Cheap fixed hub???

rhino said:

Where can I get and for how much is a cheap rear track hub?

I had Peter Moore @ abortsford cycles build 1 for me @ a very reasonable cost.

I would recomend him.

rhino said:

Where can I get and for how much is a cheap rear track hub?

Scrounge an old pre-cassette wheel, redish and adjust axle spacers to put the cog in the right place, and go ride. Don't use your feet to slow down though, as without a lockring the cog may undo, which would almost definately hurt.

Regards,

Suzy

suzyj said:

Scrounge an old pre-cassette wheel, redish and adjust axle spacers to put the cog in the right place, and go ride. Don't use your feet to slow down though, as without a lockring the cog may undo, which would almost definately hurt.

Regards,

Suzy

Here's a sideline for someone with a nice lathe and threadcutting feed:

Take old, high quality screw-on hub (I'm lucky enough to have an old high-end Shimano screw-on hub {with BMX clutch, I'm a wuss} with a GRease POrt 🙂 on my old converted track bike SS).

Machine off 4mm and recut it with a L/H lockring thread (? size/pitch)

Do what suzy suggested. Add a solid axle if it makes you feel safer (tighter grip), and track down a 15mm spanner you can put in you tote bag.

Hey presto, S/S fixie hub. Now all you have to do is find a lockring . . .

In the meanwhile, you could screw on a B/B lockring - the threads are the same, but it only acts as a mild deterrent to unscrewing.

Or go the wuss option, like me, coz riding a fixie in traffic scares the &%$# out of me. Bad enough on the track.

M "wussburger" H

mfhor said:

Or go the wuss option, like me, coz riding a fixie in traffic scares the &%$# out of me. Bad enough on the track.

M "wussburger" H

really?

i admit that initially it freaked me a bit, but the danger times were getting up a head of steam downhill with possible entries from sidestreets.
Having a front brake is fine. Finally getting the hang of emergency stops by using front brake to get weight forward and then locking up pedals/rearwheel. Only had to do one tho, and stopped darned fast

F "bring-back-the-broady!" D

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Quoted message said:

Where can I get and for how much is a cheap rear track hub?

you ask for cheap you get cheap -
http://stores.ebay.com/Track-King_Hubs_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZQ2d1QQsclZallQQsotimedisplayZ2QQtZkm

When I was in the US recently I actually met this seller and visited his
shop. Nice guy and can highly recommend for some hard to get (and expensive
in australia) track gear. The economy Suzue hub pairs he's got are selling
for US$35 - and postage from him would be US$9 in a priority mailer and be
here in about 10 days...
so with the current exchange rate that works out to A$58 for a pair
including postage.
The high-end Suzues are REALLY nice...... even Suzy J might like them if she
ignored the fact they're japanese....

Cheers
Gemma