Double-sided Rear Wheel
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:28 pm
Earlier today I chanced upon two "orphan" 27 X1 1/4 wheels, not a matched pair but seem to have lived on the same bike by the look of them. Both used high-flange French hubs laced to aluminium rims; front one Fiamme (still has most of the flying horse transfer intact), rear one Weinmann.
The rear wheel looks interesting: the hub is a French-made Exceltoo Super Competition, with screw threads at both ends, one side has a Regina GX freewheel, the other a fixed-speed track sprocket. Seems like the idea is, flip the wheel over to turn the bike into a fixie.
A Google search came up with someone selling this Exceltoo hub on eBay at some silly money; I wonder if they are rare, and/or desirable. Right now I am thinking about how to make use of it, but then it kinda looks interesting anyway.
The rear wheel looks interesting: the hub is a French-made Exceltoo Super Competition, with screw threads at both ends, one side has a Regina GX freewheel, the other a fixed-speed track sprocket. Seems like the idea is, flip the wheel over to turn the bike into a fixie.
A Google search came up with someone selling this Exceltoo hub on eBay at some silly money; I wonder if they are rare, and/or desirable. Right now I am thinking about how to make use of it, but then it kinda looks interesting anyway.