On Feb 18, 7:04 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Interesting. As in the 1980's I often could bend "oversized" solid > axles. As in the ones with flats on two sides to fit in the > dropouts. Then it was purely the metal quality. Cro-mo versus mild > steel. > May be it was metal quality. I never broke or don't know of anyone who broke or bend NR axles. However, I broke 3 axles - 2 Campy, 1 Wheel Mfrg - on my early 90s C-Record rear hub. It might have been poor metal quality, misaligned dropouts (hard to align as my frame was carbon), or that I was running a 7 speed fw instead of 5/6 that were used on the NR hubs.
> As to Campy, only have a passing knowledge of the brand. My actual > ownership has been limited to a peanut butter wrench. They don't make > items I've generally been interested in using. > Campy products are usually very well made. On occasions, their functionality or execution have not been up to standard - think delta brakes and synchro shifters - but their hubs were never a problem. The current generation of cassette hubs from 1999 to present have an oversized axle. That makes up for the weaker inboard bearing design. Nevertheless, you don't hear about axles breaking or bending. So, I suspect the oversized axles is the key. Same with PW fw hubs, it uses an oversized axle and you don't hear about Phil axles bending or breaking. Good Luck! -- 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.
