name that hub
01-06-06 | 12:14 AM
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name that hub
calling on your collective expertise - please
it reads suntour in "outline" font in the center (on the shell)
so, is this a road hub turned track? a bmx hub? or... ?
appreciate your thoughts
it reads suntour in "outline" font in the center (on the shell)
so, is this a road hub turned track? a bmx hub? or... ?
appreciate your thoughts
01-06-06 | 12:45 AM
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bmx huh?
uh.... can i lace up it around a 700c wheel?
if so, what gauge spokes?
btw---thanks for identifying them for me as i was at a loss (as usual).
uh.... can i lace up it around a 700c wheel?
if so, what gauge spokes?
btw---thanks for identifying them for me as i was at a loss (as usual).
01-06-06 | 12:50 AM
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The axle may (or may not) be too fat to fit in your fork dropouts.
I don't think there would be a problem lacing w/ 14ga spokes and probably not even with 15, but some hubs (although I don't believe that one) came with really big spoke holes - I was about to lace up a coaster brake hub with 14ga spokes and the heads passed right through the spoke hole.
These holes look good from here though.
I hope to (pick your deity) that this is for a beater wheel, especially given prices of a basic shimano front hub.
I don't think there would be a problem lacing w/ 14ga spokes and probably not even with 15, but some hubs (although I don't believe that one) came with really big spoke holes - I was about to lace up a coaster brake hub with 14ga spokes and the heads passed right through the spoke hole.
These holes look good from here though.
I hope to (pick your deity) that this is for a beater wheel, especially given prices of a basic shimano front hub.
01-06-06 | 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by AfterThisNap
yea you can lace it to a 700c rim, using any gauge spoke you desire.
Originally Posted by ryan_c
The axle may (or may not) be too fat to fit in your fork dropouts.
I don't think there would be a problem lacing w/ 14ga spokes and probably not even with 15, but some hubs (although I don't believe that one) came with really big spoke holes - I was about to lace up a coaster brake hub with 14ga spokes and the heads passed right through the spoke hole.
These holes look good from here though.
I hope to (pick your deity) that this is for a beater wheel, especially given prices of a basic shimano front hub.
I don't think there would be a problem lacing w/ 14ga spokes and probably not even with 15, but some hubs (although I don't believe that one) came with really big spoke holes - I was about to lace up a coaster brake hub with 14ga spokes and the heads passed right through the spoke hole.
These holes look good from here though.
I hope to (pick your deity) that this is for a beater wheel, especially given prices of a basic shimano front hub.
i can't thank you all enough for setting me straight - it's much appreciated.
yeah, i think i'll save this for my redline mono-cog (for urban streets) project. i have a crmo rl mono-cog with "tom slicks" and bull horns; nothing great mind you. maybe hf hubs will give it that "edge."
