Single speed freewheel?
08-12-04, 11:58 AM
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Single speed freewheel?
Hello I'm a long time roadie and I want a bike that I can tow the Burley with. So I was thinking I'd go with a fixed gear bike but would still like the action of a freewheel. Does such a thing exist? Thanks in advance for the help!
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Boom. A pretty common item, actually. You just need a rear wheel built up with a hub threaded to take a freewheel.
Boom. A pretty common item, actually. You just need a rear wheel built up with a hub threaded to take a freewheel.
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Excellent! I'm buying another bike....the wife is gonna kill me!
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Its called a flip-flop hub. On one side you have fixed and on the other you have a free.
To switch you simple undo the wheel flip it around and reapply the chain
To switch you simple undo the wheel flip it around and reapply the chain
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I just bought a Bianchi Pista 04 on-line (again the wife is going to kill me). This is pretty nice bike for the money $547.00 delivered to my door! I'm going to set the bike up with the flip-flop hub and front brake so I can use it to haul the kids around in the Burley. I like the idea of having it fixed also for training solo.
Thanks for the quick responses!
Thanks for the quick responses!
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I am looking at a 03 pista I am about to ship right now and it has a flip/flop hub so you might not have to buy a new wheel.
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2Rodies --
If you're gonna run a freewheel on the back of that pista, use front AND back brakes. You won't be able to resist and slow the rear wheel with a freewheel on. If you're gonna be towing a burley, i'd use front and back brakes even with a fixed gear on the back.
Suprised no one had said this already. Ride safe.
If you're gonna run a freewheel on the back of that pista, use front AND back brakes. You won't be able to resist and slow the rear wheel with a freewheel on. If you're gonna be towing a burley, i'd use front and back brakes even with a fixed gear on the back.
Suprised no one had said this already. Ride safe.
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Originally Posted by s2sxiii
2Rodies --
If you're gonna run a freewheel on the back of that pista, use front AND back brakes. You won't be able to resist and slow the rear wheel with a freewheel on. If you're gonna be towing a burley, i'd use front and back brakes even with a fixed gear on the back.
Suprised no one had said this already. Ride safe.
If you're gonna run a freewheel on the back of that pista, use front AND back brakes. You won't be able to resist and slow the rear wheel with a freewheel on. If you're gonna be towing a burley, i'd use front and back brakes even with a fixed gear on the back.
Suprised no one had said this already. Ride safe.
Thanks you are probably right. I'd only seen front brakes on the track/fixies around here so I assumed that would be enough. But then again they weren't towing a hundred extra pounds!
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and they most likely weren't running a freewheel, either. Goodluck.
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ee, the 04' pista doesn't come with a drilled rear brake hole...not sure what you would do about that
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Originally Posted by Serbaside
ee, the 04' pista doesn't come with a drilled rear brake hole...not sure what you would do about that
Please tell me that the fork is! Geez this seemed like such a simple idea at first!
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Originally Posted by 2Rodies
Please tell me that the fork is! Geez this seemed like such a simple idea at first!
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2Rodies --
If you're gonna be towing a burley, i'd use front and back brakes even with a fixed gear on the back.
Suprised no one had said this already. Ride safe.
If you're gonna be towing a burley, i'd use front and back brakes even with a fixed gear on the back.
Suprised no one had said this already. Ride safe.
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The few pistas I've seen looked like you could drill the rear for a brake. I would have it professionally done, it would suck to ruin a brand new frame. you could also build a coaster wheel for it, that would be cooool! Doesn't the fuji come rear brake handy?
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Originally Posted by Cynikal
The few pistas I've seen looked like you could drill the rear for a brake. I would have it professionally done, it would suck to ruin a brand new frame. you could also build a coaster wheel for it, that would be cooool! Doesn't the fuji come rear brake handy?
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How do you drill a frame for brakes? Are the bosses just screw-in or something? sorry for the tangent but I'm very curious. Sounds like a VERY nice bike... I wish I had one!
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The boss is there just not drilled for a brake. I've always assumed that the boss is there for structural support for the frame and as a brake mount.
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If you are going for a freewheel, note... not all freewheels will mount on fixed gear hubs! I would advise getting a hub set up for a freewheel to begin with. I would also advise going with a Simano freewheel they are excellent quality and work great. Check BMX sites for parts.
