^ I can't wait for the second half of the season...


But I give up, no amount of liquid wrench and pushing with my lockring wrench will budge it, whether in the right or wrong direction.

If anyone has a Miche track cog they can lend me, I'd be extremely grateful! It has to be 1/8" to match my chainwhip and I'll pay for shipping both ways and send it back within an hour.

Thanks for the help guys.

They're only like ten bucks.

Still pretty astounded you can't get it off with a big ass pair of channel locks.

No it doesn't, but IIRC Miche only makes 1/8" cogs.

^ I've used a different size chainwhip on different sized cogs, the result just isn't as optimal for removing something so tight.

Cheapest I can find is $15, the jump from $10 to $15 is huge for a one time use item!

The channel locks can't get a good grip on it, even after I put a rag in between it. It keeps slipping and I'm afraid of destroying the hub threads.

Also, it looks like you already messed up the splines on the base plate, so I wonder if you could even seat a cog anymore.

If you've messed up the cog carrier, a dremel might help you reshape it so that it's functional again.

Why are you removing the carrier? why not use a Miche cog?

From the looks of the OP, it sounds like he got a wheel off CL or something, and it had the carrier on it.

The photo was before I did anything with it, the previous owner told me he forgot to take it off and that it works fine. I'm almost positive it is fine, but then again I was almost positive I was turning it the right way.

I just bought like 3 cogs from Scrod and I won't really be swapping cogs a lot so the carrier isn't that useful to me. Just another thing that could go wrong.

So the previous owner also bought it on CL, and couldn't get it off so resold it.


Got it.

What makes you think that it can't hold a cog anymore? Because the edge of the outside of one of the slots is chipped?

I didn't buy these off CL and the only reason why I can't take it off is because I don't have a Miche cog. These aren't just some sh*tty wheels!

The interface look damaged in the first picture.


No one said they are ****ty.

Only a sh*tty wheel is worth just reselling if you can't get a cog holder off one side of the double fixed hubs!

Hm. I see.


Have you used a big ass pair of channel locks? I really don't see how that wouldn't work.

Do you have a 20" pipe wrench?

Not 20" but I do have one. I've tried everything in the photo.

http://i.imgur.com/zPRfo.jpg

I'm just going to get and cog and then sell it. Not that big of a deal, I just thought there would be another solution. Thanks man

Well **** me. hahaha.

I'd just get a Miche cog and use it. I've never had a problem with the Miche cog+carrier, and it should be easier to sell the cog(or maybe return to scrod).

If you are not overly attached to the carrier and you have a vice.

+1

wait.
what?
so you paying $10 to use an item one time doesn't make sense, so one of us should:
1. find a miche cog we're not using.
2. go to the fedex store to send you a cog that we own
3. you wait a few days to get it
4. once you do get it, use it to remove the carrier
5. mail it back for us (paying shipping both ways)
6. profit?

Something is so clearly missing from this picture. Either that or I am more think than I stoned.

Indeed.

Way ahead of you. :)

This thread is awesome. Kudos to everyone involved.