Actually broke the hollow bolt that holds the cassette part of the hub to the hub part of the hub (I hope that makes sense) on a Shimano MTB hub (LX I think). The axle was fine. The hub was NOT ridden lightly.
Never a problem with any Phil Wood hub, cassette or freewheel. Angus On Dec 2, 2:07 pm, Horace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used to weigh 135, rode lightly, and I broke axles so often that I > kept spares in my toolbox at home. Then I switched away from Campy > (Super Record) hubs and I haven't broken an axle since then (switched > to Suntour Superbe, and later to Shimano freehubs). > > So the question ought to be... any one break a NON-Campagnolo axle recently? > :-) > > Horace. > > > > 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
