Do I need a 'special' 5-speed freewheel for my hub?

Posted on Sat 14th, July 2012

• #1

firsttimer

I bought an old Phillips hub on ebay. It has about 15mm of thread on it.

I also got what I assume is a bog standard 5 speed freewheel, and that has about 10mm of thread.

So the freewheel does not go to the end of the hub but, more importantly, the freewheel, once screwed on, protrudes past the locknuts, so I can't use it.

Is there another type of freewheel that goes with this hub?

Thanks for any help.
• #2

edscoble

Sound like it may be for a 3 or 4 speed 1/8 freewheel.
• #3

firsttimer

I did wonder that, it was sold as 120mm OLN but it has pretty wide locknuts. Perhaps originally it was 114mm OLN.

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