suicide hub!
08-29-05 | 09:48 PM
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OK. Here's someone posting here because I want to answer your question, not display my $1000 trackbike righteousness: I would use JB weld. red loc-tite is about as good but keep in mind:
1) clean your surfaces _very_ well. soap and water then chemicals, isopropyl at very least.
2) With loc-tite, the point of contact matters most of all. loc-tite is kind of thin and good for securing very small crevices like the area between two interlocking mechanical parts. (a cog and hub). The crap that oozes out can be wiped off IMHO; this kind of glue only does anything in very tight crevices.
3) using JB weld is kind of like, well, welding. you should leave all that ugly gray crap that oozes out onto the cog because it like the brazing holding the "weld" together. it hardens very tight and you get a little peace of mind when you can see your wheel being held together by something.
4) this stuff can break loose. it's happened to me. throw on a break.
1) clean your surfaces _very_ well. soap and water then chemicals, isopropyl at very least.
2) With loc-tite, the point of contact matters most of all. loc-tite is kind of thin and good for securing very small crevices like the area between two interlocking mechanical parts. (a cog and hub). The crap that oozes out can be wiped off IMHO; this kind of glue only does anything in very tight crevices.
3) using JB weld is kind of like, well, welding. you should leave all that ugly gray crap that oozes out onto the cog because it like the brazing holding the "weld" together. it hardens very tight and you get a little peace of mind when you can see your wheel being held together by something.
4) this stuff can break loose. it's happened to me. throw on a break.
08-29-05 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by efarrar
not display my $1000 trackbike righteousness
It is a wise choice. And a brake is a good idea too if it is felt as being such.
08-29-05 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by moki
OK, I'm convinced. Proper wheel it is. Thank you all, by the way, for caring enough about my skull and the contents therein to post.
It's funny how much emphasis is put on safety when suicide hubs are brought up. I mean, how many of you ride with a helmet? Lights? Under the influence? These all seem to be acceptable risks, but running a suicide hub is, well, suicide? Safety first, I guess.
It's funny how much emphasis is put on safety when suicide hubs are brought up. I mean, how many of you ride with a helmet? Lights? Under the influence? These all seem to be acceptable risks, but running a suicide hub is, well, suicide? Safety first, I guess.
I think the key is to minimize the saftey hazards we all take. For instance, since I don't have brakes, or proper lighting, I make sure I wear my helmet and have a proper wheel. And for the record I don't ride if I've been drinking more than would allow me to ride safely. At least not anymore I don't. I'm getting old I tell you!
08-29-05 | 10:09 PM
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https://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-FIXED-GEAR-T...QQcmdZViewItem
Full set, brand new for sub$200.
Maybe its cause I'm a noob, but I don't think I want my fixie experience to be how I ****ed up my face when the wheel seized on my ass going 35MPH downhill.
Full set, brand new for sub$200.
Maybe its cause I'm a noob, but I don't think I want my fixie experience to be how I ****ed up my face when the wheel seized on my ass going 35MPH downhill.
08-29-05 | 10:18 PM
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sorry 165, I just have to sympathize with not paying $90-$200 for a part which is the easiest to break and the easiest to steal. I've had my heart broken too many times by hit and runs and theives with 15mm wrenches.
08-29-05 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by efarrar
sorry 165, I just have to sympathize with not paying $90-$200 for a part which is the easiest to break and the easiest to steal. I've had my heart broken too many times by hit and runs and theives with 15mm wrenches.
I just want you to be safe, and me to be loaded. It is a total win-win!
08-30-05 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by moki
OK, I'm convinced. Proper wheel it is. Thank you all, by the way, for caring enough about my skull and the contents therein to post.
It's funny how much emphasis is put on safety when suicide hubs are brought up. I mean, how many of you ride with a helmet? Lights? Under the influence? These all seem to be acceptable risks, but running a suicide hub is, well, suicide? Safety first, I guess.
It's funny how much emphasis is put on safety when suicide hubs are brought up. I mean, how many of you ride with a helmet? Lights? Under the influence? These all seem to be acceptable risks, but running a suicide hub is, well, suicide? Safety first, I guess.
lights? when it's dark
under the influence? just milk and cookies
with a track hub you will be a lot less likely to wreck your bike from the consequences of the cog unscrewing. but remember, all the other hazards will still be there. i'm just concerned that the hub choice is presented as a panacea, when it is really a lot of factors that determine your overall safety. it's like if my 15-year-old son tells me "hey dad i'm gonna put together a fixie and go bombing around town all day", i don't respond by saying "make sure you got a track hub on there"; the conversation would be much longer. then we would build the bike together.
