Bolt on cogs

well.
after having stripped 2 phil lockringthreads in 6 month, I am, to say the least, fed up with it a lil.

Thought about getting a chub and using it as bolt on.

but didnt find anyone who did it
how did you manage that? just wondering like

if only i knew.

always tightened it properly and one day it just blows of while braking.

There are cheaper options than a Level... could get a disc brake hub then use one of the cogs from London fixie inc (think that's the name?) which bolt right onto the disc mounts. Don't know about chainline with this setup though

My bet... not enough (or no) grease on the sprocket.

There's no way you're just going to strip Phil Wood stuff unless it's a result of slack maintenance.

how did you manage that? just wondering like

49/17, brakeless, approx. 100kg...

He's doing it wrong?

there was plenty mate.

how did you tighten the cog and lockring? did you use a chainwhip or rotafix and an actual lockring tool? did you check the tightness of the cog and lockring (i.e., retighten them) every few weeks?

bolt on= win.

chainwhip and rotafix (not at the same time). Lockringtool for sure.

Checked every sunday.

As I said, it happened for the first time in oct.
Phil had the hub replaced.
Doubt they would've done it if it was an installation problem...

Merged from under my feet.

Was saying... I haven't heard of Phils stripping before so it's pretty surprising. Twice is just unheard of full stop.

Bolt ons would solve this for you, Levels are awesome hubs. The london fixie speed or whatever are certainly good enough and cheaper. So yup, to ally your concerns about bolt ons, very few downsides with the only one being a much reduced range of cogs to choose from.

velo solo now

http://velosolo.co.uk/shopdisc.html

i love velosolo stuff:

Merged from under my feet.

Was saying... I haven't heard of Phils stripping before so it's pretty surprising. Twice is just unheard of full stop.

Bolt ons would solve this for you, Levels are awesome hubs. The london fixie speed or whatever are certainly good enough and cheaper. So yup, to ally your concerns about bolt ons, very few downsides with the only one being a much reduced range of cogs to choose from.

thanks!

will have a look at them since i think it will be a solution giving me much less worries when riding

I will be putting a set of wheels with a bolt on cog on the classifieds tomorrow, Shimano hubs with mavic rims. Will post photos and more details there.

I'm going to dredge just a little, rather than start a new thread.

I have a set of rescued 26 inch wheels from the bin (1 broken spoke ffs!) and they have these hubs

Now, From reading here and at Velosolo you can build a rear fixed wheel using their bolt-on cog and axle kit ect.

Thing is I know nothing of MTB disc hubs and I gather the ones I have are entry level. Will the bearings last and would the hub be a good basis to build up a 700c wheel. Really just for something different (and strong). Velosolo recommends the XT hub for their hardened bearing races.

Also, lacing up wise I have tried a few spoke length calculators but for 3x 333.9 spoke length and they keep thinking it's for a dished wheel. Im def. doing it wrong! So I'm either going to ask one of the wheelbuilders here (tommy?) or my LBS, which is PUSH to build it up.

They'll be fine. I have know idea about spokes.

It makes more sense just to but the ready converted hub so you end up with an XT hub and know it works. XT hubs are strong and have good rubber seals so make a good all year round hub.
If you are going to bother of building the wheel why use an entry level hub?

Good point, I think thats what was going through my head. Just really aiming to re-use a hub that was free.

i think i am going to have a crack at this with my current wheel build. Anyone have first hand experience of it.

so far i see my options are the velosolo, phil wood, level - only seems to use 4 bolts? charge only 4 bolts? vailie components - not out yet

any others?

Digging up an old thead here

I'm really considering using this as an option
Since this thread has been started so long ago, does anyone use this kind of setup these days?

@Caxineiro https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/246229/?offset=25#comment12782443 this is a more complete thread,i use this sistem too(novatec front hub thru axle 15mm with custom axle and spacers)no complain so far,if you can read italian >>http://www.fixedforum.it/forum/topic/68906-asse-universale-per-conversione-mozzo-iso-pp15-gruppo-dacquisto/

I've used it on all my fixed gear bikes so far. Cheap and durable method. But I've bought my wheelsets completely from a small local shop here in Hungary so I can't really give proper links where to buy it internationally.

@aka
@vp1337

Cheers guys, I'm going to try it.
I've damaged the threads on an Ambrósio hub on my commute and I really don't want it to happen again.

You can do the cheap method of converting a front disc hub taking loose balls and a regular 9/10 mm axle and drill your own cogs. Costed me 5€ for a used hub and 2€ for an axle in LBS.