Fixed hub gear

[Colin Blackburn]

Over on ebay there's a bloke selling a SA 3-speed fixed-gear hub. It's being sold as a collectible
as it is dated 1950 so the price is fairly high, $295 reserve. I did wonder though whether
multi-speed fixed-gear hubs still exist or if any modern hud gears can be made fixed.

Colin

[David Nutter]

Colin Blackburn <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk> said:
>
> Over on ebay there's a bloke selling a SA 3-speed fixed-gear hub. It's being sold as a collectible
> as it is dated 1950 so the price is fairly high, $295 reserve. I did wonder though whether
> multi-speed fixed-gear hubs still exist or if any modern hud gears can be made fixed.

Sheldon Brown (who else) has an article on converting a 3speed hub gear to a 2speed fixed.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/awfixed.html

It sounds pretty sick...

Regards,

-david makes do with single speed fixed

[Colin Blackburn]

On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:01:29 +0000 (UTC), David Nutter <David.Nutter@durham.ac.uk> wrote:

> Colin Blackburn <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk> said:
>>
>> Over on ebay there's a bloke selling a SA 3-speed fixed-gear hub. It's being sold as a
>> collectible as it is dated 1950 so the price is fairly high, $295 reserve. I did wonder though
>> whether multi-speed fixed-gear hubs still exist or if any modern hud gears can be made fixed.
>
> Sheldon Brown (who else) has an article on converting a 3speed hub gear to a 2speed fixed.
>
> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/awfixed.html

Doh, why didn't I look at the oracle first!?

> It sounds pretty sick...
>
> Regards,
>
> -david makes do with single speed fixed

And so might I, it was just a passing thought considering the hills round my way.

Colin

[Pete Whelan]

Colin Blackburn wrote:
>
> Over on ebay there's a bloke selling a SA 3-speed fixed-gear hub. It's being sold as a collectible
> as it is dated 1950 so the price is fairly high, $295 reserve. I did wonder though whether
> multi-speed fixed-gear hubs still exist or if any modern hud gears can be made fixed.
>
> Colin

I've got one of these on a Russ of the same era (hub date code Jun 1950)
- bike a few years older than me. Rides very nicely. I've seen them go for a lot more money,
especially if they have the correct changer with them.

Pete

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Pete

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