The cog carrier system is awesome. I'm using it on mine too.
Once you get it on securely, it pretty much eliminates any possibility of stripped hub threads.
changing cogs is so easy. it's relatively cheap too!

I've also found I'm a fan of the cog carrier system, and am looking at getting some more cogs incase I want to change my gearing.

As stated, cost is fairly cheap.

The cog/carrier sytem is nice, but I wish Miche offered a cog larger than 18t. I love to climb, but a 46x18 is a little taller gear than I can handle on some of my climbs.

From what I read, it is standard threading for the cogs, and as stated above, its the lockring that gets proprietary. i purchased a wheelset with Miche hubs and it came with a Dura Ace cog. i first wondered if dura ace also did italian threading, then feared about the threads getting f'd up when i put on the carrier system. But its sweet because I can run a 15t 3/32 on the san jose, then put on my 17t 1/8 for the IRO (after i get the damned fork cut-it just sits there taunting me). And google found me some replacement cogs for $13. pretty happy thusfar.

less talk more bikes!!!

bike is at the lbs having steerer tube cut and bolts/lockring tightened. Almost done .......!

would this fork fit my bike.. it says something about "perfect for a 48cm nice and tight"
http://www.kingkog.com/kogshop/images/P1010023_1.JPG

You have a 48cm group-buy IRO?

No. You don't. So no, it will not.

Wow, all that information given to you and you came to such a great conclusion. How do you know it won't work? You were given no info.

do you have to be so goddamn rude?

its a 59cm iro, so would i have a insta-funnybike with that fork?
I dunno. im just trying to find a fork for ~$150 or less that doesnt have ~40mm of rake.

my thinking is the steerer tube is cut and threaded for a 48cm bike with a really short headtube. So it won't even fit your IRO, unfortunately.

chase is right, the size frame a fork will fit on has nothing to do with the length of the fork but the length of the steertube, and something that's perfect for a 48cm bike is going to have a short one, and you need a long one for a 59 iro, i would GUESS you probably need ~200mm if it's threaded (more if it's not). but that's just as shot in the dark based on 57cm frames i've ridden

could i just tig some more tube to the top?

I've welded steerer tubes before, they snap. feel free, but I'd advise against it. you can find plenty of forks for less than $150 all over the place.

Ya'll don't be too mean...650b conversion...50cm frame...rides like a dream! Flame away!

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/4226/dsc00767ci3.jpg
Shot with DSC-P200 at 2007-08-01

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Shot with DSC-P200 at 2007-08-01

did you tig it? what kind of welding experience do you have?

*and I can't find a Lugged Steel Track fork anywhere online... all I see are road forks or carbon/aluminum forks..

you win so far. hopefully i can tie with you though.

quite a bit of fun to ride, and it looks ridiculous!!


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I lubs you

powdercoat?

No, you wouldn't. road/track forks are pretty similar. 40mm rake stays 40mm rake and it has to have an axle to crown distance very similar to the iro fork. At minimum it has to fit a wheel in.

Worst case, it fits exactly like the IRO fork. Best case, it steepens up you geometry a little bit and you get a faster handling, closer to track geo bike.

Nice bars... what are they?

One of the best so far, Love those cranks!!

I almost got the cranks, a brooks, but with brown deep-v's/black everything else. But I like red alot.. and its made its way onto this bike too.

I'm sure it's fun to ride, but it looks like something from a Dr. Seuss book.

Not that it's a bad thing, I'm just saying...