Are these wheels any good
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Are these wheels any good
Saw these on ebay. https://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-TRACK-ROAD-B...QQcmdZViewItem
I believe this another Bikesdirect company, I could be wrong. You can't buy the parts for what they are selling the wheels for. I'm really tempted to get a set. Just wanted to know if anyone pulled the trigger on a set.
Tim
I believe this another Bikesdirect company, I could be wrong. You can't buy the parts for what they are selling the wheels for. I'm really tempted to get a set. Just wanted to know if anyone pulled the trigger on a set.
Tim
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Check these links for a discussion on the wheelset you linked, and other similarly priced bargain wheelsets.
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/260151-opinion-wheelset.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/259920-budget-wheelset.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/260151-opinion-wheelset.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/259920-budget-wheelset.html
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Originally Posted by BostonFixed
Check these links for a discussion on the wheelset you linked, and other similarly priced bargain wheelsets.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=260151
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=259920
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=260151
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=259920
As far as lockrings and cogs go, why did the hub strip on the horror story instead of the cog. Seems like the culprit is the hub itself not the cheap cog. Sounds to me like the guy didn't install the cog/lockring properly.
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Originally Posted by cs1
Thanks for the links. I read them all and the links inside them. Very good info.
As far as lockrings and cogs go, why did the hub strip on the horror story instead of the cog. Seems like the culprit is the hub itself not the cheap cog. Sounds to me like the guy didn't install the cog/lockring properly.
Tim
As far as lockrings and cogs go, why did the hub strip on the horror story instead of the cog. Seems like the culprit is the hub itself not the cheap cog. Sounds to me like the guy didn't install the cog/lockring properly.
Tim
Cheap cogs and lockrings just suck- buy a new quality one of each- surly, eai, dura ace, and others make excellent qaulity cogs/lockrings. Yes, the set will set you back about $30-40, but both are durable, and you can move them to a different set of wheels if you buy a or better wheelset.
You can take your chances with cheap cogs/lockrings, but be forwarned that there are 101 stories about people stripping hubs with cheap cogs and lockrings in this forum..
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Originally Posted by BostonFixed
Cogs are hardened steel, hub threads are aluminum- Cog always wins.
Cheap cogs and lockrings just suck- buy a new quality one of each- surly, eai, dura ace, and others make excellent qaulity cogs/lockrings. Yes, the set will set you back about $30-40, but both are durable, and you can move them to a different set of wheels if you buy a or better wheelset.
You can take your chances with cheap cogs/lockrings, but be forwarned that there are 101 stories about people stripping hubs with cheap cogs and lockrings in this forum..
Cheap cogs and lockrings just suck- buy a new quality one of each- surly, eai, dura ace, and others make excellent qaulity cogs/lockrings. Yes, the set will set you back about $30-40, but both are durable, and you can move them to a different set of wheels if you buy a or better wheelset.
You can take your chances with cheap cogs/lockrings, but be forwarned that there are 101 stories about people stripping hubs with cheap cogs and lockrings in this forum..
Tim
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Originally Posted by cs1
Does anyone have an explanation as to how a cheap cog strips the hub threads and an expensive doesn't?
Tim
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1 Cheap cog has a thinner base, so the same stress is spread out onto fewer threads.
2 Cheap cog has ****ty threads. Eg. not tall enough, so they end up engaging only the top of the hub threads. Or one thread is missing/very low=> see1. Or the threads are not spaced evenly, so one or more of the hub threads take extreme stress.
That said, I can proudly claim to own the ****tiest cog of all BFSSFG, and I put 2000 problem-free miles into it before I switched to a different setup. That sucker was co crap the chain actually made indentation on it after 30 miles. Narrow base, uneven teeth, you name it.
It all comes down to tightening it like a gorilla and then being lucky.
2 Cheap cog has ****ty threads. Eg. not tall enough, so they end up engaging only the top of the hub threads. Or one thread is missing/very low=> see1. Or the threads are not spaced evenly, so one or more of the hub threads take extreme stress.
That said, I can proudly claim to own the ****tiest cog of all BFSSFG, and I put 2000 problem-free miles into it before I switched to a different setup. That sucker was co crap the chain actually made indentation on it after 30 miles. Narrow base, uneven teeth, you name it.
It all comes down to tightening it like a gorilla and then being lucky.
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One more thing on these wheels,
it looks like they are not even a true "fixed/free" flip-flop hub. looks more like free/free
unlike a true fixed/free hub
it looks like they are not even a true "fixed/free" flip-flop hub. looks more like free/free
unlike a true fixed/free hub
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Originally Posted by LóFarkas
It all comes down to tightening it like a gorilla and then being lucky.
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Originally Posted by dekalbSTEEL
One more thing on these wheels,
it looks like they are not even a true "fixed/free" flip-flop hub. looks more like free/free
unlike a true fixed/free hub
it looks like they are not even a true "fixed/free" flip-flop hub. looks more like free/free
unlike a true fixed/free hub
The cog/lockring comes installed on one side; the other side is the freewheel side.