Re: [CR]Re: Vertical dropouts

(Example: Component Manufacturers)

Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 08:01:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Fred Rafael Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Vertical dropouts
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <b8.463634d6.2c6ef5ad@aol.com>


> > For that matter, anyone ever even HAD a major > > problem with axle breakage on Record hubs? > > Yes, I have, and it is directly related to hitting > bumps bending the axle slightly, putting the wheel > back in the frame (resulting in a different > orientation) and subsequently bending it again. I'm not convinced that using vertical dropouts solves this problem, though. After all, the axle isn't "keyed". So you can still mount the wheel after having rotated the axle so that it is oriented differently than before it was removed. Cheers, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia

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