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dylan95 12-23-14 03:18 PM

normal hub to fixed?
 
Sup guys
im working on a project fixie
ive now converted a normal hub to a fixed but i cant usel a lockring
Since there's no thread left to screw it on.
but i need to attach it properly for it not to kill me!
I came up with 2 solutions
First is welding it on its strong but ugly and realy permenent
second is mettal gleu like jb weld was thinking of putting it in the threads so it cant move
what do you guys think be best??
Thanks

bones_mcbones 12-23-14 03:20 PM

you should be able to use a SS hub with a fixed gear and a lockring... I think that's what I'm actually running right now.

Maybe depends on the hub.

dylan95 12-23-14 03:25 PM

Well idk but building this bike to see if i like fixed gear have some vintage normandy hubs
ther not made for this so i dont know whether to wel em in or jb weld(metal gleu) em

Scrodzilla 12-23-14 03:33 PM

How has the human race lasted so long?

hairnet 12-23-14 03:34 PM

You can just ride it without a lockring or trying to weld steel to aluminum, stupid application of JB weld, or Locktite. Get the cog tight, don't bust skids, and use your brakes.

dylan95 12-23-14 03:42 PM

Not planning on creazy skids but will a metal gleu get it so i wont get run over when i have to skid?

Wanderer 12-23-14 03:47 PM

No! Epoxy type adhesives are very strong, but have no shear strength. When you try to back pedal (skid) it will just spin off. Don't consider doing that, unless you are contemplating suicide.

dylan95 12-23-14 03:52 PM


Originally Posted by Wanderer (Post 17411549)
No! Epoxy type adhesives are very strong, but have no shear strength. When you try to back pedal (skid) it will just spin off. Don't consider doing that, unless you are contemplating suicide.

haha well i want to live for a bit i think lol
so im better of getting a cheap wiel set?

jlafitte 12-23-14 03:53 PM


Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 17411515)
How has the human race lasted so long?

Basically, we: (1) breed like flies, and (2) kill everything that interferes with (1).

Somebody needs to start a book, "Collected Sayings of Scrodzilla."

okie1kenobi 12-23-14 03:53 PM

You can try rotafixing the cog, Google search on how to do it

jlafitte 12-23-14 04:05 PM


Originally Posted by hairnet (Post 17411519)
You can just ride it without a lockring or trying to weld steel to aluminum, stupid application of JB weld, or Locktite. Get the cog tight, don't bust skids, and use your brakes.

AKA "suicide hub". Tried this, took very little time to unscrew a cog I had rotafixed the hell out of, along with a BB lockring.

dylan95 12-23-14 04:15 PM


Originally Posted by jlafitte (Post 17411593)
AKA "suicide hub". Tried this, took very little time to unscrew a cog I had rotafixed the hell out of, along with a BB lockring.

So id be better to just buy a cheap fixed wheel set?

bones_mcbones 12-23-14 04:17 PM

get a real fixie hub

dylan95 12-23-14 04:31 PM

Found a realy cheap set of wheels only 70 euro probably wont hold up for to long but wortha shot right?

Elvo 12-23-14 04:33 PM


Originally Posted by dylan95 (Post 17411667)
Found a realy cheap set of wheels only 70 euro probably wont hold up for to long but wortha shot right?

No

dylan95 12-23-14 04:39 PM


Originally Posted by Elvo (Post 17411675)
No

Reason?
I dont have alot of money to spend on a bike since wel i dont have to much spare cash but want to try odecentixie to see if i can invest in a "decent" bike

Scrodzilla 12-23-14 04:50 PM

Buying a bicycle isn't an investment.

hairnet 12-23-14 04:56 PM


Originally Posted by jlafitte (Post 17411593)
AKA "suicide hub". Tried this, took very little time to unscrew a cog I had rotafixed the hell out of, along with a BB lockring.

Let's reiterate. Don't bust skids with this set up. He can do it to see if he likes fixed, even for a couple plain miles. whatever

jlafitte 12-23-14 05:18 PM

Agreed.

Leukybear 12-23-14 06:14 PM

Errr sup dawg/ homie

How about you post up some pictures so we have an idea of what you're dealing with/ us to help you with?

FWIW, you would need a bottom bracket lockring, not a normal track lockring for what I think* you're trying to do....

europa 12-23-14 07:10 PM

I rode for months with a 'suicide' set up ie, a cog rotafixed onto a normal hub and a BB locking ring to make me feel like I'd done something. The important thing was, I USED MY BRAKES. Back pressure for controlling my speed sure but not for stopping, major slowing or skids. I used this set up while I saved up for a cheap but decent wheelset ... which is now ten years old and is sitting in Ol' Rusty as it happens, buy sensibly and cheap doesn't equal rubbish.

Mate, fixed gear does not equal skids. Fixed gear does not equal brakeless. You can do these things but if you want to, you need to set your bike up properly first which means good foot retention and proper fixed hubs with locking rings. Until then, just enjoy the ride (brakeless and skids don't actually add a great deal to the experience anyway, a bit but not as much as some make out).

Scrodzilla 12-23-14 09:46 PM

I rode for a long time on a suicide hub (brakeless to boot) and didn't die. This guy, however, will probably die.

europa 12-23-14 09:48 PM


Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 17412456)
I rode for a long time on a suicide hub (brakeless to boot) and didn't die. This guy, however, will probably die.

Yeah, but you're Scrod, real physics doesn't apply.

JohnDThompson 12-23-14 10:09 PM

What kind of hub and cog are you using that you run out of threads for a lockring with a single cog installed?

JOHNinIL 12-24-14 09:49 AM

Use loctite red- only removable with a blow torch.


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