So, I'm looking at building up a semi-bizarre fixie. It's a mountain-bike frame with track ends and canti bosses, and at the moment is a singlespeed. I'm thinking it'd make a pretty nice fixed gear, and am looking at building it a nice new rear wheel.

Any recommendations for a decent rear hub? All I'm seeing so far are the Van Dessel, which I know nothing about, and the Phil, which is typical Phil-price.

What am I missing?

I think there are more 135mm fixed hubs, just can't remember them off hand, if it's a steel frame though you can always bend it to fit a smaller hub, sheldon style, either that or get a normal fixed hub and replace the axle with a longer one and make it wider with some spacing bolts. Course that might muck up your chainline. The other option is just to get one of the surly cassette fixers and use any shimano wheel. It still lets you run a lockring, so it's not like a dodge redishing of a freewheel hub.

Not alot of options for fixed.. the axle replacement and spacers you would have to play with spacers to get the correct chain line. SInce a standard fixed up cog spacing is a bit different thena mountain bike single speed spacing. THe surly adapter is expensive, so might as well spend few extra dollars and get a phil which will last a lifetime.. I've heard good things about the van dessel hubs though, and they are not expensive at all.

I know Surly and Kogswell make FIXED 135mm hubs.
Also, additional info might be found here:
https://www.63xc.com/

George

https://www.surlybikes.com/hotmetal/parts_Nhubs.html

i have the van dessel hubs and i have no complaints. i have seen a 135 surly track hub in QBP as well

Goldtec make one

order it from betd

fssb
sparky

eo: this

Make your own.

I took a Suzue Pro max, put a longer axle on it respaced. I went with a QR hub axle.

If you get a flip flop hub you can have fixed/free. This will give you alot of versatility.

I have a Kogswell hub on my Kogswell fixie. It seems to work quite well.

Get a Phil Wood hub and ride it forever.

fixedgearhead

I have a Surly, but it's actually 132.5mm, so it fits both MTB and road frames, with a little flexing. Or just add two tiny spacers to bring it up to the one-three-five.

Jim-bob,
I have a Whites Industries ENO hob and am very pleased with it so far. Cartridge bearings, nice finish, nice price... ...hell, see for yourself.
https://www.whiteind.com/eno.htm

Good luck!

Sorry, they sell hubs not Hobbes, you'll have to talk to Calvin about him...