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Jan Mejer Rasmussen said:

hello

What does it take to make a single connection on the wheel, I mean.......only in one side instead
of both.....like this recumbent windcheetah.co.ukwindcheetah.co.ukOpen ↗ on the back wheel

A speciel Wheel?....or a konverter?

The rear wheel of the Windcheetah is a standard 26"/559 rim built onto a custom hub (similar to that
of a wheelchair) and has no dish, since the rear sprockets are on the other side of the main tube.
The bearings for the rear axle are housed in the casting, which also carries the derailleur hanger.

Liz
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Jamera skrev:

What does it take to make a single connection on the wheel, I mean.......only on one side
instead of both.....like this recumbent windcheetah.co.ukwindcheetah.co.ukOpen ↗, on the back wheel? A
special wheel or a converter?
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This is known as a wheelchair hub, although it is used on the front wheels on this model. It
has two sealed bearing rings inside the hub and a sturdy axle that comes out on the inside and
fits into the mounting structure. You need a different type of hub that usually has a larger
space in the center for the bearings. To adapt a standard wheel to this type of hub, you'd have
to re-string it with shorter spokes. I previously used wheelchair hubs on a trailer that had
1/2-inch (12.6mm) axles. They broke several times, so I modified the assembly so I could
install 5/8-inch (15.75mm) axles and the larger size has been strong enough. There is
tremendous leverage putting a load on these axles that are supported only on one end, so they
must be sturdy and of a type of metal that is suitable.

Steve McDonald

Steve McDonald said:

Jamera skrev:

What does it take to make a single connection on the wheel, I mean.......only on one side
instead of both.....like this recumbent windcheetah.co.ukwindcheetah.co.ukOpen ↗, on the back wheel? A
special wheel or a converter?
-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is known as a wheelchair hub, although it is used on the front wheels on this model. It
has two sealed bearing rings inside the hub and a sturdy axle that comes out on the inside
and fits into the mounting structure. You need a different type of hub that usually has a
larger space in the center for the bearings. To adapt a standard wheel to this type of hub,
you'd have to re-string it with shorter spokes. I previously used wheelchair hubs on a
trailer that had 1/2-inch (12.6mm) axles. They broke several times, so I modified the
assembly so I could install 5/8-inch (15.75mm) axles and the larger size has been strong
enough. There is tremendous leverage putting a load on these axles that are supported only on
one end, so they must be sturdy and of a type of metal that is suitable.

Phil Wood will custom make single sided hubs to order. [1] I hate to think of what the retail price
would be, however.

[1] < ihpva.orgdf12.jpgOpen ↗ >

Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)