Thread: Why fixed/free?
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Old 04-30-07 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by roadgator
so you can get away with a single speed freewheel on the fewer fixed side threads, however it probably wouldn't work for a multi speed cassette since running the chain over a cog that doesnt lie over the the threads would put a major twisting load on the cassette that could tear out those few threads.

no way you can run all three properly (multi speed, single, and fixed) on one set of threads.

i know the odds of someone wanting to redish a fixed/free hub for multispeed use are slim, but still...
What about the spacing? Aren't fixed/free hubs exceptionally wide compared to a 5/6 speed hub?
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