Nexus to fixed or single speed
06-19-08 | 05:21 PM
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Nexus to fixed or single speed
Got a "well worn" bike that Id like to convert to a fixed or single speed.
My problem is that the bike has a 7speed internal gear hub. Or the nexus hub as I think it´s called.
So I though I´d post here to see if anyone has an idea on how to go about converting a hub like that.
Or am I gonna have to buy a new hub for it?
My problem is that the bike has a 7speed internal gear hub. Or the nexus hub as I think it´s called.
So I though I´d post here to see if anyone has an idea on how to go about converting a hub like that.
Or am I gonna have to buy a new hub for it?
06-19-08 | 05:30 PM
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tired
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From: Portland, OR
Bikes: Breezer Uptown 8, U frame
Dang, too bad you're in Sweden. I'd buy that Nexus hub from you if you were in North America.
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06-19-08 | 05:42 PM
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06-19-08 | 05:54 PM
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Mr. cost-benefit analysis
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From: Agua Dulce, CA
Bikes: Surly Crosscheck Single Speed, Novara 9 speed commuter/runabout
It would be a shame to just 'fix' a 7 speed hub... as it probably weighs 3 or 4 times what a true single speed hub does.
I traded my Sram 7 speed hub for a single speed rear for two reasons. 1: 1st and 2nd gear exhibited so much mechanical friction that climbing in them was irritating and I always had it in at least 3rd gear anyway. So since I was in a middle gear, I might as well just try a single. 2: It saved about 2 lbs of weight in the rear wheel.
You're really cheating yourself if you want to try a single speed and leave that much weight hanging out back. Also: a true single speed rear hub will be MUCH more mechanically efficient - ie, smooth.
DanO
I traded my Sram 7 speed hub for a single speed rear for two reasons. 1: 1st and 2nd gear exhibited so much mechanical friction that climbing in them was irritating and I always had it in at least 3rd gear anyway. So since I was in a middle gear, I might as well just try a single. 2: It saved about 2 lbs of weight in the rear wheel.
You're really cheating yourself if you want to try a single speed and leave that much weight hanging out back. Also: a true single speed rear hub will be MUCH more mechanically efficient - ie, smooth.
DanO
06-20-08 | 07:31 AM
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jack of one or two trades
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From: Suburbia, CT
Bikes: Old-ass gearie hardtail MTB, fix-converted Centurion LeMans commuter, SS hardtail monster MTB
Converting a 7 speed hub to SS is right up there with converting DA brifters to just brake-lever status as far as financially stupid moves go. Sell the shifter and wheel, and buy a cheap SS/track wheel. Use the excess money to get drunk.
