Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - stripped lockring, still skidding?

so this past weekend i was changing out my rear cog for a little verity in my legs, you know, to keep the body guessing. And as i was tightening down the lockring I could help to feel that something had gone wrong, well something did. I stripped the threading, and since i ride brakeless this sort of posed a problem for me, or so i thought. As it turns out, I can still skid without a lockring... anyone else have and experience similar to this? or am I just pressing my luck?

as always, thanks

dont.

You'll end up hurting yourself if you keep at it. Get a new hub or at the very least just rotafix+locktite.

dont.

x2

Seriously...

I already have a new wheel set on the way, i'm just surprised that its holding up this well.

that doesn't even make sense....unless u are cross threaded your cog SO badly that it's seized on the wheel enabling you to skid...

but yea. please dont ride brakeless on it anymore ....

That shouldn't even work.... think about it. You're basically using the drivetrain like a chainwhip, it should thread off the first time.

edit: not saying it's not. It just shouldn't work.

If he's had the cog on for a LONG time, it'd be tight enough that it wouldn't thread off the first time. It's near impossible to get parts off of my old 10-speed.

At least put a brake on though, your system is bound to fail sooner or later (likely sooner).

I bet he's dead by now.. might as well close this RIP thread


RIP yusuke343

But was he on carbon?

did you die?

i call dibs on the wheelset he ordered but never got to ride

so this past weekend i was changing out my rear cog for a little verity in my legs, you know, to keep the body guessing. And as i was tightening down the lockring I could help to feel that something had gone wrong, well something did. I stripped the threading, and since i ride brakeless this sort of posed a problem for me, or so i thought. As it turns out, I can still skid without a lockring... anyone else have and experience similar to this? or am I just pressing my luck?

as always, thanks
Yes, and yes.

did you die?

i call dibs on the wheelset he ordered but never got to ride

damn you beat me to it haha

Post pics of your bike so we can all call what parts we want when you're dead.

hahaha yes!


this is one of the stupidest things i've ever seen posted here

try skipping on it.. see what happens.

Wow. Just. Wow.

Uhhh, he hasn't been on in a while eh?

damn you beat me to it haha

sorry buddy

i'll give you the stripped wheelset of death is you wish :D

"hey, this seems fine!"

*dies*

ive riden a few miles with a loose lock-ring before after the idiot lbs barely tightened it. Just stomp the tire to stop. It's not the end of the world