I'm going to get my old Raleigh road bike converted to SS for commuting purposes. Struggling to find what I want in the way of as rear hub.
I'd prefer a flip flop hub so I can try out riding fixed at some point but would be happy to settle for a SS freewheel hub. Any suggestions?
I've been Googling but not turning up anything that floats my boat so far (except C King Classic SS hub but not really in the price range I'd like to be in).
Hope do a SS hub.
You'll get away with a double sided track hub, if it's a steel Raleigh it'll be 126mm so a 120mm hub isn't a major issue.
On-One do a double sided hub at 130mm (or 135mm I can't remember)
[url= http://www.mountainbikecomponents.co.uk/items.asp?CategoryID=15&Name=Goldtec+Track+Hubs ]Goldtec[/url]
what about old Campag flip flops or something like that off ebay. Probably spaced about right as well
Nice one Jo. BETD are less than 5 mins from my place by bike so Iwill be calling i to see Kev.
Excellent.
One last Q that I forgot to ask.
I run 34/18 on my MTB SS, which works out at about 154 inches. This is fine for me off raodand I can climb well on it off road. However on flat tarmac it's too low.
Any tips on ration/inches for Road SS?
Depending where you live (hilly/flat) and if you'll ride fixed or single free. I'd go with 63" roughly (34x14)
What sized wheels are you using?
If it's an old bike conversion for commuting purposes a goldtec may be overkill. A cheap flip-flop track hub would do the job nicely.
Around 70 inches for general road use is good. You may want to go bigger if you live in a flat area.
I run 34/18 on my MTB SS, which works out at about 154 inches.
That means that you must be running a 81.5 inch diameter wheel 😀
wheel and tyre diameter = 660mm /25.4 (mm to inch) = 25.98 inches X Pi (3.14159) = 81.6ins circumference. 34/18= 1.89 X 81.6ins = 154.2ins travelled per crank revolution.
I'm obviously doing something different than everyone else. Do you just work on diameter?
That would give me about 50ins on my MTB SS?
[url= http://www.halorims.com/Halo/products-details.php?id=HUHATD2K ]Halo[/url] do some really nice ones in quite a few colours at good prices.
Very smooth running.