Alright everybody:
I don't know about you all, but I'm experiencing some real problems with the Worksman wheel and it's Shimano E-110 coaster brake hub. A slow bike will probably do OK with this hub, but if you are going 40 MPH+ it is no good! NO GOOD!
Okay, so I weigh about 180 pounds, and I don't drive my bike on bad roads. Even with the Schwalbe balloon tire at 25 psi, it cannot protect the flimsy little 3/8" shaft from getting bent. A solution must come! Big Boy Bicycles in California offers two options. Their super duty hub sports a 3/4" axle, and it will fit standard 3/8" dropouts. The downside to this hub is that it costs $210.00.
I was originally thinking of making some extra strong 4340 alloy steel shafts for these hubs, but I have doubts that this will be adequate.
I will investigate the E-110 hub and try to come up with some kind of fix kit. If this is possible, the coaster brake would have to go.
I don't know, perhaps the best thing to do is make a totally new hub. Like Big Boy Bicycles super duty hub, I doubt that a hub I make will have a coaster brake either. No rear brake.... can people deal with that?
Basically, this seems like a tough little problem for those, like me who have a hard time shelling out 210 dollars for a good rear hub.
I need all the help and suggestions I can get for this one!
Thanks a lot.
-Fred
I don't know about you all, but I'm experiencing some real problems with the Worksman wheel and it's Shimano E-110 coaster brake hub. A slow bike will probably do OK with this hub, but if you are going 40 MPH+ it is no good! NO GOOD!
Okay, so I weigh about 180 pounds, and I don't drive my bike on bad roads. Even with the Schwalbe balloon tire at 25 psi, it cannot protect the flimsy little 3/8" shaft from getting bent. A solution must come! Big Boy Bicycles in California offers two options. Their super duty hub sports a 3/4" axle, and it will fit standard 3/8" dropouts. The downside to this hub is that it costs $210.00.
I was originally thinking of making some extra strong 4340 alloy steel shafts for these hubs, but I have doubts that this will be adequate.
I will investigate the E-110 hub and try to come up with some kind of fix kit. If this is possible, the coaster brake would have to go.
I don't know, perhaps the best thing to do is make a totally new hub. Like Big Boy Bicycles super duty hub, I doubt that a hub I make will have a coaster brake either. No rear brake.... can people deal with that?
Basically, this seems like a tough little problem for those, like me who have a hard time shelling out 210 dollars for a good rear hub.
I need all the help and suggestions I can get for this one!
Thanks a lot.
-Fred