Hi, does anyone know the answer to Jim's question, below, re: replacing the alloy freehub body with a cro-mo one on Silver hubs? I removed my cassette last night with great difficulty to discover rather large grooves in the splines cut by the cassette. Grateful for any advice.
On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 4:21:09 PM UTC-4, Jim Bronson wrote: > > Question is, can a steel replacement be obtained? A prior post pointed > out a 6 pawl cro-mo freehub from the same manufacturer, is it a direct fit? > > http://o-lite.com.tw/news.php?m=d&id=16&p=1 > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Bill Lindsay <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> The prevailing worry is your cassette cogs will dig into the splines and >> make it difficult to remove your cassette down the line. It's a pretty >> common thing for riders like us to just say "enough, I'm never buying an >> alloy cassette body again". It's one of the reasons many of us think Deore >> XT from the late 90's early 00's were so great. So many of them that they >> are really cheap. Still made in Japan so they were good quality. Steel >> axles and steel driveshells so your gears come off easy, no matter what you >> do. The only acceptable lightweight alternative for many is Ti (white >> industries, Dura Ace). >> >> If Rich says they are nice then I trust they are nice, but many in this >> group will hear alloy drive shell and will steer clear. It's a fact. I'd >> probably give them a shot, but if Riv had asked me to spec their Silver >> rear hub, I would have advised a steel driveshell for this reason. One >> less thing to have to talk about. The gram savings mean nothing in the >> context of a Rivendell. Maybe this particular alloy driveshell is "just as >> rugged", or close enough, but maybe it's not. Steel would not have been >> less rugged, and would have been heavier. The handwringers will wring >> hands more over alloy than they would have over the heavier weight. >> >> >> On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 12:38:47 PM UTC-7, Ginz wrote: >>> >>> So, does anyone think they can wear out the alloy freehub body? :) >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
