Help identify Hub
11-25-21, 02:48 PM
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Help identify Hub
Happy Thanksgiving I picked this hub and freewheel for free does anyone have information on it and what would it be used for? It doesn’t seem to reassemble a regular flip flop hub.Thank You
11-29-21, 11:38 AM
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What does it say on the hub. I can see made in Germany and part of super but there is more, maybe give us a bit more information. It looks like some neat old stuff though.
12-05-21, 06:47 PM
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Thank You for replying back.Hub says 33 super 36 hole made in Germany.I’ve taking apart to clean no markings on axle.
12-06-21, 01:52 AM
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BITD when most cyclists were utility riders, most of them were quite happy to discard the fixies in favor of freewheels as soon as they became available. And while waiting for internal gear hubs to come down in price or the derailer to be invented, hubs that could have two different sized freewheels mounted were an option to provide a choice in gear ratios.
A dual free wheel flip-flop hub I suppose you could call it.
If one of the sides is a LH thread, it’s possible to use a two chain set-up and a ”leftie” freewheel where pedaling in reverse gives another gear ratio. Don’t know the chronology of that, or If it was ever a big thing.
A dual free wheel flip-flop hub I suppose you could call it.
If one of the sides is a LH thread, it’s possible to use a two chain set-up and a ”leftie” freewheel where pedaling in reverse gives another gear ratio. Don’t know the chronology of that, or If it was ever a big thing.
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12-06-21, 03:21 PM
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My "go-to" for these sorts of questions is velobase.com but they didn't have anything helpful there for this particular hub. You can go to velobase.com and search all German bicycle component manufacturers. I looked at most of them and there were very few hubs and none that matched yours.
You might try on the Classic & Vintage site here or over on a site that caters to older bikes, Classic Vintage Cycles - The Forum.
You might try on the Classic & Vintage site here or over on a site that caters to older bikes, Classic Vintage Cycles - The Forum.
