matt.weitekamp
02-03-08, 06:29 PM
i hope i am not an idiot but i can get my lockring on my new hub. i took the lockring off. put the fixed gear on. cant get the lockring back on. any tips?
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - lockring issues
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AHemp
02-03-08, 06:35 PM
Which way are you turning it? Lockrings are reverse threaded.
crustycog
02-03-08, 06:38 PM
if youre asking this im assuming you dont have the proper tools
go to your LBS
go to your LBS
brianappleby
02-03-08, 06:39 PM
are you putting it on a hub designed for a lockring? there should be 2 distinctly different threads on the same side of the hub
frankstoneline
02-03-08, 06:47 PM
You dont need any tools to put a lockring on except a flathead screwdriver. Thread it on reverse (lefty-tighty) and then use the screw driver and something moderatly heavy to knock it on tight. Then tighten it further after you ride it for a while/use a chain whip to tighten it down.
operator
02-03-08, 07:51 PM
You dont need any tools to put a lockring on except a flathead screwdriver. Thread it on reverse (lefty-tighty) and then use the screw driver and something moderatly heavy to knock it on tight. Then tighten it further after you ride it for a while/use a chain whip to tighten it down.
THis is a good way to **** up lockrings and hubs. Buy the proper tool for the proper job.
THis is a good way to **** up lockrings and hubs. Buy the proper tool for the proper job.
reckon
02-03-08, 09:22 PM
THis is a good way to **** up lockrings and hubs. Buy the proper tool for the proper job.
agreed, buy a lockring spanner/wrench
and use the rotofix procedure to losen & tighten down the cog, WAAAAAAY better than a chain whip.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=383307&highlight=rotofix
agreed, buy a lockring spanner/wrench
and use the rotofix procedure to losen & tighten down the cog, WAAAAAAY better than a chain whip.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=383307&highlight=rotofix
dobber
02-04-08, 08:00 AM
and use the rotofix procedure to losen & tighten down the cog, WAAAAAAY better than a chain whip.
If you can't get things properly tightened with a chain whip and spanner, you need to rethink whether you've got the ability to even stay upright on the bike.
If you can't get things properly tightened with a chain whip and spanner, you need to rethink whether you've got the ability to even stay upright on the bike.
crustycog
02-04-08, 08:03 AM
You dont need any tools to put a lockring on except a flathead screwdriver. Thread it on reverse (lefty-tighty) and then use the screw driver and something moderatly heavy to knock it on tight. Then tighten it further after you ride it for a while/use a chain whip to tighten it down.
i used to do that until my lockring came off on a hill because it wasnt on tight enough
bad stuff
i used to do that until my lockring came off on a hill because it wasnt on tight enough
bad stuff
curiousincident
02-04-08, 08:06 AM
I agree. If you're using a decent chainwhip you should have no problem getting it good and tight. After installing my cog and LR I checked it every day for two weeks and no further tightening of either was necessary.