seaine Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Hi peeps,out of interest if you weld a normal rear hub can it be used as a fixed hub.would it will work and for how long for how long thats the question i am bringing to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 (edited) What hub are you planning to weld. If it's the likes of a Hope it's not a runner because the freehub is steel (Or needs to be to take trials loads) and the hub body is Aluminium, so welding won't really work, not to mind the complexity in trying to find enough surface in contact that you can access with a welding torch. If it's a Shimano I think Surly make an after market freehub body that's just a block of metal with a bearing cup in it to replace the freehub, making your hub fixed. I've heard of people welding freehub bodies to make them fixed, but they found that the weld cracked after a while, probably due to too much flex in the hub. If you just want to run a front freewheel and not a fixie just cable tie the rear sprocket to the spokes of the back wheel to load the hub in the drive direction all the time to keep it permanently engaged and you're done. You also don't ruin the hub trying to weld it ... Edited September 25, 2009 by psycholist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaine Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Thanks cormac,i was told about screwing a screw in a spoke hole to the cassette.it is a hope hub gutted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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