3-speed fixed hub shifting options?
04-14-11, 01:55 PM
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3-speed fixed hub shifting options?
I am starting to put together a future build in my head. I have a few things in mind, but one thing I am interested in is the 3 speed fixed hubs.
I test rode a Swobo with one, and I have to say it is quite nice to be able to shift with no effort and at a stop...but I greatly dislike the grip twist shifters...
Is there any other shifting option for these hubs? bar end shifters for a bullhorn perhaps?
Edit: I just answered my own question... Bikesdirect Kilo S3X has a bar end shifter:
So disregard my question and then I will ask:
how does the 3 speed fixed gear feel?
I test rode a Swobo with one, and I have to say it is quite nice to be able to shift with no effort and at a stop...but I greatly dislike the grip twist shifters...
Is there any other shifting option for these hubs? bar end shifters for a bullhorn perhaps?
Edit: I just answered my own question... Bikesdirect Kilo S3X has a bar end shifter:
So disregard my question and then I will ask:
how does the 3 speed fixed gear feel?
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This old thread suggests there are issues with this hub, so I'd avoid it.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...?highlight=s3x
Anyways, the whole appeal of an FG to me is its simplicity, and this just adds unnecessary complexity. If you really have to change gears when riding a FG, then you either live someplace too hilly to be suitable for a FG or you are a wimp.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...?highlight=s3x
Anyways, the whole appeal of an FG to me is its simplicity, and this just adds unnecessary complexity. If you really have to change gears when riding a FG, then you either live someplace too hilly to be suitable for a FG or you are a wimp.
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This old thread suggests there are issues with this hub, so I'd avoid it.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...?highlight=s3x
Anyways, the whole appeal of an FG to me is its simplicity, and this just adds unnecessary complexity. If you really have to change gears when riding a FG, then you either live someplace too hilly to be suitable for a FG or you are a wimp.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...?highlight=s3x
Anyways, the whole appeal of an FG to me is its simplicity, and this just adds unnecessary complexity. If you really have to change gears when riding a FG, then you either live someplace too hilly to be suitable for a FG or you are a wimp.
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I thought about getting one of those Kilo's with the internal geared hub. But I decided against it because I want to have the option of riding either fixed or freewheel.
Also, I really dig the simplicity of SS/fixed gear. I love that I have to just HTFU and get over hills instead of spinning up in the granny gear. It's a great anaerobic workout.
Also, I really dig the simplicity of SS/fixed gear. I love that I have to just HTFU and get over hills instead of spinning up in the granny gear. It's a great anaerobic workout.
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I've got the S3X on my one-way Tikit... there's not really "issues" so much as you have to get used to the fact that there's a bit of play in the drivetrain... just takes a little getting used too...
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Thing is I don't want to have "a bit of play" that "takes a little getting used to" any more than I want an overly loose chain. Those whole beauty of a FG drivetrain is that it is very direct and instantly responds to changes in direction of pedalling with feedback to your legs when traction conditions change. A sloppy FG drivetrain is a crappy FG drivetrain.
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