It's all speculative at this point, since I don't know what if anything will replace the Monocog. I talk to a local builder next month and I'll likely be guided largely by him if we do agree, but a manually shifted QR rear hub is simple and works well, so assuming that setup the rear would be disc, 135 mm, prefer 6 bolt simply because that's what I already have.
(Maybe I'll ask him to build a frame with 114 mm OL rear for a 90 year old SA 2 speed hub but with clearance for 80 mm tires, and watch the result.) On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 12:11 PM Bill Lindsay <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, good luck in your information gathering. The hub vendor that I see > selling a ton of different single speed variants is Onyx, but those have no > chance at being anywhere close to your definition of cheapest. For those > who don't know from repetition, I guess it would be worthwhile for you to > state the other specifics of the hub you seek. OLD is 135? Disc brake? > QR? Do you care if it's center lock or 6-bolt? > > Also the DOS ENO freewheel is only discontinued in the 16/19 size. You > can still buy a 16/18, a 17/19 or a 20/22. > > BL in EC > > On Friday, September 22, 2023 at 8:46:32 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I'm not looking to buy anything yet. I'm wondering if such single speed >> freehubs are still made. I see ss freehub bodies for sale online but not >> hubs and I wonder if full hubs are for sale. I also wonder which are the >> cheapest decent ones and also which ones most users on the list would >> recommend. Also, I don't see any Shimano ss fh hubs so I wonder if Shimano >> ever made them. >> >> As for buying, we'll see about that later. >> >> I don't want to bother about a second cog on the Monocog but I think of a >> possible QR hub on a replacement with a short freehub body holding 2 cogs; >> freehub because now the DOS is out of production; also because I can choose >> my cogs. It's largely aesthetics and "philosophical squeamishness" but I'd >> rather have a hub made for or more close in design for the task: freewheel, >> 2 cogs, not a lot of space left over. >> >> On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 8:58 PM Bill Lindsay <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Patrick, I'm not sure what you are asking. You've got some kind of >>> single speed cassette hub on your Monocog. What do you want to buy? Are >>> you looking to buy a different cassette body that you will install into >>> your existing rear wheel to carry two cogs? Or are you looking to buy a >>> different rear hub? Or a different rear wheel? >>> >>> The easiest thing may be to just run a "normal" geared rear wheel and >>> run the needed stack of spacers along with two cogs to get you what you >>> want. I'm running three cogs on a short Capper cassette on one of my 120mm >>> rear end bikes, but I don't think your Monocog is a 120mm bike. I imagine >>> there are a number of ways you could run two cogs on your Monocog. You >>> would just need to decide that you are going to do it and start spending. >>> Given that you've been looking to replace the Monocog with a custom, maybe >>> your gearing solution should be integrated with your frame choice. >>> >>> BL in EC >>> >>> On Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 4:50:02 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> Too bad that the DOS fws are disappearing as the Dingle 2X fixed cogs >>>> did. But question: My Monocog has a single speed freehub that takes a >>>> Shimano HG-spline splined cog. A quick search just now shows Bontrager and >>>> DT ss freehub bodies and some made by companies unknown to me, but are >>>> these currently and readily available? Did Shimano ever make one? >>>> >>>> And: are any of these big enough to squeeze 2 3/32 cogs onto? >>>> >>>> Does anyone make 2-speed freehubs/fh bodies? I did not find any. >>>> >>>> Patrick Moore, tempted to put a 17/19 Dingle onto his SA ASC threaded >>>> driver -- but not worthwhile since the quickest on/off axle retention >>>> system with such hubs is wingnuts which are simply too cumbersome for quick >>>> roadside stoop-and-change operations. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 3:11 PM Bill Lindsay <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Not that anybody cares, but people reported the 16/19 was/is out of >>>>> production. That was partially true, and now is totally true. When I >>>>> reached out to Mike last month, he secured the last 16/19 that White >>>>> Industries ever made. It arrived today, so now I'm all set. Eagle eyed >>>>> parts buyers should keep your eyes peeled for a 16/19 because they are now >>>>> officially 'scarce'. Roaduno planners may have to make different plans if >>>>> they were counting on a 16/19. 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