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Fixed/free goldtec hub question.

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  • 23-09-2008 9:43am
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    Lame_Duck
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    I have aquired a Goldtec hub built on Mavic open pro rims. it also came with a 14t cog and a lock ring on one side. my question is...... can i put a 14t freewheel on the other side. The threading looks the same on both sides. Ie; larger threads for the 14t cog and slightly smaller threads for the lockring. Also if a 14t freewheel exists, where is the best place to source one. Thanks..


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    niceonetom
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    sounds like a double sided track hub i.e. fixed on both sides. the threading for a freewheel is the same al the way along - no counter-threading for a lockring, so i don't think you will be able to put a freewheel on that hub.

    i, for one, think that a good thing :p


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    fish-head
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    You will! The freewheel's threads are the same as the track sprocket's thread so it'll thread on the other side just fine.


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    omri
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    I'm looking at some wheels for my fixie at the moment. Was told that the ones (rims) you have are good quality and good for irish roads too. However I was advised to go with system ex hubs and sapim race spokes.

    But I'm considering getting velocity deep V wheels. At the moment can't find either hubs, spokes nor wheels anywhere in Ireland.


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    niceonetom
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    fish-head wrote: »
    You will! The freewheel's threads are the same as the track sprocket's thread so it'll thread on the other side just fine.

    i'm happy to be corrected. so can a freewheel be put on any track hub? i knew the threading was the same but i thought that there wasn't really enough of it to secure a freewheel...

    terrible thing to do to a track hub anyway.
    omri wrote: »
    I'm looking at some wheels for my fixie at the moment. Was told that the ones (rims) you have are good quality and good for irish roads too. However I was advised to go with system ex hubs and sapim race spokes.

    But I'm considering getting velocity deep V wheels. At the moment can't find either hubs, spokes nor wheels anywhere in Ireland.

    i commute on open pros on system-ex hubs, and they're great. the system-ex hubs are actually generic and are sold under several different brands (formula, IRO, etc.); they have sealed cartridge bearings so they're totally maintenance free and pretty waterproof (unlike some genuine track hubs that are really designed for track use). i love the open pro rims. they're quite light, spin up quickly, and have been very strong for me. easy to true too.

    for deep-v s you should probably head to ebay. never used them so can't really comment.


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    fish-head
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    niceonetom wrote: »
    i'm happy to be corrected. so can a freewheel be put on any track hub? i knew the threading was the same but i thought that there wasn't really enough of it to secure a freewheel...

    terrible thing to do to a track hub anyway.

    Well, I've never done it myself (as you said, terrible thing to do!) but that's as far as I know.


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