When the bandwagon rolls through your town, be ready with the Surly 1x1™ single-speed hubs. You’ll be confident in your derby abilities rolling on this pair of rugged hubs. The Surly 1x1™ single-speed hubs are forged and CNC-machined from 6061 aluminum and feature 4130 Cro-Moly solid axles, spinning on sealed cartridge bearings. The 135mm-spaced rear hub allows the use of BMX freewheels and as an added bonus, it’s threaded on each side for the convenience of quick gear changes. Front hub spacing is 100mm, and the matched pair is available in black or silver, (32 hole only). Both feature the handsome 1x1™ laser-etched logo.
Submitted by
Jeff you don't need that
a Cross Country Rider
from GBK represent!! Date Reviewed: December 29, 2007
Favorite Trail:
the river
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$90.00
Purchased At:
interwebs
Strengths:
seem to be good and strong.
Weaknesses:
The old 1x1 hubs were amazing, surly never should have switched the design. They decided they needed to make the bearings adjustable...i've gone thru 2 sets of "new" hubs and had the same problems with each.. the bearings are either loose and wobbly, or if you tighten them to take out the wobble they damn near lock up... and they are NOT smooth . damn you surly for changing the design!!!!!!!
Similar Products Used:
garbage
Bike Setup:
custom steel frame, karate monkey fork, avid disks, race face crank, surly bars, crank bros peds, a seat, some spokes, and a chain
Bottom Line:
if your looking for a rear hub,, spend the extra dollars and get yourself a paul hub, yeah its like 50$ more but its 100x better. If you don't have the extra money... walk, If you in for a front hub, get just about anything else. I've been contemplating going back to my Shimano xt disk hubs. with loose ball bearings.
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Submitted by
Tom Widdison
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakland, CA US Date Reviewed: February 28, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
Bingham Cyclery
Strengths:
Simple, easy to maintain, sealed bearings.
Weaknesses:
none so far. I wish they were a cassette but I am running a whiteind. trials freewheel so I have got that covered anyway.
Similar Products Used:
Paul SS,
Bike Setup:
Surly 1x1, Specialized bars and stem, Ryno Lite hoops, Truvativ Stylo SS cranks, White Industries freewheel.
Bottom Line:
Good value, everything a singlespeeder looks in a product. No b.s.
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Submitted by
Ivan
a
from Boyz-town, ID Date Reviewed: November 10, 2005
Favorite Trail:
MCT
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At:
Speedgoat - maybe
Strengths:
Burly. Reliable. Relatively cheap. Haven't had to rebuild it yet - but I'm not worried.
Weaknesses:
Heavy.
Bike Setup:
SS
Bottom Line:
I've been enjoying this hub all season. Nice compromise of cost and weight for reliability and strength. Certainly no Phil Wood - but its also 100$ less.
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Submitted by
Al
a Weekend Warrior
from Bisbee, AZ Date Reviewed: June 28, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Urban trials nirvana outside my front door, anything with stairs and concrete
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$79.00
Purchased At:
Sun N Spokes - LBS @sierra vista, AZ
Strengths:
Sealed cartridge angular contact bearings Accepts BMX freewheels on both sides Solid axle No dish and wide spacing makes for a strong wheel Flanges are ultra beefy Looks pimp
Weaknesses:
Doesn't come in 36h
Similar Products Used:
None, i used to run a Shimano with a pile of spacers and a cog
Bike Setup:
'03 Da Bomb Sputnik 14" horizontal drops, Bomber Z2 Atom80 fork, Profile BMX cranks with Hatecake/dual 22t chainrings being installed, KMC Kink chain, ACS Claws freewheel.
Bottom Line:
I have a Surly New Hub. When I ordered mine I thought I was getting a 1x1 but found out the 1x1 was discontinued and replaced by the New Hub. This thing is tha bomb! I weigh 250lbs and I ride angry on urban. My axle is still striaight, bearings are still fresh feeling, even after countless drops to flat on concrete, stair hucks, casing concrete edges on gaps, and enough abuse to snap my last frame. The flanges are so beefy i don't believe they will ever be damaged. The bearings are standard 7901 and are the only part I expect to ever have to replace (bearings die, fact of life).
Buy this thing if you wanna huck off the roof on a hardtail. Buy it if you want a smooth and reliable SS hub.
Also, the axle can be easily replaced with a hollow QR axle, although I don't know why anyone would want to unless you're racing and would need QR for flat changes.
Any number of flaming chilis do not do this piece justice, so I'll just peg both meters.
Peace
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Submitted by
Jerome
a Weekend Warrior
from Grenoble, France Date Reviewed: April 4, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Alpes
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$105.00
Purchased At:
Streak'X
Strengths:
Smooth, strong, cannot be stolen quickly (15mm bolts), rear hubs is symetrical so the wheel is stronger and stiffer.
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi 20 mm DFH, Planet'X Goliath DRH, Formula 20mm DFH, XT DRH, Mavic Ksyrium Hubs (for sale today).
Bike Setup:
Surly 1x1 frame, Avid Arch brakes and levers, Mavic D521 rims, B52 stem and bar, Marzocchi MXR 10mm fork, FSA Pig set, Stronglight century crankset (44 t) and bracket, BMX 18t free-wheel.
Bottom Line:
I use the bike weekly to go to work and on week-ends to ride with wife and kid (kid sits on the bike with me). About 200km per week (70~90 on mountain roads on WE), sometimes more. Even if raining or snowing. No play, no rust, as smooth as the first time, the hubs seem to be reliable so far.
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Submitted by
Nicholas
a
from Reno, Nevada Date Reviewed: December 12, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Keystone to Verdi
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$58.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
See The Bottom Line...
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
None
Bike Setup:
Custom Single speed. Older Schwinn frame (w/ old drop outs cut off and BMX style welded in), Race Face Cranks, Hell Bent HB, Salsa Moto Stem, Selle Italia Nitrox seat, XT V-Brakes, Mavic 221 Rims, Surly 1x1 Hub.
Bottom Line:
VERY NICE Hubs… The bearings are soo smooth. It’s a very solid feeling hub. These things look and feel as if they are never going to brake. I highly recommend this hub.
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Submitted by
tyler janicik
a Weekend Warrior
from sacramento Date Reviewed: April 15, 2002
Favorite Trail:
urban assult anywhere
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
webcyclery.com
Strengths:
has'nt broke dispite numerous attempts to kill them
Weaknesses:
they didn't have them in black when I placed the order, other than that they're perfect
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
azonic DS-1, marzochi Z-1 MCR 130 mm, mavvic 521 rims, easton carbon riser bars,rase face DH system stem and real seal headset, Truvativ isis BB and single speed cranks, avid arch 50 brakes
Bottom Line:
my bike is the sh*t, it goes anywhere I mainly ride street, but I do ride dirt trails about twice a week and there is nothing more gratifying than out climbing other riders on geared bikes, I find it best make your moves when they shift because that usually throws off their momentum
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Submitted by
Nick
a
from Tempe, AZ Date Reviewed: January 21, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
I've only used the rear hub, so that's the one I'm reviewing. Light weight- Hub is 260g, and a freewheel weighs about 100g. Cheap, too. Very very strong- I regularly drop 5 feet to level concrete and have never had a single problem. You'll never bend that axle.
Weaknesses:
The axle is probably beefier than it needs to be- I wish they were available in a standard QR. I hate carrying a 15mm wrench. Not that much of a problem in the grand scheme of things.
Similar Products Used:
Plenty of rear cassette hubs, this is my first SS hub
Bike Setup:
Planet X Zebdi, Orange trials fork, and the full trials kit
Bottom Line:
If you want a good lightweight SS hub for not very much money at all, here's your hub. Mine has never had any bearing trouble or developed any play despite some serious abuse. I weigh 180# and I break parts quite a bit, but this thing keeps kickin.
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Submitted by
Little JeSSe
a Weekend Warrior
from Missouri Date Reviewed: January 16, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Binder
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
High Street Cycles
Strengths:
Awsome, Strong, Great company, and what matters most it's Black
Weaknesses:
Got stuck with a flat and without an 15mm to get the wheel off (no quick release) oh well stop whinning
Similar Products Used:
cheap aluminum hub that came on a Fisher
Bike Setup:
Smith&Wesson cop frame, truvative SS cranks Surly hub with salsa gordo rims rock shock judy T long travel(old) also using a surly singlelator which is working awsome
Bottom Line:
the bottom line is you cant go wrong with this hub its fairly cheap, very strong, and nicley built awsome for a singlespeed
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