RE: [CR]Spindles Rotate , Axles Don't

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot:PY-10)

From: <"mattmatthew@hawaii.rr.com">
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR]Spindles Rotate , Axles Don't
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 22:29:27 -0400


hey, didn't we have this discussion a few months back?

incidentally cars have rear axles that spin, and front spindles that don't spin. i personally think the usage is really arbitrary and fairly interchangeable.

wonder what webster thinks?

under spindle: c (1) : a revolving piece especially when thinner than a shaft (2) : a horizontal or vertical axle revolving on pin or pivot ends d : the part of an axle on which a vehicle wheel turns

and under axle: 1 a : a pin or shaft on or with which a wheel or pair of wheels revolves b (1) : a fixed bar or beam with bearings at its ends on which wheels (as of a cart) revolve (2) : the spindle of such a beam

so according to this, both are either fixed or moving...

aloha, matt yee honolulu, hi

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