Do these fixed wheel converter seem expensive? - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

tilover · 14th August 2008

where can i get one of these for cheaper?

seems a little pricey

gabes · 14th August 2008

it's also completely pointless, as the lockring achieves nothing.

tilover · 14th August 2008

cant i loctite the converter onto the cassette threads then the lockring/fixed cog bit works like normal?

Platini · 14th August 2008

top tip - buy a track frame - save a puppy

tilover · 14th August 2008

just have some old school wheels that i was tempted to respace and suicide fix but maybe rebuilding onto a proper hub might help

deadly fanny pack · 15th August 2008

what a stupid product, you could buy a really really nice hub for that.

briankwan · 15th August 2008

this is to correct the chainline only

bikepimp-rcyb · 15th August 2008

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Originally Posted by tilover

just have some old school wheels that i was tempted t o respace and suicide fix but maybe rebuilding onto a proper hub might help

you shouldent need to spend much ,consult bike mecnic or old club rider screw on and loctite works fine but you may need to un dish the wheel

RPM · 15th August 2008

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Originally Posted by gabes

it's also completely pointless, as the lockring achieves nothing.

so, is this right:

the adaptor has the two threads found on track hubs, but screws onto the thread of a freewheel hub.
the lockring will hold the cog onto the adaptor, but of course that means the whole shebang will unscrew when backward force is applied, making it just as (or probably even more) dangerous as the usual suicide arrangement.

what cunt invented this?!

tilover · 15th August 2008

mental. on-one hub it is then

bikepimp-rcyb · 15th August 2008

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Originally Posted by RPM

so, is this right:

the adaptor has the two threads found on track hubs, but screws onto the thread of a freewheel hub.
the lockring will hold the cog onto the adaptor, but of course that means the whole shebang will unscrew when backward force is applied, making it just as (or probably even more) dangerous as the usual suicide arrangement.

what cunt invented this?!

only buy this product if you know sum1 who can weld alluminum!
if you ignore this advice be sure not to use brakes as this will cause the bike to be to heavy and cause the frame to snap.

stevo_com · 15th August 2008

i believe someone else is trying to rectify the problem by making one with a grub screw in it to try and secure it better. Still pointless IMO plus the grub screw will knacker the threads on the hub

haj · 15th August 2008

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Originally Posted by deadly fanny pack

what a stupid product, you could buy a really really nice hub for that.

But could you buy a really nice track disc for that?

gareth_lindsay · 15th August 2008

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gabes	it's also completely pointless, as the lockring achieves nothing.
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Platini	top tip - buy a track frame - save a puppy
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deadly fanny pack	what a stupid product, you could buy a really really nice hub for that.
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briankwan	this is to correct the chainline only
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stevo_com	i believe someone else is trying to rectify the problem by making one with a grub screw in it to try and secure it better. Still pointless IMO plus the grub screw will knacker the threads on the hub
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