Originally Posted by
youngandcurious
Hey i am planning on making a suicide hub, because i do not have enough money to buy a real track hub. So is there a way to make a safe suicide hub. I have heard of welding/brazing but i want something simpler.
Best thing is to rotafixa the cog on the hub and add a bottom bracket lockring - but most importantly, use a rear brake for braking instead of backpedaling. This is, in a nutshell, what Sheldon Brown recommends.