Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - [Mercier] What are the chances?

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iamtim
08-10-07, 11:33 AM
That the Mercier Kilo TT comes stock with a Dura-Ace cog?

Here's why I ask: I recently got a Kilo TT and hearing that the cog and lockring is trash, I immediately took the rear wheel to my FLBS and had the cog/lockring swapped out for the Dura-Ace equivalents. A few days later my son was asking me what's so special about a fixed-gear bike, so I pulled out a freewheel and the stock Kilo TT cog to illustrate the difference. It was then that I noticed "Shimano" and "Dura Ace" stamped into the cog.

So... one of two things happened: the guys at the FLBS pulled off the stock cog and accidentally put it back on instead of the Dura Ace cog I bought, or my stock Kilo TT wheel came stock with a Dura Ace cog and I now have two 16t Dura Ace cogs.

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08-10-07, 11:35 AM
Hmmmm...mine sure didnt :eek:
lvleph
08-10-07, 11:56 AM
Why not look at your rear wheel and see what is on there?

deathhare
08-10-07, 12:00 PM
Why not look at your rear wheel and see what is on there?


uhh...exactly.
iamtim
08-10-07, 12:01 PM
Because I don't have a lockring tool, and the stamping is covered by the lockring. I figured I'd ask here to see if anyone knew of a batch of rogue Kilo TT's having DA cogs or something.
deathhare
08-10-07, 12:06 PM
is the one on your bike the same color as the DA in your hand?
eMwolB
08-10-07, 12:20 PM
This is going to end with someone giggling and shaking his head!
baxtefer
08-10-07, 12:21 PM
My KHS came with a DA cog.
not a DA lockring.
worker4youth
08-10-07, 12:24 PM
Mine definitely came with a 16T Dura Ace cog. This was on a 2006 Kilo TT. Cogs are cheap, it doesn't surprise me that they would spent a couple more dollars to put that coveted "Dura Ace" label on a cheap bike for marketing purposes.
lvleph
08-10-07, 12:27 PM
Well, you should be able to see what the lockring says.
deathhare
08-10-07, 12:31 PM
lol the guy at the shop must have thought __________.
huerro
08-10-07, 12:58 PM
mine came with a DA cog and a piss poor lockring.
iamtim
08-10-07, 01:24 PM
lol the guy at the shop must have thought __________.

HAHAHAH!

"This dumba*s wants me to replace a 16t Dura Ace cog with a... 16t Dura Ace cog. 'Tard."

That does it. I'm getting my own lockring tool and chain whip.
deathhare
08-10-07, 01:28 PM
I think your answer fills the blank well. :)
Actually, he may have not even noticed.
Retem
08-10-07, 02:27 PM
they come with da 3/32" cogs
iamtim
08-10-07, 02:30 PM
they come with da 3/32" cogs

Yeah... I've now determined both that fact and my own idiocy. All in one fell swoop. :)
eMwolB
08-10-07, 02:40 PM
come on man!!! giggle and shake your head :D:D:D
iamtim
08-10-07, 02:54 PM
come on man!!! giggle and shake your head :D:D:D


You called it up there, that's for sure.

*giggle*
*shaking head*

:)
BeerBiker
08-10-07, 03:04 PM
I laughed so hard, I farted just a little.

Mark
wild style
08-10-07, 03:10 PM
If they are using dura ace cogs, why are they using such cheap lockrings? Lockrings cost even less than cogs. Doesn't make sense to me.
iamtim
08-10-07, 03:12 PM
If they are using dura ace cogs, why are they using such cheap lockrings?

*shrug*

You got me.

But now I have an extra 16t Dura Ace cog kicking around. Never bad to have spares, I suppose.

Oh, and a really cheap lockring. Heh.
hiredgoons
08-10-07, 03:19 PM
That does it. I'm getting my own lockring tool and chain whip.

Get a lockring wrench and rotafix your cogs on and off.
deathhare
08-10-07, 03:24 PM
The all-in-one Dura Ace is the man's tool.

http://www.hubjub.co.uk/etc/duratool.jpg
lamalex
08-10-07, 03:44 PM
trying to give that away? I'd be happy to take that off of your hands :P
Chrysiptera
08-10-07, 04:19 PM
If they are using dura ace cogs, why are they using such cheap lockrings? Lockrings cost even less than cogs. Doesn't make sense to me.

From a performance standpoint it doesn't make sense; but worker4youth already nailed the reason.


Mine definitely came with a 16T Dura Ace cog. This was on a 2006 Kilo TT. Cogs are cheap, it doesn't surprise me that they would spent a couple more dollars to put that coveted "Dura Ace" label on a cheap bike for marketing purposes.

By putting the Dura Ace cog on they can now say "Dura Ace". Most ppl couldn't care less about the lockring so it doesn't allow the company to increase the bike's price. A cheaper lockring gives a higher gross margin.

-chry
iamtim
08-11-07, 01:16 PM
I have confirmed that my Mercier Kilo TT did, in fact, come stock with a Dura Ace cog. I swapped out my cog again today, hopping up from a 16t to a 17t. Sure enough, stamped on the cog underneath the lockring (right where it is on the other DA cog) are the words "Shimano" on one side and "Dura Ace" on the other.

*shakes head and snickers*

Sheesh.

So now I have two brand new Dura Ace 16t cogs. If anyone needs one, let me know. :)