Another Pista question - rear axle width?
#1
The Crank
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Another Pista question - rear axle width?
Hello,
I bought a used Campagnolo Pista wheelset but noticed that the rear axle doesn't protrude to the end of the nuts. In other words, the nuts are binding on the axle by only a few threads. I don't feel confident in tightening them.
The length of the axle is 15.5 cm, and the length on my other wheel is 16.5 - which seems to be perfect.
What's up here? Is 15.5 standard or had it been changed. Where can I get a 16.5?
Thanks, ....
Tom
I bought a used Campagnolo Pista wheelset but noticed that the rear axle doesn't protrude to the end of the nuts. In other words, the nuts are binding on the axle by only a few threads. I don't feel confident in tightening them.
The length of the axle is 15.5 cm, and the length on my other wheel is 16.5 - which seems to be perfect.
What's up here? Is 15.5 standard or had it been changed. Where can I get a 16.5?
Thanks, ....
Tom
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Chances are that the wheel is old from the days of steel dropouts. Now I assume that you have an aluminum or carbon bike with thicker dropouts...maybe 2-3x as thick.
There's not much you can do about it. Maybe see if you can get a modern axle for the wheel.
There's not much you can do about it. Maybe see if you can get a modern axle for the wheel.
#4
The Crank
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It is a modern bike with 120 spacing.
Yes, the dropouts are a little thick all right, but I would expect that a modern hub like the Pista woudl have provision for that.
Does anyone have a back Pista hub to see if it has 15.5 axle width, or was mine changed. I can't find anything on axle lenght on-length.
Yes, the dropouts are a little thick all right, but I would expect that a modern hub like the Pista woudl have provision for that.
Does anyone have a back Pista hub to see if it has 15.5 axle width, or was mine changed. I can't find anything on axle lenght on-length.
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It's the same trouble you'll have with any NJS hub in a modern non-steel frame. If you've got three or four threads engaged I wouldn't worry about it.
#7
The Crank
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I'd still like to get a 16.5 axle and use the proper track nuts though.