Remove cog from 14mm rear wheel??

[TobyKenobe]

Hello
I chanced upon a bmx with the 14mm axles in my local dump, before then i'd benn struggling to source these so it was a stroke of luck. My question is is it possible to remove the cog from the rear wheel so i can use hese as two front wheels for my trike? The ring that seams to hold it on has 4 square notches at 0 90 180 and 270 degress.

Thanks
toby

[AtomicZombie]

Yes, use a chisel or flathead screwdriver you hate to bang the freehub off in the counter-clockwise direction. Switch between the 4 notches as you pound - this helps.

Brad

[TobyKenobe]

Thanks Brad - will it end up looking like the front wheel without that cog?
By the way i love the evil genius book! Fantastic although i'm sarting to get in trouble as my driveway is filling up with part bikes and frames!

Toby

[AtomicZombie]

No problem, and thanks!

Yes, the freehub will unscrew leaving a hub like this...

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/images/hub-rear-kogswell.jpg

Brad

[gbbwolf]

I will be starting my streetfox this week also, and I planned on doing exactly the same thing.
Got to source 2 matching headtubes first as the ones I have are either matching and crap, or good but don't even come close to matching.


Nelson