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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: seizuremania on September 24, 2006, 10:26 PM
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hello everybody
i have recently bought some raleigh mag wheels (5 spoke angled type) but they are both fronts. is there any way i can make one of the wheels a rear wheel ready to fit a free wheel? i havent recieved the wheels yet so i can really give a detailed explanation of what theyre like :-[
thanks :)
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When you get the wheels, post a pic of the hub, then we can give you a bit more help!! Oh and welcome to the site :daumenhoch:
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thanks :)
i should be getting the wheels on wednesday
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woops theyre NOS OGK
i got these pics just so you got a bit of an idea..will post a close up when i get them though
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n207/seizuremania/hub.jpg)
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Not sure if you can, but have a look when they arrive to see if you can remove the hub, and swap it. I have never owned OGks so I cant be sure, sorry, someone on here will know though!!! :daumenhoch:
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ok thanks ;D
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Hi,
I'm assuming you know for certain they're both fronts?, hard to tell unless you see both sides of the wheels.
From that pic alone they do both look the same.
You'll need to find a rear hub, then see if it'll fit when a front is removed, assuming it isn't molded in.
I'm just guessing here, I don't know their construction, but post more pics on Wednesday and people will chime in :)
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The only way to do it is to tap a thread for the freewheel into the hub that you have. i know it's possible on alloy hubbed Skyways but they have a lot more meat on them than those do but you never know. it means having the right tools to do the job for starters and with what you have you might be better off saving yourself a lot of hassle and just waiting for the right rear wheel to come up for sale.
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ok i took some pictures, there not excelent quality though :(
i really dont mind what i have to do, drilling, cutting, anything :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n207/seizuremania/PICT0092.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n207/seizuremania/PICT0089.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n207/seizuremania/PICT0088.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n207/seizuremania/PICT0087.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n207/seizuremania/PICT0086-1.jpg)
i really do hope something can be done.
also one of the wheels dont turn, the bearings have just frozen.
thanks
oh yeah and each sides on both wheels is identical
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I personally think you can't do it. There isn't enough there to safely put a freewheel on. Even if the material was of the right diameter to receive a freewheel and you were able to cut the thread, there probabaly isn't enough material to safely take a frewheel, bearing in mind it will probably need spacing away from the plastic to allow the frewheel to spin without fouling. Sorry.
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yaarg ok.
these wheels arent going to be doing jumps and stuff, there really just for show and slow riding.
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Both fronts, sorry to hear that.
All you can really do is keep watching Ebay for a rear OGK.
There are freewheel convertors that thread onto mountainbike axles (such as this link (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/Default.aspx'main=ProductDetail.aspx&W=0&Manufacturer=Surly&UberCatName=&Cat=cycle&CategoryName=&ProdID=5360015711&UberCat=0)) but then the convertor+wheel might be too wide to fit in the frame, or the axle might be the wrong diameter to fit through the hub/frame.
Unless you were absolutely sure it would work I wouldn't go to that sort of expense, far cheaper just to get a new wheel.
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yeah, i'll just look out for a rear one.
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one wheel is now for sale :)
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=19955.0
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its been done before ive seen it, cant remeber who did it, ask on v as thats where i read it
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sorry if this is stupid, but what is v?
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vintagebmx, the US BMX site. Go to the forums, then search for 'OGK' or 'convert front to rear' and similar things.
Will maybe take a bit of searching, but if someone's seen a solution..
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ok thanks alot :)
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cant find that guide/conversion anywhere :(
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so i cant just drill/cut the wheel up a bit to use this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NOS-OLDSCHOOL-SKYWAY-REAR-FREEWHEEL-HUB-REPLACEMENT-KIT_W0QQitemZ270035044493QQihZ017QQcategoryZ64644QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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ive got a mini burner rear fingy that you could try just slips on my 16 inch ogk type wheels
pm me ure addy and i will post it to ya
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right just tried it on my 20 inch ogk.s wot you have to do is knock the bearing cup out and will have to araldite it in
as its a tad loose but will deffo work as long as there not to much pressure whilst riding lol
or i have a pair of blacks copy's ive just tried to get the rear alloy thing out and is moulded in with the wheel so now the wheel is fecked lol
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anything is possible just need the parts for a back wheel ive done sranger things in the past with bikes good luck and welcom this is a great site you will love it. :daumenhoch: