Using a freewheel with Mavic Ellipse - not quite enough thread on the Mavic

[horder]

Hi, I am building a new single speed and have a Mavic Ellipse for the rear wheel. The rear hub on the Mavic is a fixed / fixed ( despite saying flip flop) however I want to fit my free wheel. The freewheel I have screws onto the Mavic and lines up against the chain nicely.

My only concern is that the width of thread available on the Mavic is less than the freewheel - in other words the freewheel only screws onto the Mavic about 4.5 turns before tightening and is held on by about 75% of the available thread on the freewheel.

It is held nice and tight against the wheel and I see on google that you can run a freewheel with a ellipse.

Does anyone think this could be risky or shear off the thread as I am not fully using all the thread available on the freewheel when tightening?

Many Thanks

 

[Sharky]

I think you will be ok.

I have a giant Bowery which came as a flip flop, but when I removed the freewheel, I found the thread was for fixed/locking ring.

I've not had any problems.
And it's been a few years like that.

Good luck

Keith

 

[Bigboyroyboy]

Hi, I am building a new single speed and have a Mavic Ellipse for the rear wheel. The rear hub on the Mavic is a fixed / fixed ( despite saying flip flop) however I want to fit my free wheel. The freewheel I have screws onto the Mavic and lines up against the chain nicely.

My only concern is that the width of thread available on the Mavic is less than the freewheel - in other words the freewheel only screws onto the Mavic about 4.5 turns before tightening and is held on by about 75% of the available thread on the freewheel.

It is held nice and tight against the wheel and I see on google that you can run a freewheel with a ellipse.

Does anyone think this could be risky or shear off the thread as I am not fully using all the thread available on the freewheel when tightening?

Many Thanks

I have just done the same this week. I bought some ellipse wheels on the understanding that you can fit a freewheel on. Many shops on the Internet say you can do this. When my local technician at the bike shop looked at them he realised that the thread is not long enough. We tried it but it slip and took off some of the thread. I rang mavic up and they even said it was never intended to have a freewheel on. I would strongly advise not to do it.