Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
If axles are always bending right behind the cone, then why don't they make the cone longer? ie. extend out the nose of the cone? It's such an obvious solution I'm surprised nobody came up with it except me,
That would b one long assed cone and wouldn't help because the fulcrum point essentially remains the same. the inside point of the cone.
Free hubs spread the bearings wider, less drive side leverage. making a longer cone leaves the bearings located inward, same problem..