Joined: Oct 2020
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Bikes: 1964(?) Frejus Tour de France, 1967(?) Dawes Double Blue, 1979 Trek 710, 1982 Claud Butler Dalesman, 1983 Schwinn Paramount Elite, 1984 Miyata 1000, 2014 Brompton, maybe a couple more
The cotter pins typically need to be hammered in again after you ride for a week or two. But if the cotter has grooves worn into it, you won't ever be able to get it fully set (unless the grooves are shallow enough that you can file the cotter flat and still have enough pin left over).