Re: [CR]Spacers for fixed hubs?

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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:07:42 -0400
To: Warren & Elizabeth <warbetty@sympatico.ca>, Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Spacers for fixed hubs?


My late aunt and uncle wrote:
>I just received this very cool 30's BR drum brake fixed hub from Mr
>Stone. Yes, this three (four?) pound wonder has reverse threads for
>a lockring. However, when I spun on a flanged BSA cog and lock ring,
>there is a slight gap between the two, preventing the lockring from
>doing it's job.
>
>The question is, do I put a spacer/washer between the cog and
>lockring or inboard of the cog to push it out the required distance?
>Or will either method suffice?

Do whichever will give better chain line.

Sheldon "Straight Ahead" Brown Newtonville, Massachusetts

http://sheldonbrown.org/genealogy/WC01/WC01_013.HTM

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