Fixed/Freehub rear wheel
12-06-06, 11:27 PM
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Fixed/Freehub rear wheel
I've been thinking about making a fixed/multi-speed freehub wheel, and am wondering if anyone on here can comment on dishing issues I might run into. It seems like if I get a regular 135 spaced MTB hub that the dish will be off when I flip the wheel. I know that the 145 spaced Chris King tandem hubs are supposed to be symetric, but I'm not sure if I want to shell out all the money on one. There's a picture of one here but since it's not built up I don't know how well it actually worked.
12-07-06, 02:04 AM
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I think the biggest problem will be that you will still have a derailleur on the bike, and you will have to change the chain every time you want to flip the wheel. However, to answer your question, the dishing should not throw off the wheel center when you flip it. When the wheel is dished, the distance from the center of the rim to the dropout is equal on both sides. When you flip the wheel around, it should still be in the center.
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12-07-06, 03:34 AM
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Yeah, that makes sense. I feel stupid now.
Originally Posted by sivat
I think the biggest problem will be that you will still have a derailleur on the bike, and you will have to change the chain every time you want to flip the wheel. However, to answer your question, the dishing should not throw off the wheel center when you flip it. When the wheel is dished, the distance from the center of the rim to the dropout is equal on both sides. When you flip the wheel around, it should still be in the center.
