Originally Posted by
wroomwroomoops
Now, there will be some people who will jump up in outrage at the idea of a suicide hub, but this is what Sheldon Brown himself says about the issue:
Suicide Hub
A rather alarmist and silly name for a freewheel hub used as a fixed-gear hub.
Any standard-thread freewheel type hub will also accept a fixed-gear ("track ") sprocket . This is a common technique for converting an older bike to fixed gear on the cheap.
Despite the silly name, this is no more dangerous than using a freewheel, as long as you keep front and rear hand brakes installed.
I agree, but with the caveat that you really need to keep both brakes, and you may end up walking your bike due to some unforeseen circumstances. Rotafixing is a much better way to secure the cog than loctite, I rode a rotafixed bike for about six months without issue. Of course then, going down a nice big hill my fixed gear began to coast.