(about a month ago)took my fixed cog off and then lost the flippen lockring somewhere. they're damn pricey(R90) so rode it free for about a week before i went and bought another one (have since found it again). only had a front brake, so was using the 'tekkie stop' most of the time - got a nice groove in my shoe now.

 

got one on my kona ss too:

only using the one side, could throw on a different gear i suppose but would have to be for trips/tours. your tyre would be backwards.

 

so nice to have but i wouldn't go looking for it specifically

[Mojoman]

got one on my schwinn madison fixie.

 

one side is fixed, the other freewheel. only used the freewheel twice:

*once (when exiting a pub i hit the stairs a bit hard, and) broke the seatpost. flipped the wheel round and rode home with freewheel as i wanted to rest every now and then as i couldn't sit

*(about a month ago)took my fixed cog off and then lost the flippen lockring somewhere. they're damn pricey(R90) so rode it free for about a week before i went and bought another one (have since found it again). only had a front brake, so was using the 'tekkie stop' most of the time - got a nice groove in my shoe now.

 

got one on my kona ss too:

only using the one side, could throw on a different gear i suppose but would have to be for trips/tours. your tyre would be backwards.

so nice to have but i wouldn't go looking for it specifically

There is the problem for me! Backwards tyre! Thanks for the feedback everyone, will disregard that flip flop idea now!

[Shebeen]

nothing too much wrong with backward tyres. especially if you pair it with different gearing (you'd be having an uphill/flat option). you'd just have to think about it.

 

I did a 6 day outback tour last year on a ssixxam tt nesrral, on about day 3 i noticed it and claimed it was for extra grip

[Mojoman]

I put the tyre on backwards on the bike yesterday, Larsen TT, didn't notice till I got home! Dunno of it was better or worse!