Hehe,....nice try! :-)

Actually, .....i decided to leave my Dura Ace HF-7216 freewheel hub alone, except that now i'm running a White Industry Trials Freewheel on it. (18T with a Dura Ace 7400 group bottom bracket and crankset with a 42T DA chainwheel) The gold rings on these hubs were just too nice to mess with,....as i'd hate to want to go back and use them with a freewheel and have trouble getting the cog off. I'd say about the nicest looking Dura Ace hub Shimano ever made!

BUT,.....yesterday i did convert an old Schwinn hub with a Mavic rim into a "suicide hub",.....mainly to see how i'd like it before i invest in a proper track wheel. I already had the wheel and wasn't using it anyway.

So 2 days ago i degreased the freewheel and Dura Ace 16T track cog threads. Applied a generous coating of the red loc-tite and cranked it down tight,.....and followed up with a DA bottom bracket lock ring with the same red loc-tite. The locking didn't have a full threading,.....but about 1/2 the threads were used before the threads ran out.

.....then i waited 30 hours before i tried it out! (packet said 24 hrs results in full curing)

Today was my first ever experience with a fixie,....and it took a short while to get the hang of it! But i managed a 10 mile round trip to the bike store to pick up a chainwheel i had ordered. Mostly flatish terrain with some mild hills,.....and i travel strickly on the sidewalk. (busy 4 lane 40 mph traffic other option i choose to avoid)

.....and i make use of both brakes. (Dura Ace BR-7700)

I must say you get a better workout with a fixed gear,.....and i don't use straps or toe clips! I got used to the nice mountain bike Shimno Deore XT PD-M730 platforms that i use on 4 bikes (4 sets!). Plenty of grip, but have to be careful with hitting bumps a lot more with the fixie so you on't get bounced off the pedals. Overall for my pace and style of riding it won't be a problem in my local. I don't take down hills fast either!

Anyway,......i do believe i will be looking for a quality track wheel on the bay,....at a reasonable price. This was a blast! :-)

cheers,
Joe T