On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 6:10 PM, Invisible <brooks.wes...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I may be drifting off topic, but: > > On my dinglespeed (Redline Monocog 29er, not a Quickbeam), grinding up > steep hills in the lower gear will sometimes cause the rear wheel to > slip forward - and this is with a bolt-on axle. Here's my theory: with > no derailer, there's no worry of spurious gear-hopping so I worry less > about how much torque I put on the cranks, and so I crank harder. For > this reason I can put a lot more force into a derailer-less bike. So > there might be something to the idea that wheel slippage is a greater > threat w/o a derailer. Post a photo of your R M 29er. I've got one myself. I carry a six inch 15 mm combo wrench in my Nelson side pocket, and to be sure I crank the nuts down hard enough (ooooooh! that sounds bad!) I hand tighten, then finish with a small shove on the wrench with my foot. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
