I know it's cheap. I know that the cog can unscrew from the hub (it did once. I stopped by using these things left on my bike from the last person who had it. Back in the day I think they called them "brakes.")
But seriously. I put the setup on my normally singlespeed conversion and rode it around the block a few times fixed. I had not ridden a fixed gear bike since 1968. It seemed fun, so I now I'm rebuilding the wheel. When I got the bike (free from a person who had it hanging in their garage for 15 years) it had a bent back wheel and a good front wheel. I had an extra wheelset, so I made a cassette singlespeed and put the wheels on the bike. To make it fixed gear, I'm taking the good front rim and building it onto the old freewheel hub.
When I first screwed the cog onto the wheel, and rode it I attempted to stop using my pedals. The cog started to unscrew. I screwed it back on, rode a bit more and gave it as much torque as I could while riding. The cog stayed put the next few times I tried stopping. So far so good.
So if I'm keeping the brakes on the bike (I'm cheap, but not crazy) is there a big problem with using the old threaded hub when I want to ride fixed (I'll still have the wheel with the cassette hub when I want singlespeed).
And finally, should I use locktite when I screw the cog on. If I do, will I ever get it off?
But seriously. I put the setup on my normally singlespeed conversion and rode it around the block a few times fixed. I had not ridden a fixed gear bike since 1968. It seemed fun, so I now I'm rebuilding the wheel. When I got the bike (free from a person who had it hanging in their garage for 15 years) it had a bent back wheel and a good front wheel. I had an extra wheelset, so I made a cassette singlespeed and put the wheels on the bike. To make it fixed gear, I'm taking the good front rim and building it onto the old freewheel hub.
When I first screwed the cog onto the wheel, and rode it I attempted to stop using my pedals. The cog started to unscrew. I screwed it back on, rode a bit more and gave it as much torque as I could while riding. The cog stayed put the next few times I tried stopping. So far so good.
So if I'm keeping the brakes on the bike (I'm cheap, but not crazy) is there a big problem with using the old threaded hub when I want to ride fixed (I'll still have the wheel with the cassette hub when I want singlespeed).
And finally, should I use locktite when I screw the cog on. If I do, will I ever get it off?
