Originally Posted by
TejanoTrackie
OK, in all fairness to the naysayers, there are some cases when the hub flange is too close to the end of the treads on a fixed hub, such that a freewheel body will hit the outboard spokes. There was a case reported in a previous thread of this problem with a Dura Ace low flange track hub and a flip/flop fixed/fixed track wheel I recently puchased is like this. Hubs like the Harris/Formula are designed with sufficient clearance that a freewheel will work safely and properly.
HMM, I have never heard of that occurring, but I think the vast majority of track hubs out there, particularly high flange hubs, have sufficient space between the flange and the shoulder of the hub that will not be a concern. What hub came with your wheel?