Advice - Double fixed hub, can I change one side to s/s?

Paps

Hello,

A mate just recently bought a bike with a double fixed hub. I'm not sure what the hub is but is it possible to change one side of the sprockets to single speed?

Any advice appreciated

Many thanks

explosifpete

yes you just thread it on

peejay78

yes to what pete said.

GaryGkn

That's good to know. Why bother to machine a flipflop hub? Double fixed is surely a more versatile option?

meagain

GaryGkn wrote:

That's good to know. Why bother to machine a flipflop hub? Double fixed is surely a more versatile option?

Not necessarily. Can also put a fixed on a single free! AND a free side will take a multi cog block. Not much in it really. I'd rather run a fixed on a "normal" (non-fixed-specific) screw on than vice versa. Fixed/gear (free) also of course more traditional from the days when a 4/5 speed block for summer and a fixed for winter.

explosifpete

you can put a fixed on a single freehub but it would come off if you put any back pressure (and you would) on the pedals.

meagain

I (and I bekieve lots of others) have ridden '000s of miles with fixed on old 5 speed screw on hubs - with and without b/b lockrings. Ain't never lost one yet! And plenty of folk use the fixed "side" without a lockring.

I don't doubt that those stronger and with a more aggressive riding style COULD move one - at least until it's been on there a few weeks, but it's not inevitable!