Can I Use These

Can i use these fellas for my 9speed roadie? Ive got 32h rims

http://cgi.ebay.com/Novatech-Track-Hubs-White-Fixed-Gear-Single-Speed-32h_W0QQitemZ360024937761QQihZ023QQcategoryZ36144QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

yes

not if i use them first ;)

mattster blaster not if i use them first ;)

damn foo! MORE hubs? how many you got floating around in your house now? 12? and NOT including the - lets see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 at least - that are already laced up to hoops? not to mention your front wheel thats sitting in MY house...

i were only pulling legs :D i want as many spares as you dude! just different ones, imagine the possibilities! :)

pink! PINK! no, fuscia, FUSCIA! no no... puke green, PUKE GREEEEEEN!!!!

we need to top the "30-minute beast" this year. but i imagine with our growing parts collection it won't be too hard. i wonder just how fast a bike can be made... world records anyone?

the "30 minute beast"
of which mr.blaster refers to, was a consortium of bits, culled from two 'casas de la bicycletas' in a time of need; pizza and beer was on the horizon - but we were four, and the bikes was three. was. quickly we compiled parts as needed, and came up with yet a fourth ride within 30 minutes of ideation; albeit a singlespeed, it rode and rides strong (although now its fixed).

the team in action, the lauriston, scratching that beer & pizza itch...

Could be an event for the birthday party...

and, for the record, i only have ONE colored hub (so far) - and its got a fork to go in, and a bicycle to go on.

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the 30 min beastie.

gosh. she ugleh! :)

carlito sway and, for the record, i only have ONE colored hub (so far) - and its got a fork to go in, and a bicycle to go on.

no offence, but if thats a classic 1950's airlite hub thats been powder coated white, that is a travesty!! :( shakes head

no no, its a '66 campy nuovo tipo. oh wait, thats travesty too. oh well. suck it, balls.

flickwg yes

Righto. They say i need to get them respaced, is that right?
Has anyone got these on a road bike i.e. not a fixie

assuming you want to get rid of the 9-speeds, and you have horizontal dropouts, there shouldnt be a problem lacing them up and just sticking them in. as they are track, they come centered anyway, so when you lace the wheel, it should be centered anyways. the only issue i can see is if the axle is not long / wide enough for your rear spacing - which is easily surmounted; just squeeze the drop outs together to match the width, then tighten as you would any other. although the single speed side might be a touch wider than the fixed, the real issue will become chainline...

carlito sway the real issue will become chainline...

and the damage you did by going past the tinsel strength of your rear triangle, weakening it

ah, the joys of "tinsel" strength. why, when i was a kid, tinsel was good strong stuff - you could literally dowse your tree in it, and have no fears. now, now? well its a different story.

tensile strength, on the other hand, will be a concern, but farther down the line. if the hub is dramatically too small, then splash on a longer axle, get a load of washers and your set. otherwise im guessing any person (squag, you may or may not agree) that is converting a road bike to fixed is willing to fudge some "rules" - certain things arent going to be perfect, its the nature of converting something from what it is, to what it is not. and its also part of the fun - the challenge!