atom hub with threads on the non drive side??
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Iwasgoodonce
Old School Grand Master
Don't know. Could hazard a guess that if it is VERY old, a rider could have a larger sprocket that he could use by flipping the wheel around at the bottom of the climb? Long winded, but when there was no support allowed in racing?
I reckon it is 80's, never thought of optional gearing or even one side fixed. Probably right - I'll try and get a pic during the week.
I thought I'd get a definate answer within minutes as my road knowledge is almost zero. I thought it might be for a disc brake or some tandem related device, although it doesn't look heavy duty enough for tandem use.
I thought I'd get a definate answer within minutes as my road knowledge is almost zero. I thought it might be for a disc brake or some tandem related device, although it doesn't look heavy duty enough for tandem use.
Cab
Retro Guru
The Ken":2h0fow6l said:
is it one thread or two? if the outer section is smaller diameter & threaded anti-clockwise, that's so you can run a fixed gear, the lock ring threads on the opposite direction to keep it tight. Many riders used to to train or commute fixed & save the gears for competition. Try fixed, it's only going to cost you a cog & lock ring; great fun!
Fixed threads
That is almost certainly what the threads on the NDS are, it's a multipurpose hub. I have the exact same arrangement on a 5sp wheel from a '61 claud butler. BITD you could ride geared bike to your fixed TT, turn the wheel around, compete, then ride home a again with gears. This is quite commonly seen on vintage hubs.
I walked into a famous east london HHSB DayGlo Fixie' shop a little while ago whislt using the fixed side, with the old 5sp freewheel still on the there, and the proprieter looked very confused. Bless
That is almost certainly what the threads on the NDS are, it's a multipurpose hub. I have the exact same arrangement on a 5sp wheel from a '61 claud butler. BITD you could ride geared bike to your fixed TT, turn the wheel around, compete, then ride home a again with gears. This is quite commonly seen on vintage hubs.
I walked into a famous east london HHSB DayGlo Fixie' shop a little while ago whislt using the fixed side, with the old 5sp freewheel still on the there, and the proprieter looked very confused. Bless
