fixed gear with no lockring?

PiledHigher

Track & Road fixes with no lock ring, never managed to spin it off.

The thread on my shitty track hub has the lockring threads a bit mashed so that a longring won't go on and the road fixie is an old road hub.

Use a proper track chain chainwhip and put some muscle into it.

lifehasnovalue

i ride my old scorcher with no lockring and healthy dose of jb weld...no brakes and the bike weighs in at around 38# currently...no problems...no skidding either though!
i ride my road fix with a bb lockring which has been sufficient for preventing the cog from spinning off under back pressure and also keeping the cog on the splines! (i really like miche splined interface cogs)

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LockinUp

[QUOTE=10timesbetter]right now i still have my stock rear hub, i just pulled off the old 5speed freewheel, and replaced it with one of my old bmx ones, i also have a fixed gear sprocket, which i intend to go to eventually, but it doesn't have the step threads, i can only put on the sprocket, and no lockring, so i was curious if anyone's done this on a road bike for a period of time and had any problems?



Not a good idea if you ride on the streets!
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Bikeophile

Personally, I HATE lockrings!!! Yesterday actually put me over the edge! I've had my issues, including bleeding knuckles, trying to get a lockring off!

That being said, I wouldn't be comfortable riding without one. Until recently! I was introduced to Scott Hansen from Level Components a few months ago (www.levelcomponents.com)

These guys have the same hatred for lockrings that many of us do. They have designed the most "kick-ass" (I apologize but thats the only term that gives this hub justice) Fixed gear hub!

The best part is....no need for Lockring!
I could go on to explain all of the amazing benefits and details about this hub, but its best just to check out LEVEL's site! (www.levelcomponents.com)

But basically the main points I love....

-No Lockring
-Stainless Cogs
-Track and MTB Compatible (easy switch too!)
-Flip/Flop
-Super High Flanges
-No special tools needed for FULL service of the hub!

and as a wheel builder, I LOVE that we can have the same spoke length on both sides of the hub!!

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teammiyata

I think the real question is, are you going to skid? Even the best rig can be pushed over the edge. A skid is so powerfully shocking to the cog(especially if you weigh 230lbs.)that it could easily come off. If you are brakeless this puts you in an awkward situation. No lockring = at least 1 brake(or a healthy pair of Keds) BTW if your cog comes off and you don't realize it right away, you might want to let the cog come all the way off rather than trying to re-position by pedaling real fast. You could wind up ruining a perfectly good Phil Wood flip flop hub...in theory.

CBolt

I'm using a bb lock-ring on my fixie. I put the cog and ring on really tight with plenty of red loctite. They are probably on the hub for eternity, but that's ok with me. It was my first fixie project, and I did it cheap. I'll get the proper parts next time.

miss claire

I am using an old screw on road hub without a lockring.The last time i tried to remove the sprocket i bent my chainwhip so they are on pretty tight

teammiyata

sooner or later cogs wear out...

huhenio

Front brake + moderate backpressure = no need for lockring.

I pity the fool (dave my lbs mechanic) that has to remove that sucker to change it ... this friday!

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teammiyata

He prolly already knows this but a good heat source(bunsen burner, crack lighter, molten lava...) helps out getting that little bugger off. Push comes to shove-it's hammer time