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Old 07-10-06 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by piratelove
Right on - that's what I was looking for. I think I got it good.. I'll give it a ride later and we'll see...
It sounds like you just wanted someone to tell you what you already wanted to hear (which is kinda easy to do, sometimes).

It doesn't matter to me either way, becasue it's not my bike, but why not use proper tools?

In an emergency (e.g. 15 miles from home, no tools, no cabs, get it fixed or walk...), I'd understand, but it makes no sense to me why someone would risk breaking one of the single most expensive parts of their track bike, the rear hub -- Not to mention labor costs to rebuild the wheel -- just to avoid buying and using a chainwhip and lockring wrench. Which, by the way, all hub manufacturers recommend you using.

No offense to the OP, but IMHO, Rotafix is a pretty ghetto/redneck solution.
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