At 09:55 AM 8/4/06 +0200, Amir Avitzur wrote:
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>Why do old British hubs have flats on their axles?
You probably mean the rear axle. One reason would be so the nuts could be tightened securely without requiring two wrenches. Also, with a planetary hub gear, there is a reaction torque between the axle and the frame in all indirect gears.
-john