I hate to even think how poorly 10mm steel axles on screw-on hubs would hold up on a tandem. I weigh about 170 pounds and I break Campy 126 axles pretty often. The weight of two riders plus a tandem, in combination with the fact that stokers are often pushed back over the rear wheel, must be murder on axles. Prior to casette hubs, I'm sure that Phil (and Maxicar?) were the only choice. Now there is a world of casette hubs, and perhaps the ultimate, the Phil casette.
GandJFahey@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 4/26/02 2:30:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com writes:
What I don't get is the notion that adding Phil stuff frees the rider from some enormous maintenance hastle or improves the bike in some other way. At best the Phil stuff is equivalent to Campy and it may come up short in some ways.
Among tandem riders (who are harder on equipment in general), when all else has been destroyed or has failed, they turn to Phil equipment. The consensus among tandem riders is that the Phil hubs hold up best. But they are among the heaviest, which is not a big deal for tandem teams.
Glenn Fahey (tandem rider) Herndon,VA _______________________________________________
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