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in message <[email hidden]>, Keith Willoughby

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Went for an early morning ride up to Merthyr. Got as far
as Abercynon, stopped to find out why the rear brake was
so squishy, and found out that the bloody back wheel is
bloody wobbling abloodygain. Turned back for home. Time to
dig out the cone spanner.

If the axle is bent again, then I think I'm going to give
up cycling until I lose a stone or four.

The old non-QR type axles are a lot stronger; you might
consider that as a solution.

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On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 10:35:03 GMT, Simon Brooke <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

The old non-QR type axles are a lot stronger; you might
consider that as a solution.

Naah. I've bent many solid spindles and broken a few in my
time, and I'm a skinny bugger. QR ones have the advantage
that when you snap them, the skewer holds the bits together
for a while, as well.

Roger

Keith Willoughby said:

If the axle is bent again, then I think I'm going to give
up cycling until I lose a stone or four.

Is it a screw-on freewheel? I find cassette-type hubs are
much less susceptible to bent axles.

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Guy:

Quoted message said:

Is it a screw-on freewheel? I find cassette-type hubs are
much less susceptible to bent axles.

You probably know this already, but I believe that's because
the bearings are located much closer to the end of the axle
- and in some cases there is also an extra set of bearings.

d.

davek said:

Quoted message said:

Is it a screw-on freewheel? I find cassette-type hubs are
much less susceptible to bent axles.

Quoted message said:

You probably know this already, but I believe that's
because the bearings are located much closer to the end of
the axle - and in some cases there is also an extra set of
bearings.

Indeed I do know this. And my wife's bike was upgraded to
cassette hubs because the weight of the trailer bike kept
bending axles :-)

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Just zis Guy said:

davek said:

Quoted message said:

Is it a screw-on freewheel?

It is.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I find cassette-type hubs are much less susceptible to
bent axles.

Quoted message said:

You probably know this already, but I believe that's
because the bearings are located much closer to the end
of the axle - and in some cases there is also an extra
set of bearings.

Indeed I do know this. And my wife's bike was upgraded to
cassette hubs because the weight of the trailer bike kept
bending axles :-)

Interesting, ta. Might be worth investing in a new rear
wheel. (I doubt very much that it's worth putting the old
rim on a new hub/spokes)

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Keith Willoughby said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> I find cassette-type hubs are much less susceptible to
> bent axles.

Quoted message said:

Interesting, ta. Might be worth investing in a new rear
wheel. (I doubt very much that it's worth putting the old
rim on a new hub/spokes)

Maybe, sometimes wheel builds are cheaper, but not often.

Consider an Alesa Xplorer rim, they are the dog's nuts :-)

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