Originally Posted by
thirdin77
??? We've all recommended it for one reason or another- fits fenders and wide tires, steel frame, etc.- but I read
this post on roadbikereview.com which isn't too positive.
I'm wondering how many people here have this bike and haven't had problems with the rear dropout.
It otherwise looks like a good non-racing/non-touring/non-cross road bike.
I just placed an order today through my LBS for a Casseroll Triple. Before I did so, I contacted Salsa about the forum posts you refer to above. Here was the exchange:
Hi there,
I'm seriously considering your Casseroll Triple (complete). In doing my
research I have come across some forum postings that discuss a problem
with this bike where the rear wheel won't stay put in the dropouts, and
can slip forward under pedaling loads. Can you tell me more about this
issue and whether it has been resolved?
and the response...
Hello Scott,
This topic has indeed been posted on a few different blogs. Some of the
information on these blogs is useful, and some of it is misleading.
First, people who have experienced issues with rear wheel slippage on
the Casseroll have primarily been custom building their bikes. To my
knowledge, Salsa has not heard of any rear wheel slippage on our
Casseroll Triple complete bike.
The situation with the rear dropouts centers around the stainless steel
being super smooth and hard. It is the combination of hub, skewer and
dropout that are the important factors. Hubs and skewers with smoother
surfaces do not hold the rear wheel as well as hubs and skewers with
harder, more aggressively serrated surfaces. Shimano hubs with
closed-cam Shimano skewers (all Shimano skewers) work best on the
Casseroll. The Triple complete comes stock with a Shimano Tiagra hub
and skewer. When fastened properly this set up will not slip.
I am 200 lbs and ride a Casseroll with an Ultegra hub and skewer. I've
got over 1000 miles of riding on this bike this season and have never
had one issue with slippage.
You can be confident that the Casseroll Triple complete will not have
rear wheel slippage when adjusted and set up appropriately.
Thank you for buying Salsa. Please let me know if you have any more
questions or if I can be of any further assistance. Here are some links
to forum discussions on this topic:
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=401914
http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/in.../t-440382.html
David Gabrys
Salsa Sales and Customer Service Manager