Comments on: Flip Flop Hubs.

By: Pure Fix - The Juliet fixed gear bike | Fixed Gear Bicycles For Sale

Pure Fix - The Juliet fixed gear bike | Fixed Gear Bicycles For Sale — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:48:07 +0000

[...] Juliet features a flip flop hub which will give riders the option of riding fixed gear or single speed freewheel. These models [...]

By: traveler

traveler — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:17:11 +0000

i resently purchsed a 29er w/48 spokes and blew it out,now i am looking for another, do know any sites where i can find a 48h flip flop rearend / used .

By: 2010 Vilano Single Speed | Fixed Gear Bicycles For Sale

2010 Vilano Single Speed | Fixed Gear Bicycles For Sale — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:46:41 +0000

[...] fixed…this is a 54cm 2010 model frame from Vilano and comes setup as a single speed, but has the flip flop hub so you can flip the rear wheel for fixed…this bike comes with 16T fixed and 16T freewheel [...]

By: John

John — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:15:32 +0000

to change wheel around, first loosen hub bolts then separate the chain from the cog…then flip the wheel and put the chain back on the cog.

now, to create the correct tension, pull back on the rear wheel and first tighten the bolt on the left side of the hub (the non drive side)…this will create tension in the chain…it might look a little crooked while doing it but thats fine for now…then just center the rear wheel by pulling back on the right side…the chain should yield to your finger about half an inch…thats the correct amount of tension.

you don’t want too much bc that can will out your chain faster.

By: Mackebo

Mackebo — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:03:47 +0000

Hi there,

Just a quick question as to the flip flob hubs, i’m working on building my own fixie at present, and I was just wondering with the flip flop hub how does one change the wheel around with the tension of the chain being as tight as possible.

Or would you simply have the hub sitting further back on the rear cog to allow movement forward to release the chain.

Also, with there being no derailer, and chain tension being important and having to be set manually, how would one know where to set the hub to make sure that then chain is at the correct tension.

Cheers.

By: Fixed Gear Bike Cogs. | Fixed Gear Bicycles For Sale

Fixed Gear Bike Cogs. | Fixed Gear Bicycles For Sale — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:15:10 +0000

[...] 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 [...]