Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
Not really. The stock market is at record highs and unemployment is at record lows. And it takes all of $15 to buy a hub with the right threading for a cog and lockring. No, the only reason to do the Loctite and rota-fix hack is because you want to.
That a lockring is less necessary on a track isn't relevant to this thread.
Yes, the Market has been on an upswing for many years. Yes, it's easy for me to make money in the Market because I have it. Record low unemployment is irrelevant when a great chunk of the jobs pay minimum wage with no health insurance and folks cannot survive off of that. My son has a degree and cannot get a job in his field. He makes minimum wage and had to move back home. If he tried to live on his own he could not afford a rear fixed wheel.* It's nice to know that you have money and no empathy for those who are seriously struggling. Believe it or not, there are really people out there that cannot afford things. I know, crazy, right?
*because you cannot just buy a $15 hub, you actually need a rim and spokes too