Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - VeloSolo Disc Cog

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day1si
04-25-10, 12:05 AM
If you haven't seen them
http://www.velosolo.co.uk/pictures/dscn4368thumb.jpg
http://www.velosolo.co.uk/shopdisc.html
I just purchased the 15t for my MTB...
These are great cogs, well made, fit perfect, bolts included, and no lock ring ;) The 15t does have a wee bit of chain interference on occasion, but very very minimal.

For anyone with a disc hub that may want to try MTB fixed without building a wheel, be sure to consider one of these. :thumb:

I run 32x18 free on the trail, but have found without owning a car this year, getting to the trails has been an issue, 32x18 spins you all the way there. So I bought the 15t so I could ride fixed to the trail and flip it over or punish myself once there.
32x15 on a 29er comes out to about 62gi, so not the fastest, but a hell of a lot better than 32x18, and running fixed makes it that much better.


PHR3AK
04-25-10, 04:53 AM
i really like the idea of bolt one cogs, is there a company besides phil that makes double fixed hubs for them? fixacion is to italian and i cant read there website but think they might...

mihlbach
04-25-10, 05:10 AM
If you are in the USA, heres a domestic source for bolt-on disc cogs.

http://tomicog.blogspot.com/

I have been riding offroad fixed with both a 17t and 16t tomicog for a couple of years now.


day1si
04-25-10, 08:19 AM
I know Phils along with Surly both make a fixed hub with disc mount on the other side, but a double fixed hub? Bolt on?
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I got the velosolo stateside through Bens
http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=188_190_1442

It's good to know that there is someone else making the same product though.

gospastic
04-25-10, 08:53 AM
phil makes them double fixed ISO.

Brian
04-25-10, 12:07 PM
Stupid four bolt Cannondale...

day1si
04-26-10, 07:43 AM
Cannondale has a 4 bolt rotor design? :rolleyes: And I'm sure lots of companies are making those 4 bolt rotors...
I hate when companies pull crap as such, why can't we find one or two standards and stick with them :crash:
$$$

As far as the 32x15, commuted to work on the 9er, not too bad. Not ideal, but I didn't feel like I was spinning a hundred miles an hour and I kept my speed up enough that I got to work in about the same time as usual.

Brian
04-26-10, 07:48 AM
I had a really nice custom wheelset, but some guy in Australia offered to buy them from me for a lot more than I paid, so I'm back on the stock wheelset, with their proprietary 4 bolt hubs.

When does the Centerlock cog come out? ;)