Bicycle Mechanics - quick question about threaded freewheels/hubs

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legalize_it
01-21-05, 06:51 PM
im aware that there are french threaded hubs/freewheels, but are there any italian hubs that will only accept certain freewheel threadings, or will ISO work on them?

dafydd
01-21-05, 07:22 PM
TPI is same for both but BSC freewheels are .2 mm small in diameter. Italian threaded hubs will take a BSC freewheel, but you may damage the threads slightly in doing so.
legalize_it
01-21-05, 11:43 PM
its not gonna be easy to find the proper freewheel these days though... so should i just use todays standard?

dafydd
01-22-05, 06:12 AM
here's one on ebay, not too costly and a good ratio for philly proper:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42332&item=7128407049&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=56197&item=7128973596&rd=1

BSC will be a loose fit on an Italian hub, but if you're light and not a sprinter it should be ok. or so sutherland's says, i've never done it personally.
DieselDan
01-22-05, 07:59 PM
You can put an English thread freewheel on an Italin threaded hub, but you can't put an Italian threaded freewheel back onto that hub.