Dynamo hub interchangeable?
09-25-21, 08:26 PM
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Dynamo hub interchangeable?
I saw a Shimano hub at a yard sale that has a disc brake rotor on it. Is it possible to take the disc rotor off and use it on a fork with cantilever brakes? I know nothing about disc brake hub sizing vs standard hubs.
09-25-21, 11:49 PM
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Should be fine.
09-26-21, 06:24 AM
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The hub will have asymmetric flanges because of the disc mounts. This means the wheel will have to be "dished", similar to a rear wheel.
09-26-21, 08:17 AM
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Depends on the rim, does it have brake tracks? A few don't.
@sweeks >> Yes the wheel IS dished, so it will be weaker using a rim brake. But it can NOT be changed.
@sweeks >> Yes the wheel IS dished, so it will be weaker using a rim brake. But it can NOT be changed.
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Not sure I understand why a dished wheel is weaker with a rim brake, assuming it's properly built.
EDIT: Heh... I notice we both have exactly the same number of posts at this time: 1,749.
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09-27-21, 08:40 AM
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In your case it wouldn't be too bad a kluge but why not just get the proper hub if you don't already have it? Shimano 3N72 dynamo hubs are not that expensive, although I just looked it up on Amazon and it is a lot more than I paid a few years ago.
