Recent content by StevemOs

Wahey, Halford have the b&w bottles again. Duly ordered £4 well spent

Yep 110mm....

I'd not thought about the hub width of the harden hub.....the falcon I'm picking up does have wheels, so i'm in no rush, and will do as you suggest, stick a cog on and use that as the basis of the build. I'd wondered about the need for a shorter bb.. I will consider this. Cheers for the advice!

So other than a constrictor, what rim should I look to build on this hub?

I've got a fixid project in the pipeline, so will watch with interest. Good luck.

That looks hard core! I was figuring that as its an old frame with horizontal ish ( def not vertical dropouts) I should be OK and add a tensioner if I really needed.. I'll look into shorter cranks I think and also the pedal profile. What sort of gearing would be advised for the rolling...

Swap one for a single freewheel maybe.

Lovely piece of kit @bagpuss !

Gets the rust off with foil..vinegar works too.

I am about to take possession of an early 70's falcon with road dropouts, which i am thinking of converting/restoring as a fix/ss. To do this I am thinking of building a new rear on a Harden large flange flip flop hub I have.. I have never built or really ridden a fixie before so I looking for...

From what I know about Maillard hubs.(not a lot) The 83 will be the year...

Reading your links @ferrus it indicates a later model as the Patent number 596137 is stamped on it...

Thanks @ferrus it's definitely on of those The Hardwn logo has rubbed off, and the text that says ' A PILLAR OF INDUSTRY' is partially rubbed off. Thanks!

A bit of googling suggests Airlight? Perhaps?

It's of no real consequence but I'm interested... I'm taking on a restoration of an early 70's falcon in the coming weeks. I was thinking I'll go fixie/ss. To do this I am going to build up a flip-flop hub i have in my bits-box. This hub isn't one of mine, it's one of my dad's from the...