On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 1:45 PM, 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?
On a budget, I'd just get a pre-built Shimano LX wheel - it'll be plenty strong and cheaper than any Phil combination. I'm about your size and ride pretty light, but i have broken axles a couple of times on freewheel hubs too. No problems with cassettes. -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
