Originally Posted by chas58 (Post 14882513)

Agree with the above comments.

Just so you know what is going on (assuming no damage to your hub mentioned above):
If the cog is not properly tightened on install, it will tighten itself up more as you ride it. When this happens the lock ring is no longer tight against the hub, allowing for the cog to tighten and loosen when you accelerate and brake. Eventually this will cause your lock ring to come loose (it already was loose, but it will become more noticeable) and will ruin the threads on your hub for the lock ring. At that point the hub is only good for the freewheel side (assuming you have a flip/flop)

Originally Posted by Training.Wheels (Post 14882755)

I was under the understanding that freewheels and fixed cogs go in the same threading. Is this not the case with all hubs?

Originally Posted by Nagrom_ (Post 14882803)

you can put freewheels on fixed threads, but not the other way around.

If you ever have to buy hubs, get fixed/fixed.

Originally Posted by fixedSprint (Post 14882889)

Don't know yet if there is any damage. I agree with that, the cog is tightening and leaving the lock ring loose. hopefully there is no damage to the hub. It is a flip/flop hub. Would you agree that i should not be at fault? i did not install the cog and lock ring. they are both brand new out of the box on brand new rims. i have rode with them on maybe 3-4 times if that.

Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 14882924)

Dude, get off the damn internet and go to the bike shop.

Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 14883008)

They didn't do it while you waited? What the **** is wrong with bike shops?

Originally Posted by Nagrom_ (Post 14883016)

It takes all of 30 seconds to properly tighten a cog and lockring.

That would annoy me.

Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 14883039)

Seriously. I would take less than ten minutes to remove the cog/lockring, inspect the threads and reinstall everything the right way.

Because they ****ed up installing it the first time, I would have demanded they do it right in front of me. For free.

Originally Posted by Training.Wheels (Post 14883211)

Dude... that really sucks. At a nearby shop, I brought in a wheel, a log and cockring and the guy did it while I picked my nose. He didn't even charge me and it wasn't even my personal LBS! There is something really wrong with your peeps.

Originally Posted by Crandrew (Post 14883029)

its just the nature of Customer Service these days. Thats why when I find somebody who is good at what they do, I pay top dollar to keep coming back.

Originally Posted by chas58 (Post 14883434)

I usually just do it myself. A FG doesn't need that much maintenance.

Originally Posted by hairnet (Post 14883597)

is this one of those shops that has never seen a fixed gear in person before and now they're scratching their heads****************************************???

Originally Posted by fixedSprint (Post 14883607)

I don't believe so? they have a 84' schwinn fixed gear in the shop.

Originally Posted by hairnet (Post 14883739)

To the Performance where our very own Jimmytango works

Originally Posted by Training.Wheels (Post 14883211)

Originally Posted by spinerguy (Post 14883405)

they did what?? while you pick your...?? sure you went to the right shop? :eek: