Thread: first fixie commute, whee!
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Old 10-11-05 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ahpook
OK it's actually not, here's a link that the builder sent me regarding the technique he uses to secure the cog

http://204.73.203.34/fisso/eng/schpignone.htm
Originally Posted by From above link
The lock ring is now unnecessary.

OK, fine. But a lockring costs what ... $5 or $10? And a lockring wrench is, like, $15 or $20? So why not? I may missing something (like a clue), but is getting it off a problem with this technique? Does it increase the chance of stripping the threads on the hub?
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