Originally Posted by
Dannihilator
They went from one problem to another. The bolt on axle is going to be an epic failure as well, I see a bunch of stripped axles in the near future. All surly needs to do to solve these issues would be to run a fixed shoulder axle and uses track nuts instead of bolts.
The bolt-on thing looked kinda flimsy to mee too, although I would like the possibility of fixing a flat without carrying the 15mm wrench. Has any other manufacturer made this type of axles? Have they been unsuccesful?
I'm just trying to evaluate wheteher to throw those Surly hubs off the bridge and buy something better of to buy the ultra new guts for what I have. I'd be buying the axle kit locally, so I shouldn't think I'd have too much hassle with warranty isssues, should problems arise.
Edit: OTOH my winter fixed gear has a QR axle in the back and I've had zero problems with it, so maybe those flimsy looking bolts are up to the task too.