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Originally Posted by bmontgomery87
Along the lines of loverrelik's question, if I have a flip flop hub, and remove the freewheel. Do I have to do anything special after that, or can I just throw a fixed cog and lockring on that other side and now have two combinations?
Correct. I would put the smaller cog on the side without a locking since it will be less likely to loosen under back pressure. Personally, I don't think a locking matters until you start getting over 16 teeth.
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