Spokey Joe - Explorer Trailers

Sandy Morton said:

Anyone had/have any experience of these? I recently purchased some
for the hiring fleet and whilst the general build seems to be good I
am concerned about the way that the wheels are fixed to the chassis.

I've not seen one in the flesh: how are they fixed? My current trailer
has a kind of vertical drop-out made from ally, and it works well -
only lost a wheel once, when a cycpath bollard flipped the QR lever.
Other trailers I've seen have an axlenut fixing, but Spokey Joes are
QRs of some kind?

In article <[email hidden]>,

sothach said:

Quoted message said:

Anyone had/have any experience of these? I recently purchased
some for the hiring fleet and whilst the general build seems to
be good I am concerned about the way that the wheels are fixed to
the chassis.

Quoted message said:

I've not seen one in the flesh: how are they fixed? My current
trailer has a kind of vertical drop-out made from ally, and it
works well - only lost a wheel once, when a cycpath bollard flipped
the QR lever. Other trailers I've seen have an axlenut fixing, but
Spokey Joes are QRs of some kind?

They seem to have a spring loaded rod going throught the centre of
the stub axle. The rod holds two ball bearings in place and they
hold the wheel on - if that makes sense. I'll try and get some
photos but the weather is slightly less than perfect today :-((

--
T h e - e x t e n d e r ! ! ! !

Sandy Morton said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

sothach said:

Quoted message said:

Anyone had/have any experience of these? I recently purchased
some for the hiring fleet and whilst the general build seems to
be good I am concerned about the way that the wheels are fixed to
the chassis.

Quoted message said:

I've not seen one in the flesh: how are they fixed? My current
trailer has a kind of vertical drop-out made from ally, and it
works well - only lost a wheel once, when a cycpath bollard flipped
the QR lever. Other trailers I've seen have an axlenut fixing, but
Spokey Joes are QRs of some kind?

They seem to have a spring loaded rod going throught the centre of
the stub axle. The rod holds two ball bearings in place and they
hold the wheel on - if that makes sense. I'll try and get some
photos but the weather is slightly less than perfect today :-((

Sounds like a standard wheelchair hubs. Judging by th ehuge number of
stranded wheelchair users one sees canted over to one side with the
loose wheel running away down the hill .. not.. I don't think it is a
problem.

My Winther Dolphin has similar q/r wheels and the problem now is
getting them off when I want to, and has never been having them fall
off.

...d

Quoted message said:

--
T h e - e x t e n d e r ! ! ! !