cant make the rear wheel stay put

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09-22-10 | 03:47 PM

bouldersscx

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cant make the rear wheel stay put

Felt Breed with DT Swiss 240s hub, every face is knurled and I am up to 45 ft lbs on a torque wrench, each side.

I am 160 lbs and haven't even raced it yet. nothing more embarrassing than chain slap and stopping to re-hang a fallen chain on a single speed. any recommendations?

the whole reason I choose this track style forkend was to avoid tensioners, eccentric bb's, etc. I guess i am the idiot.

thanks, Dave

09-22-10 | 03:52 PM

ianjk

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Never used a torque wrench, I just crank 'em down. If properly installed, they should not slip.

09-22-10 | 03:56 PM

Scrodzilla

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I've never had a wheel slip on me either - and I'm a 200+ lb masher.

HTFU and crank them suckers down.

09-22-10 | 04:00 PM

Soil_Sampler

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rough-up the dropout protectors on the inside and outside with some emery tape.

09-22-10 | 06:32 PM

FastJake

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Crank them down. I've never had a wheel slip on me even when learning how to skid and I have quick release in the back.

09-22-10 | 09:59 PM

math is fun

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it seems that a set of these would fix all your troubles https://surlybikes.com/parts/tuggnut/

09-23-10 | 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by math is fun

it seems that a set of these would fix all your troubles https://surlybikes.com/parts/tuggnut/

This is what I would suggest. You really only need one. I'm also pretty sure that there are generic versions, but they don't have bottle openers.

Or just tighten your wheel more—I used to put a wrench on it and use my foot to get the last bit of torque.

09-23-10 | 01:04 AM

fuji86

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Why fight chain tensioners if they are necessary ? A pair of Origin 8's for $ 8.95 delivered off ebay are my recommendation. You'll probably spend nearly anywhere from 2X-4X as much on the Surly tug nut after S&H, the bottle opener IMO is over rated. Want a bottle opener, the convenience store has key chain bo's for less. Anyway, every now and then you get track ends that no matter what you do, no matter how hard you HTFU, you lose your sanity trying to keep the rear wheel where it should be or even just tighten down the axle nuts without it moving. The LBS couldn't even fix the problem on mine when I had the rear wheel trued. So I spent the $ 8.95 and haven't had an issue since, I'm satisfied for it.

https://www.origin-8.com/product_deta...ter&cl1=CHAINS

They just work !