On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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. Even more of a mountain, since you don't even need the (rh thread) lockring. But I agree with the others that, *if* you have a choice, why not spec a flip flop? The only disadvantage I can see, apart from eventual legal liability, is cost, which can't be huge at all. I wish I had a QB fixie, even with an old, cheap Normandy 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
