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I'm not saying that they sell stolen bikes at all Ed, I'm sure they're nice guys and 100% legit. It just annoys me cos Brick Lane is a place synonymous with knocked off bikes. So all I'm saying is that BLCs enhance the reputation of the place as a place to get bikes (knocked off or otherwise) - and that increases the footfall to the area each weekend of people interested in getting a bike and so in turn bike thieves know that there's an increased chance of selling their stolen wares each week. Ergo - more bikes in London getting nicked!
I mean that's reductionist but you get my drift.
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Cheers for your help and advice guys. I've been riding ss for quite a while & have ridden fixed on the track (only a couple of times) so maybe you guys are right, I need a brake.
Thanks for your bike shop advice too (although I get annoyed by the idea of Brick Lane cycles capitalising on the nicked bike trade down there).
So I need to simply glue this sprocket on then do I (in addition to the lockring of course)? It's a really simple cheapo hub not a track hub with reverse threading.
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Ah - so "track sprocket" is the terminology, I wasn't getting anywhere searching for threaded sprockets. Cheers. And thanks for advice on brakes.
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you've heard this kind of tedious question again & again so sorry, but...
Just switching over an ancient old dutch sit up & beg (old 3 speed sturmey thing) to a fixed.
Got a new wheel with threaded hub, a) where the hell do I buy a threaded sprocket (rather than a splined cassette one) and b) how will I be able to fix it sufficiently given that all my braking will be through this sprocket (seeing as I'm not planning on having a front brake) - I'll need some kind of lockring (don't know where to get this baby from either).Sorry chaps, I'm sure this is well trodden ground for you... it's just a bit of a voyage into t'unknown for me....
That's a good point too though - that their presence may turn the trade legit down there...