So following on from this weeks skid-stop fun, I got hold of a suitable hook spanner from HubJub to tighten the lock-ring - only to find that the track-hub now has a stripped thread (must have stripped when it came loose under back pedalling). Bugger.
I don't how good the original hub that came with the bike was, probably not that great (or not assembled correctly at the bike shop in the first place). It was a Specialized 32 hole forged alloy double sealed unit.
What I'm after is a track-hub/lock-ring combo that will stand up to skid-stops no problem. Grateful if anyone can make a recommendation?
I suppose it would have been better if the lock-ring was weaker/softer than the spindle in this case, then I'd only be in the market for a new lock-ring, rather than track-hub and wheel re-build. Maybe I shouldn't get the best lock-ring out there?
So following on from this weeks skid-stop fun, I got hold of a suitable hook spanner from HubJub to tighten the lock-ring - only to find that the track-hub now has a stripped thread (must have stripped when it came loose under back pedalling). Bugger.
I don't how good the original hub that came with the bike was, probably not that great (or not assembled correctly at the bike shop in the first place). It was a Specialized 32 hole forged alloy double sealed unit.
What I'm after is a track-hub/lock-ring combo that will stand up to skid-stops no problem. Grateful if anyone can make a recommendation?
Apparently Surly hubs have a longer thread and a thicker lockring.
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I suppose it would have been better if the lock-ring was weaker/softer than the spindle in this case, then I'd only be in the market for a new lock-ring, rather than track-hub and wheel re-build. Maybe I shouldn't get the best lock-ring out there?
The lockring would have to be made of cheese to avoid damaging the hub - better to get something made to close tolerances and fit it properly.
So following on from this weeks skid-stop fun, I got hold of a suitable hook spanner from HubJub to tighten the lock-ring - only to find that the track-hub now has a stripped thread (must have stripped when it came loose under back pedalling). Bugger.
So following on from this weeks skid-stop fun, I got hold of a suitable hook spanner from HubJub to tighten the lock-ring - only to find that the track-hub now has a stripped thread (must have stripped when it came loose under back pedalling). Bugger.
I don't how good the original hub that came with the bike was, probably not that great (or not assembled correctly at the bike shop in the first place). It was a Specialized 32 hole forged alloy double sealed unit.
What I'm after is a track-hub/lock-ring combo that will stand up to skid-stops no problem. Grateful if anyone can make a recommendation?
I suppose it would have been better if the lock-ring was weaker/softer than the spindle in this case, then I'd only be in the market for a new lock-ring, rather than track-hub and wheel re-build. Maybe I shouldn't get the best lock-ring out there?
Why not take it back to Evans? After all it seems to be their poor handywork that caused the problem so they should fix it.
-- Tony
"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory." - Leonardo da Vinci
It did cross my mind, but the last time I took the bike back to them it took many weeks to get it back. My experience to date with Evans coupled with my feeling that the factory fitted track-hub is an entry-ish level component and might not be up to the job, is enough to keep me away.
I'll probably go for a Surly hub and a wheel re-build at Phil Corleys.
You're right to point out that Evans' handy-work leaves a little to be desired. This is hardly a company that is showering itself in glory. Well, at least not in my experience anyway.
Thanks,
Duncan.
Tony Raven said:
Duncan Smith wrote on 25/11/2006 15:43 +0100:
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So following on from this weeks skid-stop fun, I got hold of a suitable hook spanner from HubJub to tighten the lock-ring - only to find that the track-hub now has a stripped thread (must have stripped when it came loose under back pedalling). Bugger.
Quoted message said:
I don't how good the original hub that came with the bike was, probably not that great (or not assembled correctly at the bike shop in the first place). It was a Specialized 32 hole forged alloy double sealed unit.
Quoted message said:
What I'm after is a track-hub/lock-ring combo that will stand up to skid-stops no problem. Grateful if anyone can make a recommendation?
Quoted message said:
I suppose it would have been better if the lock-ring was weaker/softer than the spindle in this case, then I'd only be in the market for a new lock-ring, rather than track-hub and wheel re-build. Maybe I shouldn't get the best lock-ring out there?Why not take it back to Evans? After all it seems to be their poor
handywork that caused the problem so they should fix it.
-- Tony
"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory." - Leonardo da Vinci
So following on from this weeks skid-stop fun, I got hold of a suitable hook spanner from HubJub to tighten the lock-ring - only to find that the track-hub now has a stripped thread (must have stripped when it came loose under back pedalling). Bugger.
So following on from this weeks skid-stop fun, I got hold of a suitable hook spanner from HubJub to tighten the lock-ring - only to find that the track-hub now has a stripped thread (must have stripped when it came loose under back pedalling). Bugger.
Duncan Smith wrote: > So following on from this weeks skid-stop fun, I got hold of a > suitable hook spanner from HubJub to tighten the lock-ring - only > to find that the track-hub now has a stripped thread (must have > stripped when it came loose under back pedalling). Bugger. >
A single datum doesn't make a trend. :-) What happened to it?
I built it, it cracked after about a years use.
I have no record of my conversation with goldtec but I seem to remember that they said I overdid the spoke tension as its really a track hub and not really meant for regular road use by a fat bloke like me. Also it must be my fault as its very popular amongst couriers in London.
So following on from this weeks skid-stop fun, I got hold of a suitable hook spanner from HubJub to tighten the lock-ring - only to find that the track-hub now has a stripped thread (must have stripped when it came loose under back pedalling). Bugger.
It can happen to any hub. I've had numerous hubs of all makes fail like that.
Its a machined flange as can be seen from the machining marks on the surface. They are much weaker than forged flanges and that is not an unknown problem on machined hubs.
