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Old 12-13-07, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by jjciiijs
I now have two bike with horizontal dropouts and both choose to slip a bit causing the rear wheel to cock to one side.
One of the frames is a Battaglin and the other a Contini. (spelling could be a bit off)
Have I tried to tighten the system down, Yes. I have in fact really put a lot of pressure on the hubs and am using steel skewers. Both frames are set for 132mm and the hubs are slipping in what seems to be fine. But when I am done with riding, I find the right side of the hub has pulled forward sending the wheel off center to the left by the power of the crank pull.
i had the same problem with my merckx ex pro, which had 6/4 titanium dropouts. i had to use an 8-speed DA (steel) QR and i really had to tighten it down.

it was a real pain.

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