Conventional wisdom was that freewheel hubs weren’t as strong because the drive side bearings were farther from the dropout than the drive side bearings on a freehub. You can see the different here:
http://sheldonbrown.com/free-k7.html The unsupported axle on the drive side was supposed to be more prone to breaking, since it had more opportunity to flex. I did, in fact, break several Campagnolo axles back in the day when I was running Record freewheel hubs. I’m not sure if that was an issue strictly related to the axle flex issue, or if it was a misaligned frame that put stress on the axle. Both types of hubs have pluses and minuses—Sheldon explains it all at the link above. —Eric N [email protected] www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org Blog: http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com Twitter: @campyonlyguy > On Mar 16, 2015, at 7:43 AM, Matthew J <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good post except I wish the blogger were more clear on what he means by > freewheel hubs making less robust wheel. -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
