Let me see if I can clarify a few issues or questions that have been bantered about. First, will be offering a splined fixed gear hub and the mating fixed gears hopefully this summer. We are still testing the product to make sure that there are no unforeseen problems. The interface between the fixed gear and the hub is tight and we do not expect the have any problems with play based upon our experience with our crank spline/chainring interface.

Some of the comments revolved around the proprietary spline issue. Our spline is not propietary. We made the decision not to mimic Shimano. The splines Shimano utilizes usually are patented and they may or may not license their technology to other manufactures. We simply did not wish to involve ourselves with product that we could or couldn't make predicated upon their designs. We developed our spline and it is open for any other manufacture to use. Boone currently manufactures chainrings that fit our cranks and we have been in discussions with Phil Wood and Paul Components about utilizing a spline fixed hub and cog design.

The question was asked why did we feel it necessary to introduce a splined fixed gear hub. The reason is because there are many problems with threaded cogs stripping hub shells. It is fairly costly to replace the hub and rebuild a wheel when this happens, and we feel we have a solution that will address the problem. The splined interface allows for a tight fit between the hub shell and the cog. The lock ring synches down and holds the cog in place. It is simple and effective. The intent of the design was not for ease of switching out gears, however, the bottom line is, it is much easier and is an added bonus.