Aha -- The old shoulder ploy. I will look out for a Formula (they make City?) hub for the next build -- even if I can't get a QR axle for it.
Thanks. On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > The bearing tension isn't adjustable with cartridge bearings. The Surly hubs > have a shoulderless axle, just like an old-fashioned cup-cone type hub. For > lack of a better term, the "cone" that bottoms out on the bearing can > self-tighten and destroy the bearing in short order. The formula and all-city > hubs have a shoulder on the axle that supports the bearings from the inside, > which makes the destructive self-tightening impossible. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/gQrEGbSzaN4J. > 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. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
