Talk:Rotafix

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[edit] (Fordfasterr on May 23, 2006)

Agreed.

I have several wheels built up this way, this is very useful (specially) when you install a fixed cog onto a freewheel hub. Typically, the user would have to install a bottom bracket lockring on the hub to try to secure the cog, but with rotafix, you don't really need to. Be warned, if you over-tighten the cog using the rotafix method, you may easily strip the threads on the hub!!

- Thanks.

[edit] (Etymology)

it should be noted that the term "rotafix" comes from how it's named after the italian bike group that seems to be the main group of people using this method. chaingang rotafixa. rotafixing is the verbed form.

Is "Rotafix" a (registered) trademark, i.e. should it be "Rotafix™" or "Rotafix®"...?  If not a trademark, may "rotafix" rather than "Rotafix" be used...?  Regards, David Kernow (talk) 02:13, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Some guy with a stuck cog May 7th, 2007

I know this wiki has the "nothing else links to this wiki" tag and has a possible trademark infringing name, but please, please do not delete it. I was cranking on a stuck cog w/ a chainwhip for 15 minutes and thought it was hopeless until I stumbled across this node. After a quick un-rotafix it loosened right up.