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Old 12-18-04, 09:59 AM
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Fixed wheel versus converted road

I'm using a converted road hub as a fixed wheel (brazed cassette hub) Am thinking of buying a regular track wheel. Would be a wise choice? Any obvious advantages? My wheel hasn't been redished, I'm using spacers to get the right lineup, seems to be working OK but I am thinking it might be better to change over.
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Uh, you want a lockring?

If you mean you welded the cog on by brazed, that might work, but you'd never be able to change the cog...
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Originally Posted by HereNT
Uh, you want a lockring?

If you mean you welded the cog on by brazed, that might work, but you'd never be able to change the cog...
no goofball, he used a cassette hub that was brazed so that it couldn't freewheel. then, he put a cassette cog on the splines, and used spacers to adjust the chainline.
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