No brake riders: how often do you tighten down lockring/cog?

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08-20-12, 11:35 AM

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this thread is comedy.

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Have you thought about consulting a skidding coach? Its sounds like you angle metrics are off when you skid ha.

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Originally Posted by crackrocksteady

this thread is comedy.

No, this thread is sad......

Really.

08-20-12, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by verdun

The first ride post-tighten, should I be riding normally? or trying to only pedal forward ie. no skid stops?

I had that question yesterday when I was finishing off my bike (first fully fixed build). I put it on as tight as I could but... doubts. So, I got a friend who's built like a gorilla to tighten both the cog and the lockring. Then we went and attacked a the biggest available hill, checking the lockring for tightness at the top. I went down really slow, tried a few skids and watched out for slippage. All fine. I don't see what more anyone can do.

Find a friendly gorilla.