Timeline for Is it ok to use fixed gear threads for a freewheel?
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| Aug 30, 2013 at 9:59 | comment | added | Emyr | I have seen a quality freewheel (White Industries) strip the threads on the fixed side of a quality flip-flop hub (Paul), however this was on a wheel used for Hardcourt bike polo, where explosive acceleration, good traction and low gearing (about 40 gear inches) combine to apply a lot of torque through the threads. Still not a common failure though. | |
| Mar 29, 2013 at 1:22 | vote | accept | jimchristie♦ | ||
| Mar 27, 2013 at 16:14 | history | answered | heltonbiker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |