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jay4usc 08-28-20 12:51 AM

Do all flip flop hubs have the same threading on both sides?
 
Newbie question here, do both sides of ALL flip flop hubs have the same threading? Can I remove the fixed cog and install freewheel so I will have freewheel on both sides Or vice versa? or is one side dedicated to fixed cog only and freewheel one side? Reason I ask is because fixed cog has a lock ring (that threads opposite direction) and a freewheel doesn’t.

Unca_Sam 08-28-20 01:00 AM


Originally Posted by jay4usc (Post 21665211)
Newbie question here, do both sides of ALL flip flop hubs have the same threading? Can I remove the fixed cog and install freewheel so I will have freewheel on both sides Or vice versa? or is one side dedicated to fixed cog only and freewheel one side? Reason I ask is because fixed cog has a lock ring and a freewheel doesn’t.

No.
The fixed side has a slightly smaller diameter section for about half the length for the lockring. This makes a freewheel possible, but weaker with only half the threads holding the body to your hub.

jay4usc 08-28-20 01:20 AM


Originally Posted by Unca_Sam (Post 21665212)
No.
The fixed side has a slightly smaller diameter section for about half the length for the lockring. This makes a freewheel possible, but weaker with only half the threads holding the body to your hub.

so I would need different hubs specific for freewheel cog only?

Unca_Sam 08-28-20 01:29 AM


Originally Posted by jay4usc (Post 21665219)
so I would need different hubs specific for freewheel cog only?

Huh?
There are track hubs, with fixed on one side only.
There are fixed/fixed hubs
There are fixed/free hubs
there are even free/free hubs, but they are rarer. That's because there are easier ways to have multiple freewheeling gears.
You said you have a fixed/free wheel, which means one side is threaded for a freewheel, and the other has the smaller diameter shoulder to accept the lockring, so your fixed cog doesn't spin off from backpedaling.

IAmSam 08-28-20 06:58 AM

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TejanoTrackie 08-28-20 10:48 AM


Originally Posted by Unca_Sam (Post 21665212)
No.
The fixed side has a slightly smaller diameter section for about half the length for the lockring. This makes a freewheel possible, but weaker with only half the threads holding the body to your hub.

If the number of threads is sufficient for a track cog, why wouldn’t it suffice for a freewheel. Very powerful track sprinters race track bikes with fixed track cogs without any problem. So, the correct answer is yes, it’s perfectly fine to use a freewheel on the fixed threaded side of a hub.

jay4usc 08-28-20 10:57 AM


Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie (Post 21665846)
If the number of threads is sufficient for a track cog, why wouldn’t it suffice for a freewheel. Very powerful track sprinters race track bikes with fixed track cogs without any problem. So, the correct answer is yes, it’s perfectly fine to use a freewheel on the fixed threaded side of a hub.


tejano, thanks for the clarification. I just want to make sure the freewheel will not get damage installing it on a fixed threaded hub.

TejanoTrackie 08-28-20 11:00 AM


Originally Posted by jay4usc (Post 21665864)
tejano, thanks for the clarification. I just want to make sure the freewheel will not get damage installing it on a fixed threaded hub.

Rest assured that it won’t be a problem. The freewheel and fixed cog threading is exactly the same.

jay4usc 08-28-20 11:01 AM


Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie (Post 21665870)
Rest assured that it won’t be a problem. The freewheel and fixed cog threading is exactly the same.

thank you!

fietsbob 08-28-20 11:35 AM

Unless you want them different.. freewheel-fixed combinations are made..


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