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Old 05-07-08, 12:55 PM
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Brian Sorrell
My bicycle is fixed
 
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I have the same wheels, no problems. Did you rotofix the cog first, or retorque the lockring after a couple of uphill sprints? Do this because you will tighten the cog completely as you ride, and *then* you should tighten the lockring again before trying to skid or whatever.

Also, the mechanic at my LBS installed everything when I bought the wheels. He really took his time to make sure he didn't cross-thread the lockring. If the lockring is crossthreaded, it's not going to hold correctly (obviously). Don't use a cheap lockring either -- it's not worth destroying your hubs over a couple bucks (assuming they're not already destroyed).

And install a brake -- at least until you get this problem ironed out. Please.
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