Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - "Made in Germany" ebay cog?

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kmart
01-24-07, 07:32 PM
Anybody tried these cogs by this ebay seller (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250077025495&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1)? He says he's sold them for a year without problems...

marqueemoon
01-24-07, 07:53 PM
Anybody tried these cogs by this ebay seller (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250077025495&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1)? He says he's sold them for a year without problems...

"silver anodized" (aluminum?) Looks kinda junky to me. Lots of people go for crappy things they think they are or will be happy with. I will not name any recent elections.

By the time you pay shipping it's not that much of a bargain anyway. Is saving a few bucks worth stripping your hub or having your cog fail in some nasty way?
roadfix
01-24-07, 07:56 PM
It doesn't have that refined look. Looks like a Surly cog.

chewnimser
01-24-07, 07:57 PM
If you buy this, you're going to end up spending about as much as you would for a cheap cog at your LBS.
popluhv
01-24-07, 08:19 PM
The only cogs from Germany I know of are Esjot, which have a terrible reputation.
mihlbach
01-24-07, 08:29 PM
It doesn't have that refined look. Looks like a Surly cog.

Wrong...I have a surly cog and it looks nothing like that.
SingleSpeeDemon
01-24-07, 08:38 PM
I used one and yes, it wasn't pretty, I had no problems whatsoever.
deathhare
01-25-07, 12:44 AM
Just get something youre sure about. Seems to me... the cog is one of the LAST places you wanna go cheap on.