Dump the hollow axle?
02-03-06, 03:19 PM
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Dump the hollow axle?
I have a new Odyssey Hazard Lite wheelset (flip-flop rear axle) en route. Since ordering I've heard of problems with the rear hollow axles...
I weight 200 lbs & like to jump (street & trails)... Should I buy a solid rear axle?
I weight 200 lbs & like to jump (street & trails)... Should I buy a solid rear axle?
02-03-06, 03:20 PM
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Do you run pegs? No? Then it won't be a problem. And hollow axles have a better strength:ratio than solid axles, anyway.
02-03-06, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Beerman
Do you run pegs? No? Then it won't be a problem. And hollow axles have a better strength:ratio than solid axles, anyway.
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02-03-06, 03:51 PM
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That sucks...
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02-03-06, 10:43 PM
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Run what you have until it breaks, then re-evaluate.
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I'm trying to build a bike that wont break anything in the near future.
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Originally Posted by Prozakk
I'm trying to build a bike that wont break anything in the near future.
02-09-06, 10:44 PM
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Your only other real option is to just use a 10mm-14mm conversion kit, which is basically a hat washer with a 10mm (3/8") inner diameter and a 14mm outer diameter.
02-10-06, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by hypersnazz
Unless it does nothing more than sit in your garage and occasionally take you to 7-Eleven, you will probably fail. And unless you're already breaking axles there's no reason to assume you're going to, especially if it means throwing away a perfectly good hollow axle in favor of a solid one.
02-17-06, 07:10 AM
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They don't sell solid flip-flop axles anymore.
