erhhm flip-flop freewheels?
#1
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New SS rider!
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From: Bethany Beach, DE
Bikes: 2013 Dawes SST-AL
erhhm flip-flop freewheels?
I'm wondering if I can take off my fixed cog and throw on another free-wheel. (if I can get off my fixed cog) I can't whip it off! It's basically seized on there!
Thanks fellas!
Thanks fellas!
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With this technique it is possible to apply a tightening torque much greater than that available using a chain whip: the force is applied at a distance which coincides with the radius of the wheel instead of the much smaller radius of the sprocket, greatly increasing the leverage. The lock ring is now unnecessary.
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cog threads= freewheel threads
put a little electric tape over the lockring threads so you don't bang em up when you install the freewheel
put a little electric tape over the lockring threads so you don't bang em up when you install the freewheel
#17
When I'm hauling my own ass I like 48-16. If I'm hauling my kid's six year old ass I'm more like 42-16.
Get yerself a chain tool, a freewheel tool, and a fistful of old freewheels. Buy them used for five bucks. Soak them in oil. Figure it out.








