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NS - sealed bearing advice needed
chi11i:
Cherers Voodoocars - think I'll prob leave it for a few more days and see how it goes. thinking about it last night not sure how a machined hub could go that wrong from a super mass produced taiwainese factory all controlled by computer - or maybe not!
Agree with washers - might have a look for some smaller ones - i guess the ones supplied were big fattuns to work with a peg? which i'll not be running ever i dont think.
lodge:
I dont think anyone tends to run those safety washers but I agree there a good idea for kids who have no bike maintenance skills, it does not surprise me to hear of riders losing front wheels etc.
I witnessed a kid at Unit23 who was fitting his front wheel with only an adjustable wrench, he was running a peg so could only tighten the non peg side. when I offered him a loan of my tools he said "nah its alright I will just tighten this side real tight" he then proceeded to do flips whips etc and you could hear his front axle smashing against the dropouts he then asked me to tighten the loose side.
chi11i:
Thought they were a bit H&S. I have had issues with an mtb front wheel where the qr had come loose (and i'm good at checking them a lot - ended up being a fault on the qr) and had to bail on the dual slalom at chicksands - not pretty. now ONLY use bolted hubs on mtbs that get regular abuse.
lodge:
--- Quote from: chi11i on May 04, 2009, 09:41 AM ---Thought they were a bit H&S. I have had issues with an mtb front wheel where the qr had come loose (and i'm good at checking them a lot - ended up being a fault on the qr) and had to bail on the dual slalom at chicksands - not pretty. now ONLY use bolted hubs on mtbs that get regular abuse.
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Yeah I'm not really a fan of MTB technology but the 20mm front through axle is deffo a good idea, QR axles are horrible.
harris:
yep i hate the QR axles they just dont seem a good idea .
axles should and all could be push throu a hole in the fork rather than slot.
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