Machine Politics vs Beaver Boys, May 2011. Photo by Bruce Carver
I just talked with one of the owners of Tree Bicycle Company, a "high-end BMX bikes and parts manufacturer" in St Louis. They have made 48-hole hubs in the past, and probably will again in the future. Perhaps in the near future with a little prodding.
I'm no mechanic, but I'm pretty sure that BMX hubs can fit in our frames and laced to 26 or 700 rims. Let me know if I'm worng. I'm sure it's super-beefy, given what those kids do on them bikes.
Anyone want in on an order?
rear bmx hubs are spaced 110mm. track is 120, road is 130, mtb is 135 However, Tree makes hot shit, and if they're being made from scratch, they might be willing to do a special run. You'll have to decide exactly what you want and buy in bulk.
fronts are all 100mm. Nice and easy.
all they would have to do is add larger spacers to their pre-existing hubs, making them what ever spacing width you need.
-hero squad * milwaukee, wi-
I see. We'd probably have more luck convincing surly or formula or someone to drill 48 holes in a 130mm hub they already make than to convince tree to cast or machine a wider hub which already has 48 holes in it.
I'll talk to the guy on Friday regardless.
Also, I have since found out that Milwaukee Bicycle Company is experimenting with a 48 hole version of their track hubset. http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=612_618&...
Chicago Bike Polo 2003-2008
St Louis Bike Polo 2008-now
would it be fixed or free? Cassette or freewheel?
profile would probably do a 48 hole hub, but they are almost as expensive as a Phil Wood. They'll make custom hubs for sure.
Will and Tom of Tall Tree Cycles, makers of Steelwool Bicyles, and proud bike polo sponsors are coming out with 48 holed, high flanged hubs and rims very soon. In fact they may have them now that their new shop is open. I've seen the photos. Coloured hubs with mallets etched on the flange. Hot. The following page doesn't have the photos, but they are mentioned.
http://www.talltreecycles.ca/products/Parts%2DHubs%2DWheels/
i all ready got that covered mke bike co. has had ours out for about a month now check it out
Chris in New York has a new set of MKE 48's
good looking wheels
Doug D
Brooklyn, New York
http://www.hardcourtbikepolo.com/
A front-only option would be really nice. 48H in the rear is probably overkill, and everyone can use front hubs regardless of what they ride.
On lucky's comment earlier... never, NEVER buy surly hubs. I tore through one in less than a month. I had to replace the bearings twice and the threads on both sides (fixed/fixed) stripped.
I've got a 48 spoked rear wheel that had been working great. The first night I played on it I broke a spoke due to a pedal in my wheel, but its no big deal... there's still 47 left!
BOOM!
OK, no Surly.
On another "I'm not a mechanic" note. I was just looking at tandem hubs, assuming they'd be a little burlier than road or MTN equipment. They may well be, but they are also 145-160 wide. Too big for my MTN frame for sure. Look at all the stuff I'm learning!
Chicago Bike Polo 2003-2008
St Louis Bike Polo 2008-now
Surlys Suck!
suck suck suck suck suck suck
Doug D
Brooklyn, New York
http://www.hardcourtbikepolo.com/
surly are worse the worst hubs on the planet 48 hole milwaukee bicycle hubs now for sale check it i just want every one to have nice quality things
The hub body of the surly hubs are not bad, but the locknuts crack.
Spacing 110 / 120 to 135 will play with chain line too much. it's better to crush and realign a rear end for polo, especially if you are going to throw in fork ends to replace vertical dropouts.
BTW: 48h 26" rims will be here Feb-March. Hopefully I'll have a frame to show off all the pimp polo shit by then.
they cheap n' ugly
i like things expensive and pretty
Doug D
Brooklyn, New York
http://www.hardcourtbikepolo.com/
i've stripped a surly (lockring threads) and have seen many stripped surlys working as a wrench. i've also had the locknuts crack... the surly wheelset i won a little over a year ago at the midwests ive had to replace the bearings twice and the first thing i did was replace the locknuts with solid generic ones to save myself the headache.
-hero squad * milwaukee, wi-
from working in a shop i have replaced countless bearings in surly hubs, i think it has something to do with the support for the axel to much play or something i was there for both of zacks stripping. ive seen quite a few in the shop and there more exspensive then say formula or dimension, the holes in the hub for the spokes are really great though the head sits in really nicely and there tight around the spoke but every thing else about the hub is garbage, but i suppose like all products hit or miss and it sounds like you snaged a decent set
I dunno what spacing these would be, and they are 26" but, how about 140 spoke wheels?
available at lovely lowrider.com
321gooooooo er' hold on muy wheeels are too fucking heavy to charge for the ball
WTF
Doug D
Brooklyn, New York
http://www.hardcourtbikepolo.com/
321gooooooo er' hold on muy wheeels are too fucking heavy to charge for the ball
WTF
Doug D
Brooklyn, New York
http://www.hardcourtbikepolo.com/
haha I didnt think about that, these probably weigh more than a brick thats been hollowed out and filled with smaller bricks.
I talked with the Tree Bicycle Company this weekend. Their suppliers aren't tooled up to do road or mtn spaced 48 hole hubs, and unless they could forsee selling a lot of them (hundreds), it ain't worth setting it up.
No trouble. Milwaukee Bike Co and Steelwool are having them made. I'll get a set of those.
Chicago Bike Polo 2003-2008
St Louis Bike Polo 2008-now
I bought the first set today from Tall Tree.
48 holes.
Black, double walled, beefy rims.
High flange, green anodized.
Polo wheels.
what rim is that? deep-v?
and how much is retail?
looks good
Doug D
Brooklyn, New York
http://www.hardcourtbikepolo.com/
No, not dv.
I forgot what name Tom dropped, there's no label to remind me. but i remember him saying heavier and stronger than dv.
400 cnd. for the pair.
was it Alex rims?
Are the hubs the same as the gold ones with the circular cut-outs?
(except w/o cut-outs, hole count, and color difference of course)
wow $400CA
the Milwaukee set is under $300
Doug D
Brooklyn, New York
http://www.hardcourtbikepolo.com/
Dat's a lotta Loonies.
Chicago Bike Polo 2003-2008
St Louis Bike Polo 2008-now
those things look pretty hot.
(creams his shorts)
I want. need to save some scratch for those puppies, but I want. I need. Beautiful.
Those green hubs are hot! Are they Weinmann rims?
Those rims are really hot. I want some. I am in Ottawa in a month or so, might need to drop some on those babies.
Golden Polo
bmx hubs are spaced 110mm. track is 120, road is 130, mtb is 135