Sunday, September 16, 2007

axle carnage!

I took my sinister apart Saturday afternoon and discovered two things:

1. I need a 20 millimeter front axle.

2. White Industries freewheels are the shit.

When i pulled my front qr out of the wheel the axle was snapped in two. This is the third front axle I've broken this year. I think a Punish-mint green Rock Shox Argyl and a 20 mm saint hub are in my near future. I also took apart my White Industries freewheel. My mouth pretty much fell to the floor when I opened it up. Everything was machined and there was no wear at all. A little cleaning and some fresh phil wood was all it needed. Who can resist the sound of 6 pawls engaging 72 times per rotation? It sounds like a swarm of pissed hornets.

1 comment:

bontrag said...

Impressive. Makes me feel like I'm not riding hard enough, I don't break anything:) I really want to try one of White's dual speed freewheels on a bike someday. Seems like it'd be pretty handy.