I now have a new respect for higher quality lockrings
08-03-11, 10:02 AM
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I now have a new respect for higher quality lockrings
So I was switching out my cog yesterday and had an old ass lockring that came stock on my Windsor awhile ago. I have only taken it off a handful of times, but yesterday as I was working on removing it, the damn notch in the lockring stripped. Luckily I still had one more decent notch and was able to remove it, but I am glad I have a Dura Ace lockring on the way. I also grease the hell out of the threads, so it wasn't a lack of grease.
True story.
True story.
08-03-11, 10:26 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
It can happen with any lockring. That's why I only use these:
And yeah, cool story.
And yeah, cool story.
08-03-11, 10:27 AM
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08-03-11, 10:48 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
08-03-11, 11:54 AM
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I usually see them for $40-$50. Exactly the reason that I haven't bought one yet. It is an investment though. Since Scrod reps em so hard, let's see em for a good price on retrogression, eh?
08-03-11, 12:29 PM
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I would like that. I got a bad bruise from the lockring tool slipping and bashing my hand on the spokes 
08-03-11, 12:38 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
Boom!
I've got three on hand and more on order.
I've got three on hand and more on order.
08-03-11, 01:02 PM
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Nice price on the Hozan lockring wrench, too.
08-03-11, 01:09 PM
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And you got a 1/8" chain whip, after I just bought one. Damn! Either way your **** is consistently cheaper than every other online shop I have seen.
08-03-11, 01:22 PM
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Oh heyoooooo might need to grab that chain whip when I order something. Rotafix works, but it's getting kinda tedious.
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Yes, it helps a great deal to use a tool that bears on more then one notch. I use this one:
Also works on most BB lockrings (at least those with an even number of notches) and even those odd notched headset nuts.
Also works on most BB lockrings (at least those with an even number of notches) and even those odd notched headset nuts.
08-09-11, 09:05 AM
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so now I use the chainwhip every time. Much quicker and I dont get my hands all greasy from the chain.
08-09-11, 09:26 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
If that happened, your spokes were most likely under tensioned to begin with. But yeah, rotafixing kinda sucks.
08-09-11, 09:44 AM
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08-09-11, 09:55 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
Good chainwhips. I've mangled quite a few cheapo whips.
Even the Park Tool ones suffer an occasional broken bolt every now and then but Park is really good about sending replacement parts free of charge.
Even the Park Tool ones suffer an occasional broken bolt every now and then but Park is really good about sending replacement parts free of charge.