Just to clarify my earlier comment: There's "wiggle" which is pretty minor, and most moving parts have some. I'm talking about "play" which was a noticeably off-axis movement. It's kind of the difference between a creak and a clunk when you are riding. One is the signal of a deeper problem.
And I was really just outlining the variables. The least common is a freehub that loosens. But, IME, it can occur. I did have one wheelset (long since recycled) which was prone to loosening. It used cartridge bearings and I had to retightened the freehub on at least three occasions. But, it also was my CX hub for a while and had a hard, brutal life. Other than that, it's been a from-the-factory issue which occurred on a couple o' wheels. It is much more common that I have cassette lockrings loosen. And most skipping is a function of drivetrain wear. On my Hilsen, the recent issue was the large ring combo with the sixth rear sprocket which would not stay stuck. Unfortunately, that seems to be where I am in the habit of ending up at stop lights, and twice put knee into frame when it popped. Stupid sloth on my part for not dealing with it when I first noticed it. And I love riding that bike. It's just that I get spoiled by the simplicity of a fixed/singlespeed setup, which supports my sloth-based repair schedule. As long as I'm admitting to transgressions, when I pulled the chain today and laid it down on the new one, I was about to remove several links when I realized that something was daffy. I counted links and they matched for quantity but certainly not distance. The dozen link pairs measured out at 12 3/8", which again attests neatly to my sloth. It's a wonder that anything worked. Yes, the cassette was toast, but I figured that already. So, new(ish) cassette, new chain, and a lot of detail scrubbing and that drivetrain hums like a happy fixed gear again. What I get frustrated with is the ever-melting cassette which is the norm in current drivetrain hardware. Not the bike. ;^) - Jim -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
