Now this is one piece of work right here…a very sleek, very beautiful bike…the PK Ripper in a Midnight Black colorway. Just look at this thing…it is one of the raddest things I’ve seen. This …
Well, what is a flip-flop hub? Kind of a goofy sounding name, but its actually a pretty sick feature that some bikes come with which gives you a bit of versatility with choosing your riding preference on your bike. Basically, a flip-flop is a double sided hub. These are rear bicycle hubs that are threaded so that they can accept sprockets, or more popularly known as cogs, on both sides of the wheel. This way, you can have your fixed gear cog on one side of the wheel and a freewheel on the other side. This will allow you to change from riding a fixed gear to a normal free wheel ride, where you don't have to keep your legs in constant motion...all you have to do is flip the rear wheel...hence the name flip flop hub...genius idea. This really comes in handy if, for example, you use your bicycle as a primary means for transportation. Lets say you ride your bike to and from work everyday...you prefer riding fixed for the added exercise and health benefits that come from this practice, but you had a hard day and just want to take it easy and coast a good portion of the ride home...well, all you have to do is FLIP FLOP and you are good to go. However, if you are going to do this, you most definitely should have a front brake for when you ride free wheel. While in fixed mode, you can slow yourself down with your legs...but if flipped it, you have no brakes at all. So, go ahead and throw a front brake on there anyways...trust me, its a good idea regardless. Check out some of these flip flop hubs for sale or auction available on eBay below.
[...] a hill or fast ones that make it hard to ride? Theres always a solution though, if you have a flip-flop hub, you can always put different cogs on each side and then switch sides whenever you want to change [...]
Empire is screening at the Los Angeles Bicycle Film Festival on Sunday September 5 at the
Downtown Independent Theater 251 S. Main St…if you are in Los Angeles I suggest you check it out, a great …
Check out these new Fixed Gear Bike Trick Frames from Suicycle Bike Co…this is the WidowMaker Trick Frame and Fork. These bikes just arrived from Eurobike…the Widowmaker frame comes with Japanese Sanko Tubing, extra strong …
Well, what is a flip-flop hub? Kind of a goofy sounding name, but its actually a pretty sick feature that some bikes come with which gives you a bit of versatility with choosing your riding preference on your bike. Basically, a flip-flop is a double sided hub. These are rear bicycle hubs that are threaded so that they can accept sprockets, or more popularly known as cogs, on both sides of the wheel. This way, you can have your fixed gear cog on one side of the wheel and a freewheel on the other side. This will allow you to change from riding a fixed gear to a normal free wheel ride, where you don't have to keep your legs in constant motion...all you have to do is flip the rear wheel...hence the name flip flop hub...genius idea. This really comes in handy if, for example, you use your bicycle as a primary means for transportation. Lets say you ride your bike to and from work everyday...you prefer riding fixed for the added exercise and health benefits that come from this practice, but you had a hard day and just want to take it easy and coast a good portion of the ride home...well, all you have to do is FLIP FLOP and you are good to go. However, if you are going to do this, you most definitely should have a front brake for when you ride free wheel. While in fixed mode, you can slow yourself down with your legs...but if flipped it, you have no brakes at all. So, go ahead and throw a front brake on there anyways...trust me, its a good idea regardless. Check out some of these flip flop hubs for sale or auction available on eBay below.
[...] a hill or fast ones that make it hard to ride? Theres always a solution though, if you have a flip-flop hub, you can always put different cogs on each side and then switch sides whenever you want to change [...]