Hello and thanks for stopping by! When I first saw the CLYW Everyday announcement, I thought, “Wow, I hope this is a metal fixie with a wooden axle akin to the SB1, that would be a CLYW thing to do”. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. However, I’m now itching for a modern SB1 and curious about the community’s thoughts. There’s something about an aluminum, wooden axle fixie that blends nostalgia and modern enjoyment. So, please check out my poll. There should be a response for almost everyone.
Yes, an aluminum, wood sleeved fixie sounds great!
Yes, an aluminum, wood sleeved fixie sounds great, but maybe it can seat a small bearing as well!
No, this would take too much time and effort for a niche throw.
I don’t play fixies, so I have no opinion.
I have a TK SB1 that I’ll sell to Veedo for $40.
There’s already something like this! I’ll tell you more about it in the comments!
An aluminum throw with a wooden axle is an abomination and should be cast into the fires of Mt. Doom.
Sourcing wooden axles that are machined to spec has been my only blocker from not doing this already myself. But I haven’t tried that hard to source them.
I’m leaning towards an axle system similar to the SB1 or No-Jive. A wooden sleeve/transaxle wrapped around a solid, steel axle. This would make it pocket friendly and less likely to break. The key would be getting the diameter right. It needs to be small.
This is the engineering drawing for a No Jive axle, a combined average of like a dozen or so axles. To give you an idea of what they used for dimensions and such.
I have wooden blanks and they’re great for converting existing throws into fixies but their diameter is too large compared to the No Jive sleeve. They’re also more fragile the smaller they get.
I’m imagining an aluminum throw with a dedicated, thinner, wooden fixed axle system. An updated design using No Jive guts would be perfect.
Yeah I’ll tell you that I laser cut hardwood maple blanks and the mr85 versions would crack all the time. They have the diameter but their width is so narrow that they are too weak.
both moonshines are bricks too though so i guess they just like that
