Well, upon close inspection I notice what appears to be a new chip in the paint on the interior of the drive-side dropout. So... the Shimano freewheel isn't going to work for me as is. But it was close enough to wonder if other brands would work. It might even be reasonable to make the Shimano work with the addition of a spacing washer on the hub axle. I will likely *not* do this; I don't want to "re-space" the frame.
Oh well... I'll give the IRD revival techniques a shot. If they work, I'll likely be happy with that if I can develop a reliable maintenance pattern. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean Begin forwarded message: > From: Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> > Date: February 14, 2011 3:45:50 PM CST > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Phil Wood "IRD" FW hub and/or Shimano freewheel > experiences? > Reply-To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Hi, all. > > I hope this isn't a duplicate... I thought I already responded but I can't > find evidence of it in my e-mail... anyway... > > Thanks so much for digging up that post. > > I am *definitely* going to have to try the Shimano again. Too many people > think it should work. I know it didn't work for me. But I wonder if there was > some other, transient issue... > > debris? (I looked for it but saw none)... > > wheel not seated in drop-out properly? (I looked for this and did not see > it... and, interestingly, though it didn't "turn" well in either direction, > it did shift perfectly!)... > > some interference between derailer and freewheel? (didn't notice it, but > didn't look for it explicitly)... > > worst would be interference between small cog and chainstay (definitely > looked for it and it was not there... but if its presence (or its absence > when I looked) resulted from the wheel not being seated properly it might've > shifted around during use... oh well, if that was the problem, there'll be > evidence on the chainstay... crap!) > > Frankly, there are things do poorly with my bike: servicing loose-ball > bearings, mounting tight tires come to mind. But taking out and re-mounting > the rear wheel is definitely one of the things I generally do well, simply > from lots of experience. Replacing broken wheels (never damaged during > replacement), replacing wheels to switch to/fro studded tires in winter... > I've also repaired the odd flat (which I have sometimes caused by trying to > remove a way-too-tight studded tire from a poorly-sized or very > loosely-tensioned rim). I'm pretty good with rear wheel mounting. So I'll be > particularly annoyed with myself if it turns out I botched it on *this > particular* occasion. > > Obviously my overall problem (one many of us on the list share, I believe) is > not having 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year to mess around with > and ride my bicycle. Then I would be much more likely to take the tim -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
