John, I have a similar setup on a Harden hub. But I don't think it had to do with getting another wheel built. That period of racing in the 50's was one of transition from fixed to derailleurs that worked. I think a lot of guys could not afford two bikes. I know in the New york city area this was pretty common to have one bike for both. If you were riding the track you had no choice but to ride fixed but when you got into a road race and found guys with derailleurs outsprinting you because they could down shift you had to start thinking about a solution. These two sided hubs fit the bill I think. Edward Albert Chappaqua, NY
Edward Albert, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
>>> <Crumpy6204@aol.com> 09/06/06 1:47 PM >>>
I just got from RaleighChopper in Cyprus, ONE NOS Resilion 40 hole rear
hub,
CHEAP. he has a box of em I guess, BUT this one, that I a Brit from the
40s
and 50s has NOT seen before, One side is for a 4-5 sp cassett, the other
side
is for a FIXED single gear! quite a difference to the double sided
fixed I
allways had, Why would you need a gear one side and fixed the other?
you
would have to remove all the gear kit. but I guess it would save getting
another
wheel built with a fixed hub, could this be another $$$GBP saving ploy,
along with the road path frames that we used? anyhow I thought this interesting to hub collectors, Hilary any thoughts on this, Cheers John Crump oldseeneverthingnowBrit, Parker, Co USA