I picked up this wheel the other day, strange position for the spokes. It can't be for a trike, what is it for?
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That was my first guess, but the spokes are the right length and they are the right tension. They would be loose and too long if the flange was slid inward. Does that make sense? I'll take the tire off and see if the spokes look wrong.
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Mystery solved, horsefarmer was right, it's busted. The tire and tube are in good shape, so it's not a total loss. The spokes were even because the whole hub shifted to the cog side of the wheel and the good side spokes are also bowed to compensate. I'll use the guts to do the hot rod mod to my Dyno hub. The spokes might be the right length for the replacement I need on my 40's Bendix hub.
Yep, this is the common failure of coasters with the press-on flanges. I love the older hubs, with the one-piece shell. I think the only ones making SS coasters with one piece shells anymore are Velosteel and Sturmey-Archer
I love red band Bendix, and the 70 & 76 hubs are awesome, too. Great hubs. But they were also the pioneers of the press-on flanges.... the flanges can strip, much like your hub in the OP, which is scary.
ND, Morrow, F&S, Perry, etc are all one-piece shells, where both flanges are made from the dame piece of metal as the hub body. They'be got their flaws, too. . . but the flanges aren't going to shear off.
ND, Morrow, F&S, Perry, etc are all one-piece shells, where both flanges are made from the dame piece of metal as the hub body. They'be got their flaws, too. . . but the flanges aren't going to shear off.
