I have the lockring off of the Suzue hub, now I need to get the 19-tooth cog off. The chainwhip doesn't seem to get enough teeth for grabbing. Anyone else have a suggestion, maybe a nice pic, too?

Thanks,

max

hit it with a bit of wd-40 (both side - near the shoulder and where the lockring normally is)
wrap the whole length of the chain on the chainwhip around the cog (you can try and add more links if you need to).
get it nice and snug.
make sure you are applying pressure in the correct direction.
get a hammer and TAP the whip handle
take your time

i had a similar dilemma this weekend. and I still had time for a nice frosty Kitachino 2005 Celebration Ale.

just add a few more links to the end of your chain whip

I knew I saved those for a reason. Worked like a charm, thanks for the help. I actually got the chain stuck on the cog and then had to work it off link by link. But at least now I can clean out these gritty hubs. Thanks again, all.

I've never removed the cog to repack the hubs... the lockring shouldn't stick out far enough to be a real problem. I find it to be a miniscule advantage in riding fixed....

Oh, well, you're right. I kind of misspoke. Actually, I just decided to clean the entire drivetrain, including chainring and cog, as I'm looking to retire my Tri-flow and re-lube with something dry. Figured I should clean up all the dirt, grime and gunk beforehand. (Yet another nice thing about a fixed city bike--cleaning the chain and drivetrain is so much less labor-intensive. You've gotta love minimizing parts!) On the way there, though, I realized that my bearings are gritty as hell, so I kind of conflated the two tasks into one, sorry 'bout that.

It's cool... I just thought you were doing WAY too much work for such a simple machine. Glad to see you're treating it well.