Hello, I recently purchased a new wheelset after stripping my last hub due to not having the cog/lockring tightened down enough(bought it from my LBS, they did the installation).


This time I installed it myself, first I greased the threads, tightened the cog(rotafixa) and then used all my strength and tighten the #$@% out of the lockring with lr tool.

after getting everything done, I decide to go take a ride. no hills or anything, just flat roads. well afterwards I decide to check up on the lockring. Ahhhh! I was able to tighten it a little bit more again!

did I tighten the cog more by just riding? which left a little more room for the lockring to be tightened again? or did I not tighten it to begin with? but, but, I really really tightened it the first time.

Is this normal? should I have anything to worry about. nothing slipped during the ride. i've been having nothing but problems with my first fixie.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!


btw- I have DA cog/lockring. no more cheap stuff.