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@edscoble
mate, unless you're riding round a velodome, a lockring is essential nonetheless and you don't need to learn how to 'skid' just to ride a fixed wheel bicycles,
a lockring is essential because you'll end up using your legs to slow down the wheel, there will be moment when you're going fast downhill and a slight resistance of the pedals would be enough to undo the cog.
172mm on a road bike BB height is a bit risky since you can't stop pedalling around a corner and consquencely will have a pedal strike, and off you pop.
put a lockring on, ride it properly, and then decided whether you want to sell it or not.