Thanks for all your help. Perhaps down the road I'll have another fork built with this issue more in mind. For now, I'll have them add lawyer lips to the fork ends and hope that that will be sufficient.
Thanks! Eric On Oct 3, 11:21 am, Peter Jon White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 2, 3:21 pm, esaner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is the problem the same for rear wheels as front wheels? > > Well, sure, I suppose. But I'm not aware of any rear dropouts used > with disc brakes that aren't suitable for disc brakes. > > > > > Are the skewers provided with Schmidt hub designed in a way that makes > > them stronger than either the pitlocks or a typical QR? > > No. > > If so, what's > > > the difference? Or do they need to be tightened just as carefully as > > the pitlocks? > > > Also, what do you mean by a fork that's not designed properly for disc > > brakes. > > The Tout Terrain Silkroad fork (for example) has the disc mounts at > the rear of the blade, and the dropout openings face forward. So the > force on the axle from the brake pushes the axle against steel, not > against air. So the hub isn't constrained only by the pressure applied > by the skewer, but also by the dropout itself. I'm not remotely as > familiar with other bikes on the market as I was ten years ago, so I > can only assume that the Silkroad's fork isn't unique in that regard. > I only mention it because you can see a photo here. > > http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/tout-terrain.asp --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" 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/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
