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Old 08-22-12 | 10:05 AM
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Jared.
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From: Union County, NJ

Bikes: Dolan Pre Cursa, Cannondale R400

Originally Posted by Bat56
This thread is about suicide hubs. Your hub is not a suicide hub. Especially not with front and rear brakes.

It is not even an attempted suicide hub.

Hell, it's not even a cry for attention.

Nice try.
Suicide Hub
A rather alarmist and silly name for a freewheel hub used as a fixed-gear hub.
Any standard-thread freewheel type hub will also accept a fixed-gear ("track ") sprocket . This is a common technique for converting an older bike to fixed gear on the cheap.

Despite the silly name, this is no more dangerous than using a freewheel, as long as you keep front and rear hand brakes installed.
Suicide hub, not a suicide bicycle...

With all the precautions taken (loctite, BB lock ring with loctite, brakes) I wouldn't even bother buying a new wheel until that one broke.
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