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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:

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Is it a screw-on freewheel?

It is.

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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:

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

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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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