It’s lighter, looks cleaner, if you don’t ride pegs it’s sleeker, and some people prefer it so that they can run their chains tighter because you can remove your wheel easily
Reduces weight can be stronger removes axles sticking out the bike which can mess up your ankles and shit. Also is supposed to make replacements easier but extracting bolts sucks so not really.
I'm an engineer by profession, I did this to a old Gusset hub I had, but I marked it and took the axle out and clamped it in a vice. Glad Phu still has all his fingers. 😂
this is actually brilliant! I have an old Cinema vx rear hub with a recently bent axle and i cant get an axle for it anymore. i have a new vx3 on the way but doing this will allow me to get some more life out of the old hub! thanks for the idea!
Yo look around you might be able to find an axle from a different hub that's compatible. I know 2 kits that convert the freenight style coasters to female. And I used to use shadow hub guards that replace the cone nuts on my wtp hub.
I’m about to try this with my profile elite hub. I snapped the axle clean off at the grind guard. 82$ for a new axle. I’ll be heading to Home Depot to get the tap and a bolt. Thanks for the video guys!
For now maybe. But the old proper titanium female axle kits fit in these hubs so it's likely not the lightest version. Mine should be lighter once I can get other bits for my one build planned. Custom ti axle and driver. Shemale modded so female on the drive side male on the non drive side. May still use the freenight version for a saved ounce but looking at a 12 to 13 ounce coaster once done with my mods. Maybe lighter if I upgrade the bearings in the hub as well. Freenight planetary is sub 16 ounces with full chromo hardware though. Aluminium or ti axle nut kit ti axle and ti or aluminium driver and yeah for about the price of a full ti z coaster you get a coaster that's as light as the lightest cassette hubs and just as reliable.
The only easy way to female mod the hub is to use a sub par 3/8ths bolt set up with a standard cassette axle. Doing 14mm female would require redesigning a bunch of parts of the hub. And likely need custom bearings. It'll come in the future. But remember this is first gen tech.
@@googleaccount4159 there is. But there also isn't. It's cost related. And making it easier to get replacement parts for all the hubs using this tech as well as refining it before custom bits get added in. Same thing as the og khe coasters and clones.
Hucker went inside and ordered a BSD Revolution, lol. I could never do that to my hub just to shave a few grams but without a female version available, what you did was pretty cool and perfectly understandable.
It works best if you have an old 14mm front wheel and some spare 3/8ths bolts. You can ghetto rig some pretty nice front wheels that way and end up with them stronger and lighter then stock.
Phu my tip for u is to look up bad dog tools, they have a grinder disc that cuts everything and won't brake. Just a tad bit safer than the wheel of death
So I gotta profile mini I got from a guy with all the ti parts but the axles cut and barely goes to the end of the bolt. Can I do what you guys did in this video??
Can you please do an episode on how to fix a hubs driver my hub broke and the shop is charging me a lot of money to fix it so I want to see if I can do it my self
really depends on if you can get the parts for the driver. many hubs have different pawls, springs, and bearings, and not all brands sell the parts. other than that if you have the tools to take it apart the labour is easy
@@eddiestsla i doubt that brake mounts are the only difference due to the weight of f25 is almost twice the weight of the r25. And the f25 costs more than the r25.
@@karl11 well you’re wrong, difference in weight is only 27 grams, which is reasonable for brake mounts. R25 and F25 have both, 4mm dropouts for 10mm axle, both have 25mm offset, both have 41-Thermal process on them. One and only difference between them is, F25 having welded brake mounts and R25 doesn’t having them. Trust me I ride bmx for 6 years now, and I work in bike shop. And the 10$ price difference is due to welding additional piece of metal. You ride with front brakes get F25, you don’t get R25. Simple as that
@@pssdstrer5073 yes you are right. I was confused with 2lb 2oz and 1b 15.2oz.... I thought it was 1lb 1.52oz. That's why i was wondering that the brake mount isn't enough to be that much. Thanks for clearing things up. Ride safe. I've been riding since late 90's anyway and still too much to learn regarding bmx.
@@karl11 yeah I think you had your numbers mixed up on the weights as F25s are not twice the weight of R25s. The bike that Phu is working on in the video is my bike so I chose to go to R15s (I used to ride R25s) and so far it's been riding great. Just a little scary when going quick through bowls lol but super easy to do Hang 5s and my hack job of nose manuals.
That's kind of a dumb, needlessly clickbatey title, when this is actually a super useful video, that would probably get far more traffic if it just said something like "Converting BMX 14mm axles to 3/8" or something like that. 😅 Anyway, this is probably what I'll have to do to my new Haro Lineage HPF 48 rear wheel.. I ride old school frames, so 14mm is no bueño. Sex changing it is probably my only option, at least the cheapest, most simple option anyway. 👍
@@AlfredoMancuso Nah bro I’m just giving you shit lol. I like your vids and your tutorials have helped me out a lot; I’m just getting into bmx (I’m a skater originally). I subbed 🤙🏽
@@AlfredoMancuso he did seem to pull it off though.. I've been a mechanic, machine repair tech and builder for 30 years and I'm amazed when I manage to drill straight through a bolt without a jig of some sort..
@@leonvanhees4738 you can order replacement axles for certain cassette hubs that'll work with the revolution without modification. Actually all the planetary hubs since they all have the same internals. Actually a few companies axles should fit these hubs since multiple companies used that same hub design for cassette hubs. I'll post more details once I order what I want from them so they don't sell out since what I want is probably old stock lol. It's not chromoly. But it's also not aluminium ;)
@@leonvanhees4738 well the option I'm going with is male 14mm titanium. But they have female chromo and titanium set ups. I think you might be able to get an alukinoum center axle as well but not sure. Just double checked for you. Titanium male or female
@@leonvanhees4738 I'll see if I can remember which hub had an aluminium center axle. And figure out the cheapest way to get the chromo center axle. Few hubs that's parts will work. The freenight besides the clutch is basically a normal cassette with a normal cassette axle. For oem like factories bmx only uses like 3 or 4 different makers. And often they use catalog parts with custom shells. All the ones I know off the top of my head aren't made anymore. Kinda how I'm getting a ti axle dirt cheap for the hub lol. Any machine shop should be able to make you one though. Shouldn't even be that hard for them either unless you go titanium.
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What is the purpose of female axles?
It’s lighter, looks cleaner, if you don’t ride pegs it’s sleeker, and some people prefer it so that they can run their chains tighter because you can remove your wheel easily
Good thing you didn't ask phu he will say the purpose of female its to drill it
@@themocho 😂😂
Female axles are also stronger as well ,You bend the bolt not the axle .
Reduces weight can be stronger removes axles sticking out the bike which can mess up your ankles and shit. Also is supposed to make replacements easier but extracting bolts sucks so not really.
Haha we need this Phu working on cars!
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He can hack n tap jeep driveshafts now
My suggestion; leave a little axle to center the hub with IF your bolts don't have a 14mm shoulder.
Very true!
BSD should make a 16 tooth driver for this hub, I would buy it today. My bike can't run a 9 tooth driver.
I'm an engineer by profession, I did this to a old Gusset hub I had, but I marked it and took the axle out and clamped it in a vice. Glad Phu still has all his fingers. 😂
Hahahahah true
this is actually brilliant! I have an old Cinema vx rear hub with a recently bent axle and i cant get an axle for it anymore. i have a new vx3 on the way but doing this will allow me to get some more life out of the old hub! thanks for the idea!
Hellya!
Yo look around you might be able to find an axle from a different hub that's compatible. I know 2 kits that convert the freenight style coasters to female. And I used to use shadow hub guards that replace the cone nuts on my wtp hub.
I’m about to try this with my profile elite hub. I snapped the axle clean off at the grind guard. 82$ for a new axle. I’ll be heading to Home Depot to get the tap and a bolt. Thanks for the video guys!
It’s gotta be the lightest version of the BSD revolution! Honestly had no idea you could do this to a hub.
For now maybe. But the old proper titanium female axle kits fit in these hubs so it's likely not the lightest version.
Mine should be lighter once I can get other bits for my one build planned. Custom ti axle and driver. Shemale modded so female on the drive side male on the non drive side. May still use the freenight version for a saved ounce but looking at a 12 to 13 ounce coaster once done with my mods. Maybe lighter if I upgrade the bearings in the hub as well.
Freenight planetary is sub 16 ounces with full chromo hardware though. Aluminium or ti axle nut kit ti axle and ti or aluminium driver and yeah for about the price of a full ti z coaster you get a coaster that's as light as the lightest cassette hubs and just as reliable.
Not being a female axle hub is my only nitpick about the BSD coaster, otherwise, it's hands down the best freecoaster I've ever ridden.
Yeah and with all other BSD rear hubs being female makes you wonder if theres a good reason this one is not.
The only easy way to female mod the hub is to use a sub par 3/8ths bolt set up with a standard cassette axle. Doing 14mm female would require redesigning a bunch of parts of the hub. And likely need custom bearings.
It'll come in the future. But remember this is first gen tech.
@@googleaccount4159 there is. But there also isn't. It's cost related. And making it easier to get replacement parts for all the hubs using this tech as well as refining it before custom bits get added in.
Same thing as the og khe coasters and clones.
"Lots of lube. Like a jail house" Phu cracks me up with his examples.
If you adjust the gard on your grinder it will actually do 1 of the things it was made for and block the sparks better.
Big facts 😂
@@AlfredoMancuso lol ... I know but it's the litte things. Plus if kids are watching it could help.
That Dodge Ram in the background is perfect for van life
Hahaha that’s what Phu uses it for
Hucker went inside and ordered a BSD Revolution, lol. I could never do that to my hub just to shave a few grams but without a female version available, what you did was pretty cool and perfectly understandable.
You can find proper axle kits that'll fit in the hub and let you make it female if you don't mind 3/8ths bolts.
@@bmxriderforlife1234 Do you know which kit is compatible with planetary hub? i am very interested :)
I'll think about it....would be nice to get rid of the masterlink. Thanks for going for it.
That’s also a real good reason
Hell yeah. I’m gonna try this on some old wheels.
Dope!
It works best if you have an old 14mm front wheel and some spare 3/8ths bolts. You can ghetto rig some pretty nice front wheels that way and end up with them stronger and lighter then stock.
Phu my tip for u is to look up bad dog tools, they have a grinder disc that cuts everything and won't brake. Just a tad bit safer than the wheel of death
Grant IS the man!!!!
keep up the good work 💪🏼
Thank you!!
That is tempting to try.
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real talk, how tuff is the bsd rev. i want to get one and have it for a long time
What was the reason? I run all female bolts right now but have this hub coming. May do this... but may wait till the outer threads are dead.
Purely for looks when I run no pegs.....front is an Odyssey hub that's female so wanted to keep it the same in the back
Cleaner, more adjustability, and just a personal preference
_Or_ if you want to use new school wheels on old school bikes with 3/8" dropouts. 👍😎
Lube, it's like jailhouse. Phu is the best
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Bro, don't put your wrist and hand under a drill. If that drill bit snaps you're screwed.
Do an update to this video. Where they ride the hub for a while and see how long the axle lasts and if it breaks at all
thats crazy brooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯
Haha hellya
Start with a smaller drill bit. It make it smoother drilling for the final drill. And remember jail house lube rule😂
What happens if you change your mind, and revert back to male axle? SuperGlue or BluTac work?
Is the BSD Revolution the best of both worlds, or average of both?
I haven’t personally ridden it long enough to have a good verdict, but conceptually, seems like the best of both worlds
I think hucker liked it ha 🤔
You cut it too short, it's supposed to sit on the axle in the dropouts, now it's gonna float in there only carried by knurling, good luck with that.
Female 10mm bolts can have a 14mm shoulder on them so nope just requires the right bolts.
That Phu said you only go down an inch anyway 😂 How you so hard on yourself Phu jajaja
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Imagine Hucker on freecoaster
Hahaha would be wild
ok the female axle conversion was cool but that subrosa griffin build yall used for testing at the end of the vid is too cleannn
So I gotta profile mini I got from a guy with all the ti parts but the axles cut and barely goes to the end of the bolt. Can I do what you guys did in this video??
My axle is hollow as well**
That Primo hoop looks like a Hazard Lite 🤔.
Why didn't u use a vise. Instead of the ratchet to hold the wheel? I'm guessing no vise?
Get a drill press if you actually wanna do this😂😂🤝
Totally right
Don't get one from harbor freight tho
BSD should just make a female conversion axle so people dont have to convert it them self :D
Good point haha
Thanks again Alf!
Will let you know if I die......still think it was badass that Phu 180d in sandals 😆
Haha don’t die!
Sick yo
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How's the 14mm dropout work?
The females axles are an in between size and work just fine with the dropouts
@@AlfredoMancuso that's fuckin wild bro! Go hit gap to feeble on that bitch, you won't
Intresting 🧐
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Could’ve shortened the bolts also to close the gap
Epic!
FINALLY LES GOO!!
And how Phu just roasted his wife 😂
Sorry for the delay!
ALWAYS
Bsd needs 2 make this female fr fr pls make it happen soon
Would be dope
NOT THE GRINDER!!
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The dislike is the guy Phu karate chopped
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Switch the gears on that drill man! Going way slow!
Hahaha true
Can you please do an episode on how to fix a hubs driver my hub broke and the shop is charging me a lot of money to fix it so I want to see if I can do it my self
Will add it to the list
Yes sir thank you
I spent $90 just buying the parts to rebuild a primo freemix hub. It may be expensive even if you do it yourself.
really depends on if you can get the parts for the driver. many hubs have different pawls, springs, and bearings, and not all brands sell the parts. other than that if you have the tools to take it apart the labour is easy
Hey phu, i know that you are knowledgable in terms of bmx parts. Can you please tell me the difference between odyssey F25 and R25 forks?
F25 forks have the mounts for front brakes while R25 doesn't
@@eddiestsla i doubt that brake mounts are the only difference due to the weight of f25 is almost twice the weight of the r25. And the f25 costs more than the r25.
@@karl11 well you’re wrong, difference in weight is only 27 grams, which is reasonable for brake mounts. R25 and F25 have both, 4mm dropouts for 10mm axle, both have 25mm offset, both have 41-Thermal process on them. One and only difference between them is, F25 having welded brake mounts and R25 doesn’t having them. Trust me I ride bmx for 6 years now, and I work in bike shop. And the 10$ price difference is due to welding additional piece of metal. You ride with front brakes get F25, you don’t get R25. Simple as that
@@pssdstrer5073 yes you are right. I was confused with 2lb 2oz and 1b 15.2oz....
I thought it was 1lb 1.52oz. That's why i was wondering that the brake mount isn't enough to be that much.
Thanks for clearing things up. Ride safe.
I've been riding since late 90's anyway and still too much to learn regarding bmx.
@@karl11 yeah I think you had your numbers mixed up on the weights as F25s are not twice the weight of R25s. The bike that Phu is working on in the video is my bike so I chose to go to R15s (I used to ride R25s) and so far it's been riding great. Just a little scary when going quick through bowls lol but super easy to do Hang 5s and my hack job of nose manuals.
Howe. Muche. Is it cost. For. You. Guys. To. Do that. Vor. Me
Haha fuck phu tryna get hurt when he ran that grinder backwarss the firts time😂
LOL for real
nice castration tool!!!
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Get phu some safety glasses or face shield we can't lose phu
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Y wouldnt u remove the axle and do all this also y not just use a drill press it would make it so much easier
Epic on top of shit 👏
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Watch the video
@@AlfredoMancuso Yeah, but still have 4 pegs on. But I enjoyed it, so gg.
What about non bio nary conversion 😂😂😂
Any male hub can be converted!
I guess technically quick release mtb and road bike hubs are non binary lol
That's kind of a dumb, needlessly clickbatey title, when this is actually a super useful video, that would probably get far more traffic if it just said something like "Converting BMX 14mm axles to 3/8" or something like that. 😅
Anyway, this is probably what I'll have to do to my new Haro Lineage HPF 48 rear wheel.. I ride old school frames, so 14mm is no bueño. Sex changing it is probably my only option, at least the cheapest, most simple option anyway. 👍
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You living outside of your means? How many more ads can you pack into these?
LOL you’re trying to call me out why don’t you buy TH-cam Red 😂😂😂
@@AlfredoMancuso Nah bro I’m just giving you shit lol. I like your vids and your tutorials have helped me out a lot; I’m just getting into bmx (I’m a skater originally). I subbed 🤙🏽
PHU, get a small lathe and do this stuff right, my man..
Facts
@@AlfredoMancuso he did seem to pull it off though.. I've been a mechanic, machine repair tech and builder for 30 years and I'm amazed when I manage to drill straight through a bolt without a jig of some sort..
All you had to do is say it identifies as a female axle... Get with the times Alfredo...
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You think he wears underwear??
Nope haha
Lol I low key already know female axle kits on the market that'll convert this hub without ruining the stock axle.
Can you elaborate on this? I only know of some IG Russian dude that does Alu axles, but he is a PITA to get ahold of.
@@leonvanhees4738 you can order replacement axles for certain cassette hubs that'll work with the revolution without modification. Actually all the planetary hubs since they all have the same internals.
Actually a few companies axles should fit these hubs since multiple companies used that same hub design for cassette hubs.
I'll post more details once I order what I want from them so they don't sell out since what I want is probably old stock lol. It's not chromoly. But it's also not aluminium ;)
@@bmxriderforlife1234 thanks for the quick reply. Yes, please do, I’d be keen to replace the axle with a female version and use Ti bolts.
@@leonvanhees4738 well the option I'm going with is male 14mm titanium. But they have female chromo and titanium set ups.
I think you might be able to get an alukinoum center axle as well but not sure. Just double checked for you. Titanium male or female
@@leonvanhees4738 I'll see if I can remember which hub had an aluminium center axle. And figure out the cheapest way to get the chromo center axle.
Few hubs that's parts will work. The freenight besides the clutch is basically a normal cassette with a normal cassette axle.
For oem like factories bmx only uses like 3 or 4 different makers. And often they use catalog parts with custom shells. All the ones I know off the top of my head aren't made anymore. Kinda how I'm getting a ti axle dirt cheap for the hub lol.
Any machine shop should be able to make you one though. Shouldn't even be that hard for them either unless you go titanium.
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