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Old 10-03-06, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by littlefoot
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I'm always suprised more folks don't figure this out....it's a conspiracy to make us buy more hubs....d@mn the man!
Know who figured it out? Phil Wood! And Suzue! And anyone else that makes a fixed/fixed hub and a fixed/free version of the same. You can't mount a fixed cog on a freewheel hub (safely), but you can mount a freewheel on a fixed side just fine. A fixed/free isn't a good option, IMO.
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