Re: [CR]Phil Wood Hub Timeline?Quality?Axle breakage

(Example: Framebuilders:Dario Pegoretti)

From: <NortonMarg@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 13:12:39 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Phil Wood Hub Timeline?Quality?Axle breakage
To: Philcycles@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 4/29/02 9:42:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Philcycles@aol.com writes:

<< I could not disagree more. If your dropouts are aligned it's not a problem If it's a fact of life how come it never happens to me or my customers? Can't be luck. Phil Brown In sunny (for the next 6 months) NoHo, Ca >>

Don't know what to tell you. I used to build frames, I own all the alignment tools and have never had a frame with misaligned drop outs. I have seen bent axles, before they broke, on bikes that I have checked DO alignment.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA