I think we're making a mountain out of a molehill with this issue. The practice of using a fixed cog on a freewheel hub with a bb lockring or loctite is a well-accepted method (hardly a kludge, is what i'm saying) of making a fixed drivetrain, especially on a bike such as the Quickbeam which has two powerful handbrakes and doesn't rely on resisting the drivetrain as a method of braking. The experience of Jim E. and Sheldon (RIP) with their QB's demonstrates this.
On Mar 3, 7:16 am, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: > On Mar 3, 9:38 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > I've run a fixed sprocket on the one side from very early on. I used a bb > > retainer ring as a lockring, which has worked fine. > > yes - there's always a less than perfect solution, but I think Riv > would offer up the QB with a fixed/free hub before suggesting that the > free/free hub can be ridden fixed gear without a proper lockring! > > soooo .....why not a fixed/free hub? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
