thieves suck On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Bill Rhea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm 6'3", 200lbs and have broken axles twice on Campy Nuovo Record > hubs. I had a Phil Wood freewheel hub many years ago, which was > pretty much indestructible (until a thief separated me from that old > Bontrager mountain bike - sniff). I've never had any issues with > cassette hub axles. > > However, this brings me to my AHH.... I didn't have a 135mm spaced, > 700c rear wheel to put on the AHH and did not have the coin to just go > out and buy one, so I resurrected an old but true pair of Specialized > sealed hubs (maybe made by Suzue back in the early 80's?) laced to > Mavic MA 40's to run on this bike. Needing to respace the hub from > 126 to 135, I was turned away from 3 shops until, lo and behold, I > found a NOS titanium axle of the exact length to fit the bill that had > been sitting in a drawer in Menlo Velo since, well, the 80's. > > So far the wheels feel strong and silky smooth, but I am a bit worried > that I may break that axle at an inconvenient moment (like the > upcoming Moss Beach Randonnee). > > What do you guys think? Place your bets on when / if that axle will > break.... Meanwhile, should I save my pennies for a decent cassette > hub, or go Phil Wood / freewheel? > > -br > "my first post to the RBW group!" > > > On Dec 1, 12:17 pm, Peter Flint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No doubt there's plenty in the archives on this subject, but one quick > > difference in my opinion is the greater strength of the cassette/ > > freehub system. I'm a big guy, 6'2" 210lbs. I've broken one axle on a > > freewheel and seen several others bent by people of similar size. > > Never had any trouble on freehub bikes. Which is not to say I don't > > ride freewheels - I have a couple frames with freewheels on them, but > > I do try to ride a bit more gently on them. > > > > Also it's a bit easier to customize your gearing on the cassette vs. > > the freewheel. But this depends on your needs of course. > > > > Peter > > NYC > > > > On Dec 1, 3:05 pm, "Seth Vidal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > If this has been discussed previously, I'll be happy to be referred to > > > the archives. > > > > > what's the functional differences between cassettes and freewheels? > > > I'm looking at wheels on riv's site and I can't figure out what I'd be > > > gaining or losing with one or the other. > > > > > thanks, > > > -sv- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
