Custom Hub Project

Custom Hub Project

Hey guys,

I am going to covert a 14mm Unknown Bikes hub into a female using 3/8" BMX hub bolts and a lathe

So for a while now I have been looking for a decent rear fixed hub in black, suitable for my freestyle bike. I am running a Leader Mordecai so was tied down to a 10mm hub or grinding my slots (oo-er) to 14mm. I dont intend on running pegs so i thought i'd stick with 3/8" and not grind it all down.

I saw that Custom Riders already had the dregs of the UK stock of Resist hubs (only in white, i was gonna strip and polish them, a lot of work), but they fucked my order up so they quickly went out of the window as an option.

On the OneGear shop, in Switzerland, that they had some 14mm Unknown Bike Co rear double fixed hubs for a price that couldn't be sniffed at! I think I payed under £35 with postage!

It was then that I remembered that Kenny from Zodiac Engineering (check his shit, he does awesome bike and gun mods over in the USA) had chopped a load of 14mm axles down on Freecoasters, not quite down to the collars/cone nuts, leaving a small amount of 14mm axle sticking out so it still fits in the frame and then drilling them out and inserting female bolts!

I already have a front G Sport BMX Marmoset Hub for when i get around to building my new wheelset.

I have always been into G Sport stuff and have a set of them on my BMX. I also have a spare set of Odyssey/G-Sport BMX 3/8" (10mm) 17mm/6mm broached female bolts!

I am going to cut the axles down so that they are flush with the cones (this would make a hub useless!) then drilling and tapping the axle out to fit the 3/8 x 24 bolts. I dont run pegs either so I may invest in some G Sport Volcano bolts at some point, but at £10 a pair Im not really too fussed at the minute!

So be it that these aren't necessarily Custom hubs, it is gonna be a one of a kind axle setup with these bolts (potentially), and i hope this thread will help you guys to think outside the box when it comes to setting up the shit you want!

Will keep you posted on the progress...

Good luck with this, I myself wouldn't go for it but keep us all updated :D

Why not?

I like to get the specific parts for the job rather than just bodging something together that could possibly fail, not trying to put you down for doing this at all if thats what you're thinking chap.

Lol. I doubt its gonna fail. Have researched it pretty thoroughly. Cheers for the input though.

orrrrr you could give me this hub and iall file down my dropouts and give you a all city sheriff brand new only been riden once (dosent have seriously fucked axel honest !!!)
;] good luck dude cant wate to see it

I still cant believe you put pegs on it. What are the bolts out of?

deluxe rear never actuly got to grind it went to court on it this morning got home tighted the spokes alittle then put it back in and over tightend it =/ unhappy dave

I can helicoil it at work if we have the right size in stock

hummm ia;; see if all city will send out a steal axel but may hold you to that

Well i dont think ison hold them in stock. Think theyre only available the over side of t pond!

might just get one of them resist hubs would the helicoil alou me to run pegs

Thats what I'm thinking, I'm running pfix wheels, front is helicoil.

I'll ask my mate if I can.

G Sport hubs have Aluminium axles with Steel helicoils through them. They are the strongest BMX hubs designed for street.

ahh coool sick well iam keen i find out tomorow =]

Its all coming together

On a similar topic, reckon you could convert a 110mm bmx hub to fixed with lock ring threads?

I am unsure about the depth of the threads. I know you could get an Aluminium sprocket and Tac weld it on. I do not think there is enouch thread to add a lockring thread....

Interested to see how you do. Wish I knew how to do all this wizardry machining stuff

Yeah man. Cant wait to get this done. Just waiting for a 3/8 x 24 tap set then i will be away. Probably gonna "chop" the axle today ready.

Take some process videos?
I'm interested to see how your doing it

I am no longer going through with this project. Made a swap for and All City Sheriff so all i am going to do is Helicoil the aluminium axle tstrengthen it more like a steel axle. Gonna tap a 3/8 x 24tpi helicoil in so that i can still use the G Sport bolts!

Will still keep yall posted.