Newb question re flip-flob hub

Mornin all,

If I take the freewheel off a fixed/free flip-flob hub can I put a fixed cog on to replace it? i.e. change a fixed/free to a fixed/fixed?

Feel free to ridicule if its an obvious answer...

Yes, but it would be a "suicide hub". No lockring threads = not much to stop the cog winding off and killing you.

The "Free" side of the hub will have a single set of threads all going the same direction whereas the "fixed" side will have two sets of threads.

The inner set of threads (closest to the middle) are for the cog and the outer set of threads are for the lock ring that holds the cog in place.

If you run a fixed cog on the "free" side then the cog can work loose/unscrew and then you're screwed (a.k.a. running "suicide").

Not recommended

thanks folks, a lot clearer now, will stay away...

thanks folks, a lot clearer now, will stay away...

Not from the forum? You only just got on...come on...we weren't THAT hard on you. :-P

I think he meant "stay away from fix/fix flipflop hub" Q(^.^Q)

oh noes!

for hippy!

E: The OP is gonna be like wahattafuck when he sees where this thread has gone...

He'll be like

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