You and your customers must be very, very lucky and the roads in your area must be very, very smooth. Go ahead and disagree, but discounting the vast majority of riders who may be riding around with misaligned dropouts,and considering only myself and my friends who I am certain have correctly aligned dropouts, I know that axles break. There is always a specific imapct that does the deed, but it happens. If none of you axles ever break, I can only assume one of two things: 1) You have a super-de-duper ultra-precise method of aligning dropouts and anything else is inadequate. 2) You don't ride very much or very hard. No offense intended, I'd be the first to admit that I haven't had so much as a flat in years, due to lack of miles. Philcycles@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 4/29/02 8:35:22 AM, NortonMarg@aol.com writes:
<< We had a long thread on this a couple of months ago. Hitting pot holes without posting on the pedals (derriere off saddle), or jumping giant road holes, will bend axles even with perfectly aligned rear drop outs. If you take the wheel out and put it back in with the axle in any other than the original position, you will bend it again. Do this 3 or 4 times, and the CrMo lets go at that little stress riser at the root of the thread adjacent to the inside edge of the cone. It's a whole lot less of a problem with 5 speed spacing, but is a fact of life with 6 and 7 speed spacing, depending on your riding style! >>
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 _______________________________________________
---------------------------------
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness