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Old 07-14-14 | 07:31 PM
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Miele Man
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Bikes: iele Latina, Miele Suprema, Miele Uno LS, Miele Miele Beta, MMTB, Bianchi Model Unknown, Fiori Venezia, Fiori Napoli, VeloSport Adamas AX

I'm not familiar with those two bike frames but I've seen a lot of low-end bikes with 130mm or even 135mm dropout spacing but with 7 speed freewheels. That's a lot of unsupported axle on the drive side. Think of the drive side cone as being the axis of a fulcrum and you'll understand why so many rear axles break. Oh, a lot of low-end axles aren't even Cro-moly.

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