A couple of weeks ago I started a thread about the pros/cons
of spline set-ups compared to square tapers.
That revolved mainly around the strength aspects i.e.
splines being much stronger and whether that extra strength
was needed for some types of riding.
Reading this : -
and some others about problems with splined set-ups it
occurs to me that complexity and ease of maintainance are
also an issue: -
For me, I really do prefer to have a good understanding of
any mechanical things I use, and be able to adjust them with
a minimum of tools; generally I'm happy to have a lower
performance if it means that I can fix the thing myself.
Obviously this aspect is irrelevant to those who really do
need the extra strength of a splined set-up as they can't
use the simpler alternative.
I guess I see two issues here: -
1. this is another factor to mention when advising beginners
queries; I feel that on this forum there can be a bit of
a knee-jerk response that splined=best, which is not true
for many riders who are never going to be doing big drops
etc (I acknowledge though that it's impossible to predict
whether a beginner will end up doing big drops).
2. are some splined set-ups turning out to be especially
reliable or unreliable? This would be useful in deciding
which splined set up to go for.
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