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From: Cracow, Poland
Bikes: unknown make TT bike, fixed; Romet Sport, gone; titanium Pinarello gone;Colnago with Campy C-Record/Super Record,on it's way; Funny Gianni Motta; Buehler track, Polrad track chrome; titanium MTB on 28'', fixed; Tri Wheeler, fixed
Yes, you can. Just put a cog on it before tightening. The real problem is that the lockring presses against the cog (it is a tiny wee bit wider than the carrier, it has to be that way) so the play which inevitably develops in cog-carrier interface will eventually lead to losening the carrier and possibly stripping the threads.