Can you Freewheel on a Fixed hub?
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Depends on the hub. If it's a flip-flop hub, it should have a side made for a freewheel to thread on to. Even if it's only threaded for a fixed cog, there may still be enough room to put a freewheel on, just depends on the hub and the freewheel.
As far as buying anything goes, I'm assuming you already own a freewheel. If not, you'll have to buy that. If you were asking about being able to coast with a fixed setup, then that's not going to work unless you try and backpedal with no lockring, and even then it'll only work briefly.
As far as buying anything goes, I'm assuming you already own a freewheel. If not, you'll have to buy that. If you were asking about being able to coast with a fixed setup, then that's not going to work unless you try and backpedal with no lockring, and even then it'll only work briefly.
#6
There should be plenty of thread on basically any fixed-thread hub for a singlespeed freewheel. 5-7 speed freewheels extend well past the threads on a normal freewheel hub with no hint of problems (apart from bent axles, obviously).
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