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03-29-10 | 03:08 PM

#26

mihlbach

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From: Long Island, NY

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Originally Posted by kringle

lol, he got you milbach [sic]

How do you know my response wasn't a sarcastic response to BNB's sarcastic response?

03-29-10 | 05:58 PM

#27

bbattle

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From: Rocket City, No'ala

Bikes: 2014 Trek Domane 5.2, 1985 Pinarello Treviso, 1990 Gardin Shred, 2006 Bianchi San Jose

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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie

OK, in all fairness to the naysayers, there are some cases when the hub flange is too close to the end of the treads on a fixed hub, such that a freewheel body will hit the outboard spokes. There was a case reported in a previous thread of this problem with a Dura Ace low flange track hub and a flip/flop fixed/fixed track wheel I recently puchased is like this. Hubs like the Harris/Formula are designed with sufficient clearance that a freewheel will work safely and properly.

I solved that by adding a bottom bracket cup ring as a spacer to my Formula Fixed/Fixed hub.

You can just see the reeded edge of the "spacer" on the left side of the wheel.

03-29-10 | 06:24 PM

#28

roadfix

hello

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From: Los Angeles

I've been running a freecog on the fixed side of a Formula hub for a while. I don't see what the big fuss is about.
Or is it something else you don't like about the wheel you bought?