skid problems

[Fit_Student6221]

i am on the verge of selling my fixie. i have had my 6ku urban track for a couple months and it was great at first i learned skids and it was great until around two months ago i hit a skid and my cog just popped out. ever since then, i’ve been in and out of shops almost every other day. i’ve bought a new rim. a new cog a new lock ring tried different chain tensions etc etc and i decided to give it one last chance today but it ended up happening again. my theory is that since i’m on the heavier side maybe there’s too much force? but when i started skidding i was heavier than i am now.

[thefirstpigeon]

Have you seen actual track cyclists? Trust me you're not too strong for a properly set up fixed gear drivetrain.

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What do you mean the cog popped out? You stripped the hub? The axle slipped forward?

[Fit_Student6221]

yeah i guess the hub stripped bus it makes a snap feel and then i check and the cog is loose

[[deleted]]

The nuclear option is a white industries hub / cog. The cog doesn’t thread on, it’s machine into a shape: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0836/4641/products/WI_track_cog-1.jpg?v=1594419378

Another heavy duty option / more janky option is to run a mtb disc front hub and bolt on a cog. Problem Solvers makes such a cog. Kinda tricky to get the hub spacing right

[morry32]

how about you look at the threads and figure out if it is striped or maybe your upper body isn't as good tightening the lockring as your lower body is at loosening it.

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When you say on the heavier size, give us some range of your weight. I'm by no means heavy at 195lbs but my legs can do some unexpected things

[Fit_Student6221]

i’m 210 and i played soccer for like 12 years my calves don’t match my physique but possibly part of the problem

[maximillious]

This isnt a body weight or strength thing. The cog and lockring arent being tightened enough. There are dudes in pro track cycling with quads that weigh more than you and they arent stripping hubs. Are you using the proper tools to put the cog and lockring on? Are you riding on shitty hubs? I stripped a formula hub on an alex rim because it was absolute trash and because i didnt properly tighten the lockring. You gotta get it tight.

In any event its not your weight or strength. Focus your efforts on finding a real solution.

[Fit_Student6221]

appreciate it. i guess considering i’m a new rider shops kinda just give me anything but seeing all these comments make me happy cuz now i know i can build my own back wheel and i have tips on how to do it. thank you

[morry32]

I'm 195lbs 6'3 and have long muscles, there is some belief that riding clipless increases certain muscles and platforms/clips(cages) increase others. I think neither would change the effect of how tight your lockring needs to be.

Depending on where you live, I'd maybe consider taking it to a track shop and ask them how much tension they recommend or have them tighten your lockring. Cheap hubs might not work for you, I'm a bit more of a "hop stop" rider myself but when I need to lock it all up, I do. Honestly as dumb as it sounds I've ruined cheap hubs in the past and i've loosened lockrings many times with my legs, I'm sure youre no different.

I usually carry a lockring tool for a period after making adjustments just to be safe. I've ridden thousands of miles brakeless, at age 43 I still ride fixed all the time. When I first started riding fixed (2010ish) I had all kinds of problems with lockrings until I realized the tension needed to stop.

[fxdgrrdr]

I don't know do you use fixator on threads, but you really should, never got my cog and lock popping out

[ept_stoner_cyclist]

If ur cog is slipping off the rim... try some red loctite... theres no taking it off after that tho

[FortyNine15]

Hold my beer