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Funkyworm · « **on:** April 01, 2014, 08:00 PM »

Flip flop rear hub ?

Never heard of them before , What are they & when did the come about

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:03 PM »

Threaded both sides of hub with 2 different thread sizes, different size free wheels fitted and you can flip then around to change gearing.

insectbones · « **Reply #2 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:06 PM »

I thought this was gonna say looptail.......

wildon · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:09 PM »

flip flop hub ... http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,172588.0.html

Funkyworm · « **Reply #4 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:11 PM »

Quote from: That Swan Guy on April 01, 2014, 08:03 PM

Threaded both sides of hub with 2 different thread sizes, different size free wheels fitted and you can flip then around to change gearing.

Ok cool (but why would you want to do that on a bmx ) if i wanted to change a gear i'd buy a road or mountain bike

snoopy72 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:16 PM »

I have a flip flop Suzue hub on the rear of my supergoose, I thought you flip the wheel around so you can make it a fixie.

glenboy · « **Reply #6 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:22 PM »

To my understanding you had the flip flop hub so you could change the gearing instantly just by flipping the wheel so you might have a 14 tooth on one side and la 16 tooth on the other so if you wanted a lower gear at a certain track etc it was. a 1 min job to change the gearing

Funkyworm · « **Reply #7 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:24 PM »

Quote from: glenboy on April 01, 2014, 08:22 PM

To my understanding you had the flip flop hub so you could change the gearing instantly just by flipping the wheel so you might have a 14 tooth on one side and la 16 tooth on the other so if you wanted a lower gear at a certain track etc it was. a 1 min job to change the gearing

Ah ok cool so that makes sense , anyone know when they came in to being ?

wildon · « **Reply #8 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:32 PM »

apparently titron/hutch flip flops came out in 79... thats all i know

Funkyworm · « **Reply #9 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:37 PM »

Quote from: wildon on April 01, 2014, 08:32 PM

apparently titron/hutch flip flops came out in 79... thats all i know

Ah cool, so one wont look out of place on an old school race bike ! I didm want to purchase if it was something thats not going to look correct on my build.

Thanks Chaps !

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #10 on:** April 01, 2014, 08:44 PM »

Quote from: Funkyworm on April 01, 2014, 08:37 PM

Quote from: wildon on April 01, 2014, 08:32 PM
apparently titron/hutch flip flops came out in 79... thats all i know

Ah cool, so one wont look out of place on an old school race bike ! I didm want to purchase if it was something thats not going to look correct on my build.

Thanks Chaps !

Hope not, half of mine have them on!

dinglem · « **Reply #11 on:** April 01, 2014, 09:34 PM »

The rims that came with my Brum WHEELS were laced to Suzue hubs with a flip flop rear, and I am assuming they were original to the build. No idea on specific dates though.

Jaan · « **Reply #12 on:** April 01, 2014, 10:04 PM »

Yep, been around since the 70's and were specifically designed for race

Spen69 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 02, 2014, 12:51 AM »

Callum, as folks have said already, they usually had a 15 or 14T frrewheel on them to swap at a track by just turning the wheel round. The smaller side is a metric M30 thread and you can now fit down to a 13T freewheel on them (Odyssey make one) so you can run a 36/35 front like my race RetroGoose has

And my Badlander before that

Funkyworm · « **Reply #14 on:** April 02, 2014, 06:04 AM »

Ah Spen, Any excuse to post a picture of your Badlander

Spen69 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 02, 2014, 06:09 AM »

Quote from: Funkyworm on April 02, 2014, 06:04 AM

Ah Spen, Any excuse to post a picture of your Badlander

Guilty as charged your honour. Guilty as charged

kungfunky · « **Reply #16 on:** April 02, 2014, 07:23 AM »

Markyp is RADs flip flop expert

MartyC · « **Reply #17 on:** April 02, 2014, 12:29 PM »

BMX Flip flop hubs have been around since the mid 70s, Suntour and Shimano made them among others, they have been on track bikes way before then.

meticulous · « **Reply #18 on:** April 02, 2014, 07:05 PM »

weren't flip flop hubs a flop, complete waste of time, I have yet to see a bike with 2 cogs on the rear hub so you could whizz it round. Don't know why they sold, they look shite as well on a pony, just my opinion anyhow....

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2014, 10:57 PM »

Add a double cog freewheel and then it get interesting lol

BMX1973 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 08, 2014, 08:10 PM »

+1 on what I thought.

Quote from: glenboy on April 01, 2014, 08:22 PM

To my understanding you had the flip flop hub so you could change the gearing instantly just by flipping the wheel so you might have a 14 tooth on one side and la 16 tooth on the other so if you wanted a lower gear at a certain track etc it was. a 1 min job to change the gearing

nosepickben · « **Reply #21 on:** April 08, 2014, 10:11 PM »

Bikes with 2 free wheels on were indeed a rare sight. I'm going to stick a pair on to on of my flip flopped wheels right now.