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I recently decided to switch down from a a 16 to 15-tooth cog on my
road-conversion fixie. After I picked up the new cog and pulled the
lockring, I spent the better part of an hour wrestling with the old
cog, pulling as hard as I could on the chain whip in hopes of freeing
it. So far, I've been completely unsuccessful.
It is entirely possible that I'm just not strong enough and will need
some additional leverage, (or the help of a friend with more upper body
strength) but I just wanted to see what other people's experiences had
been when switching out track cogs on relatively heavily-used
"commuter" fixed gear bikes. I assume that any manual force I could
exert on the wheel (so long as it's relatively in-line with the normal
rotational and braking forces) shouldn't do any damage to it, but
wonder if I should be trying solvents or something, rather than
continuing to attempt the brute-force approach.
Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Lennon
P.S.: As long as I've got the fixie riders' attention, how about a
quick poll? What gearing do you run? If I succeed in this switch, I'll
be going from 42/16 to 42/15, and thinking about switching to a 44t
chainring as my next "upgrade".
road-conversion fixie. After I picked up the new cog and pulled the
lockring, I spent the better part of an hour wrestling with the old
cog, pulling as hard as I could on the chain whip in hopes of freeing
it. So far, I've been completely unsuccessful.
It is entirely possible that I'm just not strong enough and will need
some additional leverage, (or the help of a friend with more upper body
strength) but I just wanted to see what other people's experiences had
been when switching out track cogs on relatively heavily-used
"commuter" fixed gear bikes. I assume that any manual force I could
exert on the wheel (so long as it's relatively in-line with the normal
rotational and braking forces) shouldn't do any damage to it, but
wonder if I should be trying solvents or something, rather than
continuing to attempt the brute-force approach.
Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Lennon
P.S.: As long as I've got the fixie riders' attention, how about a
quick poll? What gearing do you run? If I succeed in this switch, I'll
be going from 42/16 to 42/15, and thinking about switching to a 44t
chainring as my next "upgrade".